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【Midnight Cheap Booze and the Conspiracy of Groaning Strings: The Soul-Stripping Magic of the Double Album Unleashed by Jim Jarmusch and Jozef van Wissem】 2 a.m., when the ice in a glass of cheap whiskey melts with a clink and a sigh blends into cigarette smoke. The men who know best in this world what kind of music should be played at such an hour have returned once more. Jim Jarmusch: film director, incomparable audio maniac, and wielder of flowing silver hair. And Jozef van Wissem: the peerless lute player born in the Netherlands. These battle-hardened veterans have dropped an absolute bombshell via Sacred Bones, the conscience of the indie world. They are simultaneously releasing a paired double album titled 'Bocca di Lupo' and 'Mouth of the Wolf' on November 6. Furthermore, they’ve unleashed a new single as a pre-release, "Never Like You Said," featuring Australian treasure Courtney Barnett. Let’s confess the truth. The moment this news caught my eye, I spilled a generous amount of the whiskey I was drinking in my late-night room right onto my lap. My favorite vintage flannel shirt is now soaked in the smell of alcohol, but even that sorrow starts to feel like the opening bar of a blues song—truly, the magic of music is a scary thing. …