Today, October 6, 2026, we are happy to share news of Chicago based visual artist, educator, vocalist, musician, and deejay Damon Locks and Black chamber music collective D-Composed's collaborative debut album Dawning, out on LP, CD, and digitally Friday December 4, 2026, with a lead single from the album, “We Stay Beginning,” out now on all music platforms.

Chicago-raised and Los Angeles-based composer, producer, saxophonist and synthesist Josh Johnson (SML, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Flea and The Honora Band) shares “It Can Be Everywhere” today, a new track from his forthcoming solo album Animative (out October 23, 2026 on physical formats and digital download, with streaming release to follow on November 10).

Friday, September 25, 2026, LA-via-Chicago beatmaker and vocalist megiapa releases her International Anthem debut album Intentions on all digital music platforms and in record stores worldwide.

Today, the Amsterdam-based duo of Bolivian/Brazilian multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Puerto Rican Chicago ex-pat jazz drummer/composer Frank Rosaly announce a new EP titled O, out on cassette and digitally October 16, 2026.

Today, Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Jeremiah Chiu presents “In Visibility,” the second single and video from his forthcoming album, Edge Conditions, available on LP, CD, and digital download October 9 (and on streaming platforms October 27).

A brand new, limited edition Skull color vinyl edition of Anna Butterss's 2024 album Mighty Verterbate is out today.

Today, composer, producer, saxophonist and synthesist Josh Johnson (SML, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Flea and The Honora Band) announces a new solo album Animative, his third album under his own name and his first as a solo lead artist for International Anthem / Nonesuch.

Today, Ohio-born, Los Angeles-based linguist, producer, visual artist, and vocalist megiapa shares “(SMT)” from her forthcoming International Anthem debut album Intentions, out September 25.

Today, Los Angeles-based composer, synthesist, and multi-media artist Jeremiah Chiu announces his new album, Edge Conditions, with lead single and video “Plastic Mind / Elastic Machines.”

new limited edition variants,
+ one with a new alternate cover,
+ one on CD for the first time,
in stores soon

The new single – “on the spaceway (frfr)” – comes via a music video directed by Eric Coleman, the LA-born visual artist who founded Mochilla in 1997 with his longtime creative partner B+, and is known for photographic work (including the iconic album cover and session documents for Madlib & MF Doom’s Madvillainy) and music-related film work (including videos for DJ Shadow, Sudan Archives, Cinematic Orchestra, and more). 

This Sunday August 2nd, Chicago favorite son Ben LaMar Gay begins a two-week run of twelve North American shows supporting indie folk headliners Big Thief, as part of the band's Somersault Slide 360 international tour.

Today, Ohio-born, Los Angeles-based linguist, producer, visual artist, and vocalist megiapa announces her International Anthem debut album — Intentions — out on vinyl LP and digitally September 25.

“ELA / LUA” was recorded by composer/producer Will Miller (aka Resavoir) and composer/producer MattGold for the Aquarium Drunkard Lagniappe Sessions. Here the duo dives into a pair of formative Brazilian favorites by Caetano Veloso and Mario Adnet for the celebrated music blog, giving listeners a companion to their 2025 LP Horizon to align with the album's first birthday, as well as a glimpse at the inspiration for the sound of the album itself.

“A showcase for their deft trombone playing and compositional prowess.” -Stereogum

“One of the most compelling live bands operating in experimental music.” -Aquarium Drunkard

Today, Kalia Vandever — the trombonist, composer, and vocalist who has been celebrated as one of the leading lights of a “new class of jazz artists pushing the music forward” (NPR) for their cinematic quartet work and the synthetic, gauze-like drone of their solo material — releases Mana, their debut album for International Anthem.

Tortoise are embarking on a run of North American tour dates this summer, beginning at Knockdown Center in NYC on June 25, with stops in DC, Boston, LA, and more.

Today we are very excited to share details for this two-day International Anthem showcase in Precenicco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

In support of BODY SOUND, their acclaimed debut album as a trio, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart are headed out on another string of tour dates