Though Dark Night of the Soul — a collaboration featuring songs written and produced by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous accompanied by David Lynch's photography — was supposed to come out in 2009, a legal dispute between Danger Mouse and EMI delayed its release by over a year. By the time Dark Night officially saw the light of day, Linkous and another of the project’s players, singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt, were dead. This could have cast a morbid shadow over the entire enterprise, but at its best, the album is a tribute to the collaborative spirit of everyone involved. After working with Danger Mouse on Sparklehorse’s 2006 album Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, Linkous reunited with the producer to work on a set of songs that he didn’t feel comfortable singing himself, so they recruited an A-list crew of singers to provide vocals and lyrics. Despite the delay, Dark Night of the Soul shows what a talent and what a generous collaborator we lost in Mark Linkous.

Track Listing
1 Revenge
2 Just War
3 Jaykub
4 Little Girl
5 Angel's Harp
6 Pain
7 Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It)
8 Everytime I'm With You
9 Insane Lullaby
10 Daddy's Gone
11 Man Who Played God
12 Grim Augury
13 Dark Night of the Soul