“Punk is where you find it”, wrote Greil Marcus. The resistance takes many forms. I have seen it in unexpected, and so all the more inspiring, places. I saw it in Emily Lloyd baring her arse to the gossipy neighbours in “Wish You Were Here” whilst gleefully bawling “Up yer bum!”. I saw it in Marlene Dietrich’s saucy wink beneath… Read more →

Ladies and Gentlemen, Tonight at 7pm would have been doors open at the Roxy for our Edinburgh show. We had hoped to share live with you our new single in an evening of jolly japes and bonhomie. And then do it all once again for good measure, across the M8 at Room 2, Glasgow, the following Saturday. Unfortunately the new… Read more →

New single ‘History Will Be Ours’ out today on vinyl or digital. Bandcamp are kindly waiving their revenue share all day today, so get yours here: https://anewinternational.bandcamp.com/album/history-will-be-ours-until-the-earth-runs-dry or from your favourite online record shop. Tell yer pals. More news later. ani x   Read more →

Ladies and Gentlemen, We are very sorry to say that we’ve decided to cancel our two upcoming shows at the Roxy Snug and Room 2 due to the current coronavirus situation. Much as it would have appealed to our Last Days of Pompeii mentality to carry on – let us live for tonight, for tomorrow we may die, etc –… Read more →

  Internationalism begins at home. The march towards #anialbum3 begins in Edinburgh and Glasgow with new single “History Will Be Ours”, a jolly mash up of music hall and good old fashioned sedition, featuring special guests the upper classes slumming it around a pub piano in a bargain basement Busby Berkeley dance number. With top hat, tails and a comedy trombone. Footage… Read more →

It’s been an exciting year for us, releasing our second album The Dark Carnival and being part of the theatre show with Vanishing Point which toured the country.  There may well be a curtain call or two in the future but meantime we are in production for album three and will have more news on this in the Spring.  Thank… Read more →

New single “Until The Earth Runs Dry” is A New International’s farewell to “The Dark Carnival”, acclaimed second album and soundtrack to the hit theatre show created in collaboration with Vanishing Point Theatre Company. Next year will see the release of brand new recordings and some special UK live dates as the band move towards the release of album three… Read more →

The final show of the year for us is coming up soon when we open for Goodbye Mr MacKenzie at Submarine, Cumbernauld on Saturday 14th December. I once played here, more years ago than I care to share, back when it was Papa Doc’s nightclub. I remember thinking that it seemed a little unusual to name a nightclub after a… Read more →

  Here we come- MON 13 MAY Isle of Eigg Community Hall THU 16 MAY Theatre Royal Dumfries FRI 17 MAY Paisley Arts Centre SAT 18 MAY Eastgate Theatre, Peebles SUN 19 MAY MacArts, Galashiels WED 22 MAY Latheron Hall FRI 24 MAY Dunoon Burgh Hall SAT 25 MAY Cairndow Village Hall, Cairndow SUN 26 MAY The Barn, Banchory MON… Read more →

  Our new album is released today.  You can buy or listen in the usual places – http://smarturl.it/thedarkcarnival   Read more →