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megiapa — Intentions

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.

“Glo-fi soul with a shimmering sense of the poetic.”
— Clash Magazine

“Peace realized…lullaby basslines, smooth percussion, and pure-silk vocals…”
— KCRW

“A sharp, smooth, and groovy foray into the possibilities of music without clear genres…”
— Everything Is Noise

Listen and Purchase Intentions

(Intentions creeping in the bins at Sibylline Records, Pasadena, CA)

Buy It IRL

There are still places on earth where physical albums are literally “released” on a particular day. These bastions of tradition—who carry the torch for the time-honored practices of physical media archival, education, sharing, and consumption, and the inevitably dope, deeply rich culture that surrounds those practices—are called RECORD STORES.

And there is no more spiritually satisfying, musically connecting way to engage with this culture than heading to the nearest RECORD STORE to your home, saying “hi” to the fellow heads in the aisles, greeting the person behind the counter, and asking if they have Intentions in stock on its official release day.

To make this magical ceremony an attainable one for you, we’ve compiled a list below of all the stores across the world that confirmed they are carrying megiapa’s Intentions for its retail release date, Friday, September 25. See the list on our website.

Amityville, NY — High Fidelity Records
Austin, TX — Breakaway Records
Austin, TX — End of an Ear
Austin, TX — Waterloo
Berkeley, CA — Amoeba Music (Berkeley)
Brooklyn, NY — Finer Sounds
Brooklyn, NY — Stray Vintage
Calgary, Canada — Blackbyrd Myoozik
Calgary, Canada — Melodiya Records
Charlotte, NC — Lunchbox Records
Charlotte, NC — Premium Sound
Chicago, IL — 606 Records
Chicago, IL — Dusty Groove
Chicago, IL — Laurie's Planet of Sound
Chicago, IL — Orbit Records
Chicago, IL — Reckless Records (Belmont)
Chicago, IL — Reckless Records (Loop)
Chicago, IL — Reckless Records (Wicker Park)
Chicago, IL — Shuga Records
Cincinnati, OH — Shake It
Dallas, TX — Josey Records
Davenport, IA — Ragged Records
Dayton, OH — Omega Music
Dearborn, MI — Dearborn Music
Denver, CO — Twist & Shout
Denver, CO — Wax Trax Records (Capitol Hill)
Des Moines, IA — ZZZ Records
East Lansing, MI — Flat, Black and Circular
Edinburgh, UK — Underground Solutions
Edmonton, Canada — Blackbyrd Myoozik
Edmonton, Canada — Listen Records
Encinitas, CA — Lou's Records
Fredericton, Canada — Backstreet Records
Fukuoka, Japan — Record Shop BAGISM
Fujisawa, Japan — Novel Attraction
Glasgow, UK — Haven’t You Heard
Grand Rapids, MI — Vertigo Music
Halifax, Canada — Taz Records
Hiroshima, Japan — STEREO RECORDS
Hiroshima, Japan — tanz music records
Hong Kong, China — White Noise Records
Hove, UK — Capsule Records
Iowa City, IA — Record Collector
Kansas City, MO — Sister Anne's Records
Kyoto, Japan — JET SET
Kyoto, Japan — Meditations
Lawrence, KS — Love Garden Sounds
London, UK — Digital Waves
London, UK — Dreamhouse Records
London, UK — Flashback
London, UK — Honest Jons
London, UK — One Nation
London, UK — Phonica
London, UK — Rough Trade
London, UK — Sounds of the Universe
London, UK — Stranger Than Paradise
Long Beach, CA — Fingerprints
Los Angeles, CA — Amoeba Music (Hollywood)
Loveland, OH — Plaid Room Records
Madison, WI — B-Side Records
Manchester, UK — Piccadilly Records
Miami, FL — Sweat Records
Montreal, Canada — Atom Heart
Montreal, Canada — Aux 33 Tours
Mooresville, NC — Sell Your Soul Records
Nagoya, Japan — decibel
Nashville, TN — Grimey's
New Orleans, LA — Euclid Records
Newport, UK — Mint and Sealed
Normal, IL — Waiting Room Records
Northampton, UK — Vinyl Underground
Norwich, UK — Soundclash
Norwich, UK — Venus Vinyl
Opelika, AL — 10,000 Hz Records
Orlando, FL — Park Ave
Osaka, Japan — FLAKE RECORDS
Ottawa, Canada — The Record Centre
Pasadena, CA — Sibylline Records
Phoenix, AZ — Stinkweeds
Pittsburgh, PA — The Government Center
Portland, OR — Clinton Street Records
Portland, OR — Jackpot Records
Portland, OR — Mississippi Records
Portland, OR — Music Millennium
Princeton, NJ — Princeton Record Exchange
Raleigh, NC — Nice Price Books
San Luis Obispo, CA — Boo Boo Records
Schenectady, NY — Love Vinyl Records
Seattle, WA — Royal Records
Seattle, WA — Sonic Boom Records
Sioux Falls, SD — Total Drag
Somerville, MA — Vinyl Index
St. Petersburg, FL — ARTpool Records
St. Petersburg, FL — ARTpool Records
St. Petersburg, FL — Daddy Kool
Tacoma, WA — Hi-Voltage Records
Tachikawa, Japan — MEZURASHIYA RECORD
Taylorsville, UT — Graywhale
Tokyo, Japan — diskunion
Tokyo, Japan — Tower Records
Tokyo, Japan — HMV
Tokyo, Japan — Jazzy Sport
Tokyo, Japan — WE NOD RECORDS
Tokyo, Japan — Dub Store Record Mart
Tokyo, Japan — bonjour records
Toronto, Canada — Dead Dog Records
Toronto, Canada — Sonic Boom
Vancouver, Canada — Audiopile Records
Vancouver, Canada — Beat Street Records
Wallingford, CT — Redscroll Records
Washington, DC — Byrdland
Whitstable, UK — Gatefield Sounds
Winnipeg, Canada — McNally Robinson
Winooski, VT — Autumn Records
Zapopan, Mexico — Tea Recs

Los Angeles Album Release Show

Thursday, September 24 — Los Angeles, CA

megiapa debuts a new live band, performing music from Intentions at an album release celebration at 2220 Arts + Archives. The band will include vocalist Aankha Neal, drummer Mekala Session, bassist Gina Ramirez, keyboardist Jesse Justice, flute player Aisha Mars, and percussionist Allakoi “Mic Holden” Peete. Chicago DJ selective listening will be opening and closing the event.

Tickets for the Intentions Release Show at 2220 Arts + Archives

Intentions

Listen and Purchase

Intentions is a collection of music birthed by megiapa during her time in Chicago (initiated in part by a grant from the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, in fact), but was made truly possible by the surge of growth she experienced after relocating to Los Angeles in 2023.

In three years on the West Coast, megiapa has had a full and enthusiastic embrace from the LA jazz, beats, and underground hip-hop communities, and has become a regular collaborator of artists like Stacy Epps, Mocky (Stones Throw), and innovative bassist/multi-instrumentalist The Growth Eternal. As she found her voice and place in the LA scene, megiapa’s vision for her new album coalesced, and she finished the music by incorporating live instruments from ghalani of Greenwood (aka The Growth Eternal), pianist Ahmad Muhammad aka Kafari (known for his work with Sudan Archives), drummer (and Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra musical director) Mekala Session, Telemakus, Will Miller (of Resavoir), percussionist Allakoi “Mic Holden” Peete, and others, plus vocals from Voices of Creation singer Aankha Neal, and additional contributions from Blvck Spvde, 10.4 ROG, and more. megiapa then returned to Chicago in February 2026 to do final mixing on the album at International Anthem Studios with engineer Dave Vettraino.

In his liner notes for the album, writer Marcus J. Moore says Intentions “feels handmade in the truest sense: every synth patch, vocal harmony and drum pattern carries the residue of lived experience… By the time Intentions concludes, what remains is the feeling of having accompanied someone through a profound shift. The album asks listeners to relinquish their fear of the unknown. Again and again, megiapa returns to the same guiding principle: trust the process; everything will work out.”

About what she learned through her work, and what she hopes to communicate with Intentions, megiapa says:

“Fear is a hindrance to our dreams and our goals and the beauty of life. Please dream with me. Please take a moment to reflect. And please be okay with things being uncertain.”

Deluxe Vinyl Package

Intentions comes on 140-gram vinyl inside a heavyweight jacket, with IARC obi strip and poly-lined inner sleeve. Lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST, pressed at Pallas in Germany.

Limited Edition Crystal Clear Vinyl — $29
Classic Black Vinyl — $27

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About megiapa

Ohio-born, Los Angeles-based linguist, producer, visual artist, and vocalist megiapa makes jazz-influenced experimental beat music.

With deep roots in Chicago’s underground beat scene, her work blends R&B, electronic, and hip-hop influences into an immersive, emotionally rich sound. What began as small sampled moments stitched together in Audacity has evolved over the course of a decade into wide-ranging production defined by vocal harmonies, deep-rooted rhythms, and crisp, futuristic soundscapes.

Within Chicago's experimental scene, megiapa refined her craft through regular live beat performances and a sample-based practice that incorporated recordings by artists such as Ben LaMar Gay and Angel Bat Dawid. During this period, she released a series of singles, short EPs, and eventually the essential collection diddies vol. 1 before relocating to Los Angeles in 2023.

Her most recent work, Intentions, is a full-length debut released by International Anthem. The album expands on the sample-cut-mix foundations of megiapa’s earliest sounds while bringing her songwriting, production, and vocal abilities into sharper focus. The result is a 40-minute master class in synth-heavy, jazz-informed neo-soul, signaling a new chapter in a practice that continues to evolve through experimentation, collaboration, and creative growth.

Across her work, megiapa invites listeners to dream beyond limitation and embrace uncertainty as a space for curiosity and reflection.