Infant Sorrow, the fictional band headlined by Russell Brand’s outrageous rock star character Aldous Snow, who first appeared in the 2008 comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and is set to return in a few weeks in the spin-off “Get Him to the Greek,” look to be releasing a full album, according to a listing on Amazon. It’s possible that it’s a merely a promotional tool (like this site for the fictional record label that Jonah Hill’s character works for) but it seems more likely that it’s the film’s official soundtrack.
Director Nicholas Stoller has previously revealed that the songs in the film have been written by the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barat (of “The Libertines”), Jason Segel and “Walk Hard” songwriters Dan Bern and Mike Viola, and we imagine that they’ll all appear on this record in some form. It also includes a duet between Brand and Rose Byrne, who plays his girlfriend, Britney-style popstar Jackie Q, in the film, as well as a solo Jackie Q track. The album is set to be released on June 1st, three days before the release of the film.
We’re impressed that enough music was put together for a full album — though we imagine that not every track features in the film. Some friends of The Playlist saw the film in London over the weekend and didn’t report back great things, but comedy’s such a subjective thing that we’re not going to write it off quite yet. The full tracklist is below and, if you’re so inclined, you can pre-order the album at Amazon.
Tracklist:
1. Just Say Yes
2. Gang Of Lust
3. Furry Walls
4. Going Up
5. Bangers, Beans and Mash
6. The Clap
7. I Am Jesus
8. Riding Daphne
9. F.O.H.
10. Yeah Yeah Oi Oi
11. African Child (Trapped In Me)
12. Little Bird
13. Searching For A Father
14. Supertight – Jackie Q ft. Aldous Snow
15. Ring Round – Jackie Q