Dark Night Of The Soul is an album by audio auteur Danger Mouse and the already much-missed Sparklehorse. The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests: The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys, Jason Lytle, Julian Casablancas, Black Francis, Iggy Pop, David Lynch, James Mercer, Nina Persson, Suzanne Vega and Vic Chesnutt. Rumors of this mysterious collaborative project began to circulate in early 2009 sparking widespread anticipation and excitement. However, while Dark Night Of The Soul successfully manifested itself as both a limited edition art book with enclosed blank CDR and an audio-visual gallery installation, its music was never officially made available. Now, following months of talks, Danger Mouse and EMI are excited and proud to announce that Dark Night Of The Soul will be released worldwide in July. While this beautiful, haunting record being made widely and legitimately available is undoubtedly a cause for celebration, the news is shadowed by sadness following the recent passing of Mark Linkous, who released and performed under the Sparklehorse pseudonym. Dark Night Of The Soul will now stand as a de facto tribute to this well-loved, stunningly talented yet often-overlooked artist and has received the blessing of Mark's family who have issued the following statement: ''Mark felt that it was an honor to be able to collaborate with so many of the artists on this record. His time and dedication to this project was immense and his hopes for its release are finally being realized. We are glad that people will now be able to hear these songs and know the beautiful gift that Mark shared with all of us through his music.'' Danger Mouse adds: ''I told Mark that we'd worked things out with EMI back in January and he was very happy that the album was finally going to be released this year. Mark meant a great deal to a lot of people and I'm grateful to have made music with him and to be a part of his legacy.'' Dark Night Of The Soul is also dedicated to the memory of Vic Chesnutt. In addition to featuring on two songs, David Lynch has created a series of original photographs for Dark Night Of The Soul adding a spectacular visual dimension that will be incorporated in to the artwork for this already unparalleled project. listen to the full album on NPR here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104129585 TRACKLIST/GUEST ARTISTS 1. Revenge 4:58 featuring Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips/lyrics by Wayne Coyne 2. Just War 3:48 featuring Gruf Rhys from Super Furry Animals/lyrics by Gruf Rhys 3. Jaykub 3:57 featuring Jason Lytle from Grandaddy/lyrics by Jason Lytle 4. Little Girl 4:37 featuring Julian Casablancas from the Strokes/lyrics by Julian Casablancas 5. Angels Harp 3:00 featuring Black Francis from The Pixies/lyrics by Black Francis 6. Pain 2:55 featuring Iggy Pop/lyrics by Iggy Pop 7. Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It) 3:15 featuring David Lynch/lyrics by David Lynch 8. Everytime I'm With You 3:16 featuring Jason Lytle from Grandaddy/lyrics by Jason Lytle 9. Insane Lullaby 3:14 featuring James Mercer from the Shins/lyrics by James Mercer 10. Daddy's Gone 3:12 featuring Mark Linkous from Sparklehorse and Nina Persson from The Cardigans/lyrics by Mark Linkous 11. The Man Who Played God 3:14 featuring Suzanne Vega/lyrics by Suzanne Vega 12. Grim Augury 2:35 featuring Vic Chestnutt/lyrics by Vic Chestnutt 13. Dark Night Of the Soul 4:39 featuring David Lynch/lyrics by David Lynch