{"product_id":"anna-butterss-mighty-vertebrate-lp-skull","title":"Anna Butterss - Mighty Vertebrate [LP - Skull]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(219, 36, 36);\"\u003eRelease Date: September 11, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: International Anthem Recording Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMighty Vertebrate is the International Anthem debut from Anna Butterss.The Adelaide-born bassist \/ composer has been a first call for LA tour and studio work since relocating there in 2014 – racking up credits with notables across the experimental, jazz, and pop worlds alike – but their most notable contributions to the burgeoning LA scene have been as a member of both Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet and rising proto-trance supergroup SML, who Pitchfork says “represents the thrilling next phase of a vibrant L.A. community.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I had just gotten off of a bunch of touring at the end of 2022 and just wanted to write music,” says Butterss. “The best way for me to do that, I’ve found, is to set myself a discreet and focused task.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to make a song where the bass doesn’t function in the role of a bass.\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to work on this for an hour and then I’m going to stop.\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to make a song that uses groups of three-bar phrasing.\u003cbr\u003eI want to sample something and make it into a song.\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to start with a drum machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music itself reflects that structure beautifully, with the material being tightly composed and melodically realized by Butterss well in advance of production concerns. Here they reconvene a group of trusted longtime collaborators to bring their compositions to fruition: Ben Lumsdaine (drums, guitar, production), Josh Johnson (sax), and Gregory Uhlmann (guitar), plus a smoking guest appearance from Jeff Parker. The breadth and scope of the results might have been difficult to achieve otherwise. From the Robbie-Shakespeare-in-groove-mode intro to the album opener “Bishop” to the spacious cinematic doom of “Seeing You” there is a lot to wrangle into one cohesive concept. On Mighty Vertebrate,Butterss and crew do just that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redeye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44844478988339,"sku":"634457262454","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/5935\/9283\/files\/cover_aeba349e-6bf9-4611-bcde-661c1715b8ae.jpg?v=1789134179","url":"https:\/\/seasickbham.com\/products\/anna-butterss-mighty-vertebrate-lp-skull","provider":"Seasick Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}