Appreciators of deep musical realms, rejoice! We’ll see you for the sunset this February 15th high atop one of LA’s most cherished overlooks for the first group listen of Gregory Uhlmann’s Extra Stars, out in March with our International Anthem family.

Following a long run of supporting work with artists like Perfume Genius, Tasha, and Hand Habits, alongside an eponymous recorded output largely focused on his more singer-songwriter oriented music, Gregory Uhlmann has spent the better part of the last couple years trotting out album after album of groundbreaking instrumental modern music.

From the sparse melodies and hushed ambient soundscapes of Small Day, to his much-lauded duo outing Doubles with Meg Duffy, to his perhaps lesser-known but no-less-brilliant duo record Water Map with Dustin Wong, to the lush chamber-jazz interplay of his trio recording with saxophonist Josh Johnson and bassist Sam Wilkes, to the two genre-breaking albums he released as a co-leader of synth-laced trance-jazz quintet SML (2024’s Small Medium Large and 2025’s How You Been), Uhlmann has subtly, if not quietly, established himself as an essential presence in some of the most progressive recordings of this decade.

Extra Stars encompasses all he’s learned through all the above. A radiant sidereal serenade, the album’s fourteen miniature infinities swirl serendipitous synthesis and measured, melody-rich song into a panoramic menagerie of sound. As the album’s title was inspired by a trip to California’s Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, where the reality of the night sky’s starry expanse stretches beyond the boundaries of belief, we hope to see you at the edge of our local Elysian Park alongside Peter Shire’s Angels Point sculpture in shared collective vision.

You bring a blanket, we’ll bring a telescope.
Greg will be hanging out to introduce the album.
We’ll press play shortly after 5p, but feel free to arrive earlier to picnic and enjoy the day.