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 — announces Mana, their debut album for International Anthem, out on LP, CD, and digital download June 12.

"Parker patiently repeats a four-bar phrase while the quartet ruminates placidly within the static harmony, toying with their own little riffs...the tone stays meditative, a hushed conversation among friends." - New York Times

An album-length concert film by Charlie Weinmann, capturing the August 2025 Lodge Room performance that became Jeff Parker's new ETA IVtet album Happy Today, will be released worldwide on May 29, 2026.

Today, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart release their debut album as a trio, BODY SOUND, on all streaming platforms (following its March 20 release on LP, CD, and digital download). 

Listen and purchase BODY SOUND here.

Today we are very pleased to announce Happy Today, the third album from guitarist / bandleader Jeff Parker and his long-running ETA IVtet, out May 15th via International Anthem / Nonesuch. Recorded at Lodge Room in Los Angeles on August 20, 2025, Happy Today is the sound of Parker and the IVtet — with drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Anna Butterss, and saxophonist Josh Johnson — engaged in their signature, minimalist, form-bending improvisational syntax across two sprawling, LP side-length pieces.

Performances, panel talks, record fair, and more. Join us in Knoxville!

“Uhlmann’s most inquisitive and assured record yet, a 14-track playground where he uses every instrument at his disposal to pursue an obsession with curious sounds and the memories and emotions they can quickly conjure.” -Pitchfork

Today, Friday March 20th, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart release their debut album as a trio, BODY SOUND, on LP, CD, and digital download via International Anthem.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, Chicago-born record label International Anthem capped off an entire year of anniversary activities (under the IA11 chrysanthemum banner) with a very special event celebrating the label’s actual eleventh solar return at their new Southside Chicago HQ inside Theaster Gates and Rebuild Foundation’s latest space-based project, The Land School.

Today, London-based saxophonist, singer, songwriter, activist, orator, and poet-philosopher Alabaster DePlume shares “Bringing Up The Nakba,” the second single from this upcoming new EP of instrumentals, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, out digitally on May 5th.

Today, Gregory Uhlmann — who is known as co-leader of SML and Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, supporting guitarist for of Anna Butterss, Perfume Genius, and Hand Habits, and was recently featured in Paste Magazine's '75 Greatest Guitarists of the 21st Century' — releases Extra Stars, his debut solo album for International Anthem, on LP, CD, and digital download.

Today, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart share the single "laundry | blood" from their upcoming debut album as a trio BODY SOUND, out LP/CD/DD on March 20th, 2026.

Today, London-based saxophonist, singer, songwriter, activist, orator, and poet-philosopher Alabaster DePlume announces a new EP of instrumentals, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, out on all digital music platforms May 5th, 2026.

Today, Gregory Uhlmann — who is known for his work with SML, Perfume Genius, Hand Habits, and many more, and was included last week in Paste Magazine's '75 Greatest Guitarists of the 21st Century' feature — shares "Burnt Toast," the second single from his forthcoming album Extra Stars (out March 6th).

Today Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart announce their debut album as a trio — BODY SOUND, out March 20th on LP/CD/DD, with album opener “dawn | pulse” out now on all music platforms. Additionally, the trio share details of tour dates across the East Coast of the United States, Europe, and UK starting in April.

After many years of admiration for, fellowship and collaboration with Gregory Uhlmann (co-leader of SML and Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, sideman for Anna Butterss and more), today we are honored to announce the Chicago-raised, Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, and producer's solo debut for International Anthem.

Following the September 2025 release of his new album Kaleidoscopic Visions, drummer/composer/bandleader Tom Skinner returns to the US for another spurt of gigs with a special ensemble featuring Joshua Abrams (bass), Chelsea Carmichael (woodwinds), Mai Sugimoto (woodwinds), and more TBA.

Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, the first collaborative album from poet/vocalist Saul Williams and percussionist/producer Carlos Niño, has been nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.

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.