Pitchfork: Dresden Dolls Prepare New Album

The Dresden Dolls, the hottest thing in goth-rock since Marilyn Manson, are poised to blow up the mall this spring, with the release of their new album, Yes, Virginia. Coming April 18 on Roadrunner Records, Virginia contains the year's best track titles, as well as artwork created from fan submissions. Submissions of artwork, pervert! Not any other kind of submission. Get your mind out of the gutter.

Tracklist:

01 Sex Changes
02 Backstabber
03 Modern Moonlight
04 My Alcoholic Friends
05 Delilah
06 Dirty Business
07 First Orgasm
08 Mrs. O
09 Shores of California
10 Necessary Evil
11 Mandy Goes to Med School
12 Me & the Minibar
13 Sing

The dramatic duo of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione will also stoke their fanatical fanbase's thirst for merch with the release of The Dresden Dolls' Companion Song Book, due out at the end of March. A massive 200-page collection of sheet music, guitar tabs, photos, and stories behind the songs, the book also comes with a bonus video disc featuring an "intimate and impromptu interview with Amanda in her kitchen." Wow.

Beginning this evening in Vermont, the Dolls will play a short string of American shows, culminating in an appearance at SXSW. Then in late April, they'll head to Europe for a lengthy tour. In June, they'll return to the U.S. for Bonnaroo. Goths and hippies unite!

Girl anachronisms:

03-01 Johnson, VT - Johnson State College (Dibden Center for the Arts) *
03-02 Exeter, NH - Ioka Theater *
03-03 Orono, ME - Ushuaia *
03-16 Austin, TX - Stubb's (SXSW) #
04-27 Bourges, France - Le Printemps De Bourges &
04-29 Prague, Czech Republic - Abaton
04-30 Vienna, Austria - Main Hall (Danube Festival)
05-01 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Limelight %
05-02 Dublin, Ireland - Temple Bar Music Centre %
05-04 Edinburgh, Scotland - Exchange %
05-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse %
05-06 Manchester, England - Academy 2 %
05-07 Sheffield, England - Leadmill %
05-09 Birmingham, England - Academy %
05-10 Cambridge, England - Junction %
05-11 Brighton, England - Concorde 2 %
05-12 London, England - Astoria %
05-13 Brussels, Belgium - AB %
05-14 Berlin, Germany - Spiegel Tent %
05-16 Hamburg, Germany - Spiegel Tent %
05-17 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix %
05-18 Paris, France - Bataclan %
05-19 Toulouse, France - Le Ramier %
05-20 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo %
05-22 Madrid, Spain - Moby Dick
05-23 Famalicao, Portugal - Casa das Artes
05-25 Mont de Marsan, France - Le Caf� Music
05-26 Lyon, France - Ninkasi
05-27 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
05-28 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart
05-30 Linz, Austria - Posthof
05-31 Vienna, Austria - Vienna
06-01 Bologna, Italy - Flippaut Festival
06-02 N�rnbergring, Germany - Rock am Ring
06-03 Landgraff, Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival
06-04 Nuremberg, Germany - Rock Im Park Festival
06-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo ^

* with Reverend Glasseye
# with the Fiery Furnaces, Nickel Creek, Gomez, Noisettes, Deadboy and the Elephantmen
& with the Subways, White Rose Movement, Indochine
% with DeVotchKa
^ with Radiohead, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Beck, Cat Power, Bright Eyes, etc.