THE DRESDEN DOLLS RAISE THE CURTAIN ON YES, VIRGINIA...(TAILOR’S VERSION)
PIONEERING PUNK CABARET DUO AMANDA PALMER AND BRIAN VIGLIONE CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SECOND STUDIO ALBUM WITH NEWLY RE-RECORDED VERSION OF LANDMARK LP. BACKSTABBER (TAILOR’S VERSION)” PREMIERES TODAY
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The Dresden Dolls–the pioneering punk cabaret duo featuring pianist/singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Viglione–are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second studio album with Yes, Virginia...(Tailor’s Version), a newly re-recorded version of the landmark 2006 LP arriving digitally, on CD, and vinyl on Friday, August 7
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The album is heralded by today’s premiere of a brand new rendition of the fan favorite, “Backstabber (Tailor’s Version),” available everywhere now. In addition, an exclusive new “My Alcoholic Friends (Tailor’s Version)” sound debuts today onTikTok and Instagram. The song’s original version has proven an enduring classic for The Dresden Dolls, a massing more than 250 million worldwide streams and over 70 million YouTube views, and recently earning the band their first-ever RIAA Platinumcertification, two decades after its original release.
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Yes, Virginia...(Tailor’s Version) – the newly fashioned title which, of course, nods to Taylor Swift’s reclamation of her early master recordings–follows the recent conclusion of The Dresden Dolls ’20-year contract with Roadrunner Records, allowing them the right to re-record the albums originally issued on the label. Recorded over several weeks in late 2025 at Boston, MA’s Mad OakStudios, the album was tracked almost entirely live with longtime collaborator Benny Grotto and mixed by Paul Kolderie, co-founder of Boston’s iconic Fort Apache Studios (and sound engineer on the original 2006 Yes, Virginia...). The new recording sees The Dresden Dolls joined by guest vocalists Veronica Swift, who received a French knighthood and worldwide acclaim for her 2021 recording of the album’s “Sing,” and 2x RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon, an ardent supporter of the band who performed the album’s “Me and the Minibar” with a full orchestra ather Carnegie Hall debut in 2025. The album also includes new front-and back-cover artwork by South African surrealist painter Niki McQueen.
