Tonight on Twisted Groove, I’m featuring International Anthem, the boundary-defying record label out of Chicago, Illinois. My deep dive into their catalog was sparked by the most recent Tortoise release.


While Tortoise is a legendary Chicago band primarily associated with the Thrill Jockey label, International Anthem features many of its members and shares that same Chicago experimental DNA.


Listen for a variety of Ambient, Post-rock, Electronic, and Experimental Jazz, including tracks from their IA11 series. This series celebrates International Anthem’s eleventh anniversary by reissuing foundational catalog releases from their earliest years.

ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM

Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer : Archipelago : Recordings From The A’land Islands

Macie : Murmuration/Memorization : When The Distance Is Blue

Jamie Branch : Simple Silver Surfer : Fly or Die II/bird dogs of paradise

Irreversible Entanglements : Fireworks : Irreversible Entanglements

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Tortoise : Axial Seamount : Touch

SML : Stepping In/The Loop : How You Been

Anna Butterss : Shorn : Mighty Vertebrate

Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes : The Fool On The Hill : Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes

Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chu & Marta Sofia Honer : Stack Attack : The Closest Thing To Silence

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Tortoise : Vexations : Touch

SML : Industry : Small Medium Large

Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer : Different Rooms : Different Rooms

Makaya McCraven : Prosperity’s Fear : Universal Beings

Resavoir : First Light : Resavoir

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Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood : Part II : Chicago Waves

Rob Mazurek : Waxing Crescent #2 excerpt : Alternate Moon Cycles

Angel Bat Dawid : Destination (Dr. Yusef Lateef) : The Oracle

Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart : Dawn/Pulse : Single

Ben LaMar Gay : Uvas : Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun

Jeff Parker : Here Comes Ezra : The New Breed