JOZEF VAN WISSEM + JIM JARMUSCH announce albums w/Courtney Barnett on first single. 'Bocca di Lupo' + 'Mouth of the Wolf' out Nov 6 on Sacred Bones.

JOZEF VAN WISSEM + JIM JARMUSCH - Share single "Never Like You Said" ft Courtney Barnett - Announce double album release - 'Bocca di Lupo' and 'Mouth of the Wolf' - Out November 6th on Sacred Bones

Photo credit: Santosh Tawde  Today, Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch announce double album release, ‘Bocca di Lupo’ and ‘Mouth of the Wolf’, out November 6th via Sacred Bones Records. They also share the first single from the project, "Never Like You Said", an entrancing new track featuring Courtney Barnett on vocals, which unfolds through pulsing beats, smouldering guitar fuzz and a hypnotic dual vocal chant from Barnett and Jarmusch.   "Never Like You Said" featuring Courtney Barnett: on YouTube https://youtu.be/dgya7-5W5bM Other streaming options: https://lnk.to/neverlikeyousaidPR Album pre-order/pre-save links: https://bio.to/boccadilupoandmouthofthewolfPR   Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch’s 'Bocca di Lupo' and 'Mouth of the Wolf' were recorded in July 2025 in Bologna, Italy. The recording sessions took place just after several live dates in New York and Chicago, and a week before they began a short European tour which included Paris, London, Ghent, Porto, and a first date in Bologna.   The recordings mark the latest chapter in a creative partnership that stretches back nearly two decades. Van Wissem and Jarmusch first crossed paths on the streets of New York, subsequently beginning to play and record together. Their collaboration has encompassed multiple albums, live performances and the music for Jarmusch's 2013 film ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’, for which Van Wissem's collaboration with SQÜRL provided the film's distinctive musical world. The opening track of 'Bocca di Lupo' sees them spin a new version of the film’s memorable title track   Notes from Jozef and Jim directly:   “With thanks to Gian Luca Farinelli and Rosanna Mordini from the extraordinary Cineteca di Bologna, we were able to secure recording days in the very cool Fonoprint Studios — located on Via Bocca di Lupo in Bologna, hence the titles of these two LPs. (“In bocca al lupo” - in the mouth of the wolf - is the Italian idiom for wishing one good luck; equivalent to “break a leg” in english.)   Bocca di Lupo starts with a new version of our own “Only Lovers Left Alive,” and “Apology” is a new version of a pre-existing piece by Jozef. All other tracks are new originals. We were honored to have guest duet vocals from the iconic Courtney Barnett on “Never Like You Said.” The lyrics of the song arrived spontaneously in a single take in the studio, an emotional response to disingenuous people - a kind of closing of the door. And a casually recorded conversation (concerning the haunted auras of particular pieces of vintage women’s clothing) between Adriana Coppi and Veronica Mayrr (from Deux Femmes) is woven as a background into the track titled “Pour Deux Femmes.” “Black Roses” is an original poem written in Bologna, and recited from within its own musical setting. All other tracks are instrumentals.   Mouth of the Wolf, the second LP, consists of  two longer, darkly ecstatic instrumental studio tracks; “In A” and “Massa Damnata.” Both were created with two electric guitars, and derived from our live performances. We consider it to be a musically separate album, and is therefore presented in its own sleeve and with its own artwork.   Our music has many inspirations – everything from our friends in Sunn O))) and Swans to Terry Riley and Morton Feldman; from Hildegard Von Bingen and WIlliam Lawes to Psychic Ills and Spacemen 3; from Les Rallizes Dénudés and NEU! to Nadja and Glenn Branca; from Ian Svenonius and Dead Skeletons to Son House and Gwenifer Raymond…from sunset to sunrise…full moon to new moon…”   The records will be released on the following double LP vinyl variants, as well as CD and download. Sacred Bones Exclusive Bone White & Brown Galaxy Edition (pre-order) Sacred Bones Exclusive Wrapped & Wax Sealed Edition (pre-order) Cloudy Clear - Indie vinyl (C3) (pre-order) CD (pre-order) ‘Bocca di Lupo’ artwork: ‘Bocca di Lupo’ track list: Only Lovers Left Alive Never Like You Said Apology Black Roses On Twofold Nature Pour Deux Femmes In Bocca Al Lupo ‘Mouth of the Wolf’ track list: ‘Mouth of the Wolf’ track list: In A Massa Damnata Links: Jozef Van Wissem / Jim Jarmusch