Z BERG Strange Darling (Original Soundtrack) [Repress] – LP – Red Vinyl [SEP 26]

LP – Limited Edition Opaque Red Vinyl.

Mutant, in partnership with Warner Records, are proud to present Z Bergs beautiful and haunting original soundtrack to JT Mollners secret masterpiece Strange Darling.

The less you know about Strange Darling before you see it, the better (forgive us for tip-toeing around context). But you can safely listen to Z Bergs exceptional soundtrack safely without spoilers.

Director JT Mollner and Z initially bonded over vintage single artist soundtracks as a days-gone tradition of filmmaking. But what they have produced together is evocative of New Hollywood, 70’s-exploitation, right down to the soundtrack you want to have in your collection.

Z Berg (The Like, Phases) has produced a collection of stunning acoustic ballads all written for the film, that feel slightly haunted – and that is intentional. Given the note was “haunting beauty with a pervasive feeling of overpowering sorrow think Julee Cruise, Leonard Cohen and Sibyelle Baier”. After all, expectations are everything with this film, and no matter how many times you listen to these sublime indie-pop originals and covers (including a transcendent version of Love Hurts featuring Keith Carridine) you will always feel like you are waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Love Hurts – featuringKeith Carradine
2. Strange Darling
3. Day In, Day Out
4. Sous Les Paves, La Plage
5. Better The Devil
6. Back Into The Blue

Side B
1. No Matter What I Do
2. Ship In A Bottle
3. Into The Night
4. Strange Darling (Reprise)
5. To Forget You (1971) – featuring Ginnie Pallone Mollner