SQÜRL EP #260

Squrl is: Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch. An enthusiastically marginal rock band
from New York City who like big drums & distorted guitars, cassette recorders,
loops, feedback, sad country songs, molten stoner core, chopped & screwed hip-hop,
and imaginary movie scores. Squrl began in 2009 when Jim Jarmusch and his
producer Carter Logan teamed with producer/engineer Shane Stoneback to record
some original music for the film The Limits Of Control. Echoing the varied
Spanish landscapes captured in the film, the three emerged with a set of slow-motion
psychedelic rock instrumentals (releasing them as Bad Rabbit). Following these scoring
sessions Jim, Shane, and Carter continued to record new originals while also exploring
the back-alleys of American country, noise, and psychedelia. Squrl released a series of 3 EPs of these songs, recorded over a 3 year period by Shane at Treefort
Recording in Brooklyn, NY. In 2012, Jim collaborated with Jozef Van Wissem and
released an LP on Sacred Bones entitled The Mystery of Heaven. In 2013 they began
to compose and perform the score for the film Only Lovers Left Alive with Van
Nuisance. Bridging ancient and modern sounds, the score serves as a reflection of the
distinct textures of Detroit and Tangier. The film and soundtrack, the latter which also
features Zola Jesus, were released worldwide in 2014, and quickly earned the group
the Cannes Soundtrack Award.