Whitney Johnson / Lia Kohl / Macie Stewart release "Stone | Piece" performance film /// five shows w/ Andrew Bird December 8th-12th in Chicago
Today, December 8th, 2025, the trio of violist/composer Whitney Johnson, cellist/composer Lia Kohl, and violinist/composer Macie Stewart release a performance film of their composition "Stone | Piece." The film was directed by Derrick Alexander at International Anthem's new Chicago headquarters inside Rebuild and Theaster Gates' latest space-based project, The Land School.
MAKAYA MCCRAVEN's Universal Beings (IA11 Edition) is OUT NOW on all digital music platforms // vinyl LP in stores this Friday December 5th
Today, December 4th, the IA11 Edition of Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings is out on all digital music platforms
Our annual zine TRACING THE LINES is back !!! Autumn 2025 issue is VOLUME 4 (IA11 Edition)
Today, December 2nd 2025 (our label's ACTUAL eleventh anniversary) we are very happy to release the latest edition of our zine, Tracing The Lines.
SML - HOW YOU BEEN // out now on all platforms
“As at home at a rave as it would be a smoky jazz club…utterly thrilling.” -Bandcamp Daily
jaimie branch - FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise (IA11 Edition) digital reissue OUT NOW w/ bonus remix by Roberto Carlos Lange
Today, November 20, the IA11 Edition of jaimie branch's FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise is out on all digital music platforms. The digital reissue includes a digital-only bonus track – a remix of "nuevo roquero estéreo" by Roberto Carlos Lange (aka Helado Negro).
The 11th and final IA11 Edition LP: Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings
Today we are proud to share details for the eleventh and final reissue in our IA11 Editions series, Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings
IA11 Edition of ALABASTER DEPLUME's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 OUT NOW on digital music platforms with two new bonus tracks
Today we are very happy to digitally release the IA11 Edition of Alabaster DePlume's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1. This expanded edition includes the addition of two digital-only bonus tracks "Every Time" and "You Already Know," which were recorded by DePlume circa 2013, concurrently with some of the pieces on the original album.
SML - HOW YOU BEEN // LP/CD/DD out this Friday 11/7
On streaming platforms, a new single "Brood Board SHROOM" is available (plus animated video by Nespy5euro), with the full album to follow on streaming platforms November 25th.
jaimie branch - FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise (IA11 Edition) out December 5th
Today we are honored to announce the penultimate entry in the IA11 series of special edition releases: jaimie branch’s FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise.
MAKAYA MCCRAVEN releases FOUR NEW EPs // out TODAY on all platforms // EU TOUR starts today
“A magnificent EP treasure chest from Makaya McCraven.” -The Line of Best Fit
Tom Skinner - International Anthem @ The Land School (Vol. 1), new live EP on Qobuz // "MHA" film by Alan Medina // IA11 Closing Celebration Dec. 2nd
Friday, October 3rd, 2025, London based drummer/composer Tom Skinner performed in the auditorium of The Land School, marking the first event organized by International Anthem at their new Southside Chicago HQ inside artist Theaster Gates' and Rebuild's latest space-based project.
TOUCH: new LP by TORTOISE in record stores worldwide this Friday October 24th
This Friday October 24th, Tortoise — the iconic ensemble that "reset the stage for what might fit within indie rock" (MOJO) — release Touch, the first new album from the groundbreaking group since 2016, via International Anthem and Nonesuch Records
IA11 Edition of ALABASTER DEPLUME's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 out December 5th // DePlume tours EU this fall in support of A Blade...
In record stores worldwide on December 5th, the IA11 Edition of To Cy and Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 comes on classic black 140-gram vinyl LP inside a heavyweight reverse-board jacket, with a 12-page 11x11" insert booklet (including previously unpublished photos and new liner notes by DePlume himself), IARC 2025 obi strip and printed poly-lined inner sleeve.
OUT NOW on all digital music platforms - TOM SKINNER's 'Kaleidoscopic Visions'
“A low-key triumph; laid-back contemporary jazz at its most open-minded, as well as music that’s so rich, textured and thoughtful you can practically hear its heart beating.” -Treble
Makaya McCraven - OFF THE RECORD - 2LP/2CD in stores this Friday 10/17
This Friday October 17 in record stores worldwide: Makaya McCraven releases Off the Record – a double LP package compiling all the music from his four upcoming EPs Techno Logic, The People’s Mixtape, Hidden Out!, and PopUp Shop
MAKAYA MCCRAVEN releases FOUR MORE SINGLES from four new EPs // live VIDEO of “CHOO CHOO” from Thalia Hall, Chicago // US, UK, and EU TOUR
Makaya McCraven releases four new singles today, one from each of his four upcoming EPs.
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer US, EU & UK Shows this Fall w/ Tortoise, Stereolab, Bitchin Bajas and more
Recordings from the Åland Islands, the 2022 duo debut by synthesist Jeremiah Chiu and violist Marta Sofia Honer, is a truly unique series of pieces that marry acoustic and electronic sounds with field recordings, all captured on a trip to the titular Baltic archipelago.
New TORTOISE single "Works and Days" OUT NOW /// TOUCH out Oct 24 /// early album listening parties at record shops worldwide October 18th
Today, Tortoise — the iconic ensemble that "reset the stage for what might fit within indie rock" (MOJO) — share "Works and Days," a patiently unfolding lattice-work of percussive shuffles, beguiling guitar figures, and iridescent synthesizer melodies.