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It wouldn't naturally occur to us to think of a new Debbie Harry album as having anything in common with taxes, public transit, and doctor's office waiting rooms. Quite the opposite, actually. But the Blondie frontwoman insists on calling her first solo album in 14 years Necessary Evil, and who are we to contradict her?

Harry's supporting cast on Evil includes Blondie collaborator Chris Stein, the Jazz Passengers' Roy Nathanson and Bill Ware, the Toilet Boys' Guy Furrow, and NYC production duo Super Buddha (aka Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland). Alas, no Lily Allen.

Five Seven Music/ADA will release Necessary Evil on October 9. Harry has a few dates in support of the new album scheduled for this fall.

Necessary Evil:

01 Two Times Blue
02 School for Scandal
03 If I Had You
04 Deep End
05 Love With Vengeance
06 Necessary Evil
07 Charm Redux
08 You're Too Hot
09 Dirty and Deep
10 What Is Love
11 Whiteout
12 Needless to Say
13 Heat of the Moment
14 Charm Alarm
15 Jen Jen
16 Naked Eye
17 Paradise

Debbie Harry:

11-08 New York, NY - Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-10 Ledyard, CT - Foxwoods Resort Casino
11-23 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre