Eric André’s BLARF Announces Explosive New Album Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist
Eric André aka BLARF by Jeff Leeds Cohn
(April 2, 2026) – BLARF, the experimental musical project of Eric André, returns with his most ambitious work yet, Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist.
When BLARF’s debut plunderphonics album Cease and Desist arrived in 2019, it left listeners disoriented and divided. As Pitchfork noted, the “frenetic, sample-heavy” release felt intentionally absurd—an extension of André’s chaotic comedic persona. But what initially seemed like a prank now reads as a prelude.
Shedding the clown costume and expectations that came with it, André shifts focus toward something far more expansive. Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist emerges as a cinematic, genre-defying statement—part orchestral opus, part sonic provocation.
Imagine The Good, the Bad and the Ugly composer Ennio Morricone conducting with a stick of dynamite—this record lives somewhere in that tension. It’s a collision of grandeur and disorder, where sweeping arrangements crash into unpredictable, high-voltage energy. Equal parts homage and subversion, the album bridges the gap between Vangelis’ futuristic Blade Runner score and anarchic performance art.
The question lingers: is André parodying the form, or pushing it forward? His methods blur the line. From destroying instruments mid-performance to referencing the work of avant-garde figures like Annea Lockwood and Yōsuke Yamashita, André operates in a space where chaos and intent coexist. A Berklee College of Music alum, he brings formal training into an otherwise uncontainable creative vision.
Recorded with full orchestras in Los Angeles and Budapest, the album sees André collaborating closely with co-writer and co-producer Prateek Rajagopal to realize its масштаб and ambition.
Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist arrives May 1st via Stones Throw. Ahead of its release, BLARF will take the stage at Zipper Hall in Los Angeles on April 27th, performing the project live with an orchestra—promising a spectacle as unpredictable as the music itself.
BLARF – Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist – May 1, 2026
1. The Final Shootout
2. What’s For Dinner
3. Stars Without Light
4. Piano Concerto No. 0
5. Mercury Dripping Down My Spine
6. Run For Your Death
7. Dead Ballerina
8. 1869 Overture
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