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Crooked Fingers, the long-running moniker for the legendary Eric Bachmann’s output from 1998-2016, is back. On February 27 Crooked Fingers will release Swet Deth, their first album since 2011’s Breaks in the Armor.
The lead single “Cold Waves,” feat. Mac McCaughan, is out now. lnk.to/SwetDeth
The lead single “Cold Waves,” feat. Mac McCaughan, is out now. lnk.to/SwetDeth
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Crooked Fingers, the long-running moniker for the legendary Eric Bachmann’s output from 1998-2016, is back. On February 27 Crooked Fingers will release Swet Deth, their first album since 2011’s Breaks in the Armor.
The lead single “Cold Waves,” feat. Mac McCaughan, is out now. lnk.to/SwetDeth
The lead single “Cold Waves,” feat. Mac McCaughan, is out now. lnk.to/SwetDeth
The New Pornographers are hitting the road next spring supported by Will Sheff of Okkervil River!! Tickets go on sale Friday. thenewpornographers.com
Check out A.C. Newman’s interview with Rolling Stone about the current happenings with the band and what to expect in the new year.
Check out A.C. Newman’s interview with Rolling Stone about the current happenings with the band and what to expect in the new year.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The New Pornographers are hitting the road next spring supported by Will Sheff of Okkervil River!! Tickets go on sale Friday. thenewpornographers.com
Check out A.C. Newman’s interview with Rolling Stone about the current happenings with the band and what to expect in the new year.
Check out A.C. Newman’s interview with Rolling Stone about the current happenings with the band and what to expect in the new year.
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TONIGHT! Our first show ever in the great state of Idaho and it will be a gem… us and Case Oats at the Shrine Social Club Ballroom in Boise see u there!!
theduckclub.com/show/superch...
theduckclub.com/show/superch...
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
TONIGHT! Our first show ever in the great state of Idaho and it will be a gem… us and Case Oats at the Shrine Social Club Ballroom in Boise see u there!!
theduckclub.com/show/superch...
theduckclub.com/show/superch...
Ten years ago, Will Butler celebrated the release of his solo debut album 'Policy' with the Brantley Gutierrez-directed video for “Anna.”
Today, the video (starring Emma Stone) is reimagined as “ANNA (MonoChrome)." 💃
Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3m9xtsf2 🎥
Today, the video (starring Emma Stone) is reimagined as “ANNA (MonoChrome)." 💃
Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3m9xtsf2 🎥
October 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Ten years ago, Will Butler celebrated the release of his solo debut album 'Policy' with the Brantley Gutierrez-directed video for “Anna.”
Today, the video (starring Emma Stone) is reimagined as “ANNA (MonoChrome)." 💃
Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3m9xtsf2 🎥
Today, the video (starring Emma Stone) is reimagined as “ANNA (MonoChrome)." 💃
Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3m9xtsf2 🎥
Destroyer may be in the middle of tour, but that won’t stop them sharing a brand new video! “The Same Thing as Nothing at All" video, directed by David Ray, is out now: tinyurl.com/yckezztj 🎥
Don't miss them on tour right now! N. American dates through Oct, with EU/UK dates happening through Nov!
Don't miss them on tour right now! N. American dates through Oct, with EU/UK dates happening through Nov!
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Destroyer may be in the middle of tour, but that won’t stop them sharing a brand new video! “The Same Thing as Nothing at All" video, directed by David Ray, is out now: tinyurl.com/yckezztj 🎥
Don't miss them on tour right now! N. American dates through Oct, with EU/UK dates happening through Nov!
Don't miss them on tour right now! N. American dates through Oct, with EU/UK dates happening through Nov!
'The Violet Hour' — the debut full-length by @theclienteleband — is being reissued on Merge vinyl, out on 11/7 + available to pre-order now! 🎉
Lnk.to/VioletHour or mergerecords.com!
Lnk.to/VioletHour or mergerecords.com!
September 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
'The Violet Hour' — the debut full-length by @theclienteleband — is being reissued on Merge vinyl, out on 11/7 + available to pre-order now! 🎉
Lnk.to/VioletHour or mergerecords.com!
Lnk.to/VioletHour or mergerecords.com!
Destroyer is here with a new video for “Travel Light,” the closing track from 'Dan’s Boogie.' 📽️
Watch: tinyurl.com/2vkdad2v
Later this month, the band embarks on a North American full band tour joined by Jennifer Castle + Cass McCombs for select dates!📍Grab those tickets while you can!
Watch: tinyurl.com/2vkdad2v
Later this month, the band embarks on a North American full band tour joined by Jennifer Castle + Cass McCombs for select dates!📍Grab those tickets while you can!
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Destroyer is here with a new video for “Travel Light,” the closing track from 'Dan’s Boogie.' 📽️
Watch: tinyurl.com/2vkdad2v
Later this month, the band embarks on a North American full band tour joined by Jennifer Castle + Cass McCombs for select dates!📍Grab those tickets while you can!
Watch: tinyurl.com/2vkdad2v
Later this month, the band embarks on a North American full band tour joined by Jennifer Castle + Cass McCombs for select dates!📍Grab those tickets while you can!
From @thelineofbestfit.com, read more about the new Case Oats record below! 👇
The emotional geography of alt-alt-country newcomers Case Oats is mapped onto the St Louis-Chicago corridor as their work explores the coming-of-age tension between roots and movement.
Case Oats: “I don’t spend that much time with a song after it’s written” | Interview
Chicago's alt-alt-country newcomers Case Oats explore the coming-of-age tension between roots and movement.
www.thelineofbestfit.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
From @thelineofbestfit.com, read more about the new Case Oats record below! 👇
Happy release day to 'Songs in the Key of Yikes' by Superchunk! 🎉
Stream wherever you get your music or pick up a physical copy in the Merge store 👉 lnk.to/KeyofYikes
And don't miss those tour dates that are right around the corner! Tour kicks off in Sept, grab your tickets while you can!
Stream wherever you get your music or pick up a physical copy in the Merge store 👉 lnk.to/KeyofYikes
And don't miss those tour dates that are right around the corner! Tour kicks off in Sept, grab your tickets while you can!
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Happy release day to 'Songs in the Key of Yikes' by Superchunk! 🎉
Stream wherever you get your music or pick up a physical copy in the Merge store 👉 lnk.to/KeyofYikes
And don't miss those tour dates that are right around the corner! Tour kicks off in Sept, grab your tickets while you can!
Stream wherever you get your music or pick up a physical copy in the Merge store 👉 lnk.to/KeyofYikes
And don't miss those tour dates that are right around the corner! Tour kicks off in Sept, grab your tickets while you can!
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Chapel Hill's finest Superchunk return with another ten songs of righteous, catchy anger and dark humor. It's one of the best records of their reunion era.
'Songs in the Key of Yikes' is a #PMPick out Friday via
@mergerecords.bsky.social.
'Songs in the Key of Yikes' is a #PMPick out Friday via
@mergerecords.bsky.social.
Superchunk Reckon with the State of the Union » PopMatters
Chapel Hill's finest Superchunk return with another ten songs of righteous, catchy anger and dark humor. It's one of the best records of their reunion era.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Chapel Hill's finest Superchunk return with another ten songs of righteous, catchy anger and dark humor. It's one of the best records of their reunion era.
'Songs in the Key of Yikes' is a #PMPick out Friday via
@mergerecords.bsky.social.
'Songs in the Key of Yikes' is a #PMPick out Friday via
@mergerecords.bsky.social.
Today, Jade Hairpins return with “Like Fumes" a new song accompanied by a hypnotic visualizer! Stream wherever you get your music (lnk.to/LikeFumes), and to celebrate further, we're offering 15% off on the Merge catalogs of Jade Hairpins + Fucked Up, today only! Browse here: tinyurl.com/zrncsczw
August 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today, Jade Hairpins return with “Like Fumes" a new song accompanied by a hypnotic visualizer! Stream wherever you get your music (lnk.to/LikeFumes), and to celebrate further, we're offering 15% off on the Merge catalogs of Jade Hairpins + Fucked Up, today only! Browse here: tinyurl.com/zrncsczw
A new talk with Laura! Listen below! 🎧
Some distraction from dystopia with a brand-new episode of Beginnings...
Great talk with Laura Ballance of @superchunk.bsky.social & @mergerecords.bsky.social! Early adventures in sewing, confronting death, sharks & scavengers, choosing Superchunk and MORE!
🎧 tinyurl.com/BeginningsLB...
Great talk with Laura Ballance of @superchunk.bsky.social & @mergerecords.bsky.social! Early adventures in sewing, confronting death, sharks & scavengers, choosing Superchunk and MORE!
🎧 tinyurl.com/BeginningsLB...
August 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A new talk with Laura! Listen below! 🎧
The new track "Idiom" by Carson McHone is out now! Stream wherever you get your music, or watch the full video on YouTube here: youtu.be/-AYky_zPD38 🎥
'Pentimento' is out on September 12th, and you can pre-order at mergerecords.com!
'Pentimento' is out on September 12th, and you can pre-order at mergerecords.com!
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The new track "Idiom" by Carson McHone is out now! Stream wherever you get your music, or watch the full video on YouTube here: youtu.be/-AYky_zPD38 🎥
'Pentimento' is out on September 12th, and you can pre-order at mergerecords.com!
'Pentimento' is out on September 12th, and you can pre-order at mergerecords.com!
As many of you have heard, our friend Dan McGee from Spider Bags suffered an aneurysm in April and has undergone multiple brain surgeries since.
On 8/23, proceeds from this event will go directly to Dan’s family to help with the costs of recovery. Tix on sale now at thepinkhook.com (link in bio)
On 8/23, proceeds from this event will go directly to Dan’s family to help with the costs of recovery. Tix on sale now at thepinkhook.com (link in bio)
August 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
As many of you have heard, our friend Dan McGee from Spider Bags suffered an aneurysm in April and has undergone multiple brain surgeries since.
On 8/23, proceeds from this event will go directly to Dan’s family to help with the costs of recovery. Tix on sale now at thepinkhook.com (link in bio)
On 8/23, proceeds from this event will go directly to Dan’s family to help with the costs of recovery. Tix on sale now at thepinkhook.com (link in bio)
It's Bandcamp Friday! 🎉
To celebrate, music from Rosali, Spider Bags, and The Clientele are pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp today!
Head to mergerecords.bandcamp.com (link in our bio) to browse!
#BandcampFriday
To celebrate, music from Rosali, Spider Bags, and The Clientele are pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp today!
Head to mergerecords.bandcamp.com (link in our bio) to browse!
#BandcampFriday
August 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday! 🎉
To celebrate, music from Rosali, Spider Bags, and The Clientele are pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp today!
Head to mergerecords.bandcamp.com (link in our bio) to browse!
#BandcampFriday
To celebrate, music from Rosali, Spider Bags, and The Clientele are pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp today!
Head to mergerecords.bandcamp.com (link in our bio) to browse!
#BandcampFriday
A very happy birthday to Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus! 🎉 Not only is it Patrick's birthday, today marks the 10th anniversary of Titus Andronicus' Merge debut album 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'!
Revisit this classic album today, and wish Paddy Stacks a happy birthday!
Revisit this classic album today, and wish Paddy Stacks a happy birthday!
July 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A very happy birthday to Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus! 🎉 Not only is it Patrick's birthday, today marks the 10th anniversary of Titus Andronicus' Merge debut album 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'!
Revisit this classic album today, and wish Paddy Stacks a happy birthday!
Revisit this classic album today, and wish Paddy Stacks a happy birthday!
Can you believe it's already been a whole year since Merge 35? Walk down memory lane with some of these photos from day one of the fest, and feel free to drop your favorite Merge 35 memory in the comments! 🐙
📷: Alex Cox and Dani Bolton
#Merge35 #mergerecords
📷: Alex Cox and Dani Bolton
#Merge35 #mergerecords
July 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Can you believe it's already been a whole year since Merge 35? Walk down memory lane with some of these photos from day one of the fest, and feel free to drop your favorite Merge 35 memory in the comments! 🐙
📷: Alex Cox and Dani Bolton
#Merge35 #mergerecords
📷: Alex Cox and Dani Bolton
#Merge35 #mergerecords
"Nora," the new single by Case Oats, is out today!
Stream the new song wherever you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order 'Last Missouri Exit' before it drops on August 22nd! All at the link in our bio ✨
Stream the new song wherever you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order 'Last Missouri Exit' before it drops on August 22nd! All at the link in our bio ✨
July 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"Nora," the new single by Case Oats, is out today!
Stream the new song wherever you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order 'Last Missouri Exit' before it drops on August 22nd! All at the link in our bio ✨
Stream the new song wherever you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order 'Last Missouri Exit' before it drops on August 22nd! All at the link in our bio ✨
“Stuck in a Dream” by Superchunk, the final single from the upcoming 'Songs in the Key of Yikes,' is out now! 🎉
“Based on an actual dream that wouldn’t end," you can stream the new song wherever you get your music, and pre-order the album here: lnk.to/keyofyikes! 🌴
“Based on an actual dream that wouldn’t end," you can stream the new song wherever you get your music, and pre-order the album here: lnk.to/keyofyikes! 🌴
July 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“Stuck in a Dream” by Superchunk, the final single from the upcoming 'Songs in the Key of Yikes,' is out now! 🎉
“Based on an actual dream that wouldn’t end," you can stream the new song wherever you get your music, and pre-order the album here: lnk.to/keyofyikes! 🌴
“Based on an actual dream that wouldn’t end," you can stream the new song wherever you get your music, and pre-order the album here: lnk.to/keyofyikes! 🌴
Carson McHone is here with “Downhill" 🎉
It’s the latest single from her forthcoming album 'Pentimento,' out September 12, and there is also an accompanying music video you can watch on YouTube right now!
Stream the new single and pre-order 'Pentimento' here: lnk.to/Pentimento
#carsonmchone
It’s the latest single from her forthcoming album 'Pentimento,' out September 12, and there is also an accompanying music video you can watch on YouTube right now!
Stream the new single and pre-order 'Pentimento' here: lnk.to/Pentimento
#carsonmchone
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Carson McHone is here with “Downhill" 🎉
It’s the latest single from her forthcoming album 'Pentimento,' out September 12, and there is also an accompanying music video you can watch on YouTube right now!
Stream the new single and pre-order 'Pentimento' here: lnk.to/Pentimento
#carsonmchone
It’s the latest single from her forthcoming album 'Pentimento,' out September 12, and there is also an accompanying music video you can watch on YouTube right now!
Stream the new single and pre-order 'Pentimento' here: lnk.to/Pentimento
#carsonmchone
With the announcement of Hopscotch Music Festival, the full routing for the Superchunk tour is here! 🌴 Grab those tickets at mergerecords.com or the link in our bio 🎟️
With support from Tee Vee Repairmann on the East Coast and Case Oats on the West Coast, both legs of the tour are not-to-be-missed!
With support from Tee Vee Repairmann on the East Coast and Case Oats on the West Coast, both legs of the tour are not-to-be-missed!
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
With the announcement of Hopscotch Music Festival, the full routing for the Superchunk tour is here! 🌴 Grab those tickets at mergerecords.com or the link in our bio 🎟️
With support from Tee Vee Repairmann on the East Coast and Case Oats on the West Coast, both legs of the tour are not-to-be-missed!
With support from Tee Vee Repairmann on the East Coast and Case Oats on the West Coast, both legs of the tour are not-to-be-missed!
New Rosali! “Slow Pain (Solo)," the title track from 'Slow Pain: Live and Solo from Drop of Sun,' is out now! The album is out digitally and on a ltd purple cassette on Aug 1st!
Listen to the single/pre-order: lnk.to/slowpain 💜 The cassette will be available on her summer tour!
Listen to the single/pre-order: lnk.to/slowpain 💜 The cassette will be available on her summer tour!
July 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New Rosali! “Slow Pain (Solo)," the title track from 'Slow Pain: Live and Solo from Drop of Sun,' is out now! The album is out digitally and on a ltd purple cassette on Aug 1st!
Listen to the single/pre-order: lnk.to/slowpain 💜 The cassette will be available on her summer tour!
Listen to the single/pre-order: lnk.to/slowpain 💜 The cassette will be available on her summer tour!
We caught up with TORRES for our latest ep of Digging for Something - watch on YouTube now (link in our bio) and see what else Mackenzie picks from the Merge catalog! 💿
We also dropped some ltd signed copies of 'Silver Tongue,' 'Thirstier,' and 'What an enormous room' - browse at mergerecords.com!
We also dropped some ltd signed copies of 'Silver Tongue,' 'Thirstier,' and 'What an enormous room' - browse at mergerecords.com!
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
We caught up with TORRES for our latest ep of Digging for Something - watch on YouTube now (link in our bio) and see what else Mackenzie picks from the Merge catalog! 💿
We also dropped some ltd signed copies of 'Silver Tongue,' 'Thirstier,' and 'What an enormous room' - browse at mergerecords.com!
We also dropped some ltd signed copies of 'Silver Tongue,' 'Thirstier,' and 'What an enormous room' - browse at mergerecords.com!
Happy five years to our 40th anniversary edition of the 'Red Cross' EP by Redd Kross, released on this day in 2020! ❤️
Celebrate by revisiting the album today or checking out the @borninnocentreddkross documentary, which is available to rent at reddkrossfilm.com 🎥
📷 1: @lindsaymetivier
Celebrate by revisiting the album today or checking out the @borninnocentreddkross documentary, which is available to rent at reddkrossfilm.com 🎥
📷 1: @lindsaymetivier
June 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy five years to our 40th anniversary edition of the 'Red Cross' EP by Redd Kross, released on this day in 2020! ❤️
Celebrate by revisiting the album today or checking out the @borninnocentreddkross documentary, which is available to rent at reddkrossfilm.com 🎥
📷 1: @lindsaymetivier
Celebrate by revisiting the album today or checking out the @borninnocentreddkross documentary, which is available to rent at reddkrossfilm.com 🎥
📷 1: @lindsaymetivier
Happy new Case Oats day! The band has released a new single today, “In a Bungalow," from their debut album 'Last Missouri Exit,' out Aug 22! 🎉
Stream it where you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order the record at mergerecords.com (or the link in our bio)!💿
Stream it where you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order the record at mergerecords.com (or the link in our bio)!💿
June 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Happy new Case Oats day! The band has released a new single today, “In a Bungalow," from their debut album 'Last Missouri Exit,' out Aug 22! 🎉
Stream it where you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order the record at mergerecords.com (or the link in our bio)!💿
Stream it where you get your music, and don't forget to pre-order the record at mergerecords.com (or the link in our bio)!💿