Dutch composer Jozef Van Wissem and legendary American filmmaker Jim Jarmusch have announced two new collaborative albums, Bocca di Lupo and Mouth Of The Wolf, arriving together this fall. The lead single "Never Like You Said" is out today, and it features Courtney Barnett, who released her new record Creature Of Habit earlier this year.
The two LPs were recorded in July 2025 in Bologna, Italy. About the project, Wissem and Jarmusch share:
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…
Hear "Never Like You Said" below.
Bocca di Lupo TRACKLIST:
01 "Only Lovers Left Alive"
02 "Never Like You Said"
03 "Apology"
04 "Black Roses"
05 "On Twofold Nature"
06 "Pour Deux Femmes"
07 "In Bocca Al Lupo"
Mouth Of The Wolf TRACKLIST:
01 "In A"
02 "Massa Damnata"
Bocca di Lupo and Mouth Of The Wolf is out 11/6 via Sacred Bones. Pre-order it here.
