{"product_id":"anna-butterss-mighty-vertebrate","title":"Anna Butterss - Mighty Vertebrate","description":"\u003ctable height=\"103\" style=\"width: 329px; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e11\/09\/2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eLP Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Anthem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eCatalogue Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIARC86LPX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m going to make a song where the bass doesn’t function in the role of a bass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m going to work on this for an hour and then I’m going to stop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m going to make a song that uses groups of three-bar phrasing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI want to sample something and make it into a song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m going to start with a drum machine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe music itself reflects that structure beautifully, with the material being tightly composed and melodically realized by Butterss well in advance of production concerns. Herethey 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-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cwbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emode 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.    Bishop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.    Shorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3.    Dance Steve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.    Ella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.    Lubbock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.    Pokemans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.    Breadrich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.    Seeing You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.    Counterpoint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.    Saturno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Republic of Music","offers":[{"title":"LP Marble - IARC86LPX","offer_id":56359625687419,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/3020\/0134\/files\/unnamed-2026-07-31T153249.993.jpg?v=1785508386","url":"https:\/\/www.mixeduprecords.com\/products\/anna-butterss-mighty-vertebrate","provider":"Mixed Up Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}