In the early 80's, Jim Jarmusch was part of was part of a New York based No Wave rock band called The Del-Byzanteens.
They released a 12" EP: "Girl's Imagination", a 7" single: "Draft Riot", and one LP: "Lies to Live by".
Apart from Jarmusch (vocals, keyboards), the group consisted of:
Phil Kline (vocals, guitar); Josh Braun (percussion, drums); Dan Braun (drums, percussion); and Philippe Hagen (bass).
Luc Sante wrote the lyrics to some of their songs and James Nares sometimes contributed as a percussionist.
According to Sante, they were "a band that insouciantly blended high and low, virtuosity and amateurism, calypso and science fiction, pots and pans and drones and the Supremes. They released several records, on a British label, which did very well in the former Yugoslavia."
"At that time everyone in New York had a band," Jarmusch recalled in an interview The Washington Post (1984). "The idea was that you didn't have to be a virtuoso musician to have a band. The spirit was more important than having technical expertise, and that influenced a lot of filmmakers."
Here's a performance of "My World is Empty", featuring John Lurie:
The "Lies To Live By" LP came with a removable sticker, mentioning that the songs "Girls Imagination" and "Lies To Live By" were featured in the Wim Wenders film "The State of Things", also quoting The Hot Press: "Endorsements and medallions first, The Del-Byzanteens 'Lies To Live By' is a debut equal to anything out of New York these past six years", and Melody Maker: "This is mighty stuff... You are strongly urged to investigate this record... outstanding".
In the German book "Jim Jarmusch", edited by Rolf Aurich and Stefan Reinecke von Bertz, there's a chapter about The Del-Byzanteens, "Lies, Sweet Lies - Jim Jarmusch ist kein Rockstar" by Christine Heise, which can be read here.