Jim Jarmusch and Jozef van Wissem Announce Double Album, Share Courtney Barnett Collaboration “Never Like You Said”: Stream

Jim Jarmusch and Dutch lutenist Jozef van Wissem have announced a new pair of collaborative albums, Bocca di Lupo and Mouth of the Wolf, arriving together on November 6th via Sacred Bones. As a first taste, they’ve recruited Courtney Barnett for their new single “Never Like You Said.” Built from a persistent pulse, balls of guitar fuzz, and van Wissem’s hypnotic instrumentation, “Never Like You Said” unites Barnett and Jarmusch through candid clandestine vocal refrains. The lyrics were improvised in a single take during the recording session and emerged as a response to dishonesty and the feeling of finally shutting someone out. Get Courtney Barnett Tickets Here “We were honored to have guest duet vocals from the iconic Courtney Barnett on ‘Never Like You Said,'” Jarmusch and van Wissem said in a statement. “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.” The two albums were recorded at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna, Italy, in July 2025, shortly after Jarmusch and van Wissem played shows together in New York and Chicago and just before they embarked on a short European tour. T...