The Dresden Dolls - 'Ballad Of A Teenage Queen'

The Dresden Dolls might be 'on a break' while Amanda Palmer tours her marvellous new record and Brian Viglione drums with World Inferno, but that doesn't mean there's no new Dresdonia. 'Ballad Of A Teenage Queen' was recorded earlier this year for a Johnny Cash tribute record in aid of breast cancer and it was finally released today. I haven't found it available to download anywhere yet but you can hear a clip by choosing the song here.


The blurb tells us:

All aboard the Johnny Cash Express! Boasting a lineup of punk and alternative rock's most indie minded artists, proudly wearing their hearts on their sleeves while effortlessly blending Punk Rock with Americana, this new homage to the spirit of Johnny Cash is good for the soul and for our communities. Anchorless Records will be donating all the profits of All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash to the Syrentha Savio Endowment (SSE), a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to underprivileged women who cannot afford the expense of fighting breast cancer.

All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash Track Listing:

1.Man In Black: The Bouncing Souls
2.Country Boy: Fallen From The Sky
3.Wreck Of The Old '97: Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music)
4.Let The Train Whistle Blow: Joe McMahon (Smoke or Fire)
5.Delia's Gone: Ben Nichols (Lucero)
6.God's Gonna Cut You Down: The Gaslight Anthem
7.Cocaine Blues: The Loved Ones
8. Give My Love To Rose: OnGuard (feat.Jason Shevchuk of Kid Dynamite and None More Black)
9.I Still Miss Someone: Casey James Prestwood (Hot Rod Circuit)
10.Hey Porter: MxPx
11.Cry,Cry,Cry: The Flatliners
12. Ballad of a Teenage Queen: The Dresden Dolls feat.Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady
13.Folsom Prison Blues: Chon Travis (Love = Death)
14.There You Go: The Sainte Catherines
15.I Walk The Line: Russ Rankin (Good Riddance, Only Crime)
16.Bonus Track/Vinyl Only: Delia's Gone (Alternate Version) Ben Nichols (Lucero)

The Syrentha Savio Endowment (SSE), an Internal Revenue recognized non-profit organization, provides financial assistance to underprivileged women who cannot afford the expense of fighting breast cancer. Since their inception in 2002, SSE has raised funds through a handful of programs including The Shirts for a Cure Project, The SSE Benefit Concert Series, annual charity dinners, awareness walks and online auctions. SSE has awarded gifts to organizations that help women in struggling neighborhoods find the means to fight this killer. For more information see www. syrentha. org.