MERGE RECORDS

Cast your mind back to notable landmarks of 1992. Outside the Twin Cities, Mall of America opened to the public. Frank Gehry's enormous golden fish sculpture, El Peix, welcomed Barcelona Olympians...

Two-fer containing the first two albums from the Indie/Electropop band led by Stephin Merritt: Distant Plastic Trees (1991) and the Wayward Bus (1992). on these two albums, Merritt is responsible for...

Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees - Two-fer containing the first two albums from the Indie/Electropop band led by Stephin Merritt: Distant Plastic Trees (1991) and The Wayward Bus (1992). On these...

Jenny from Thebes began it's life as many albums by The Mountain Goats do, with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged. That lyric, "Jenny was a warrior / Jenny was a thief / Jenny...

Jenny from Thebes began it's life as many albums by The Mountain Goats do, with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged. That lyric, "Jenny was a warrior / Jenny was a thief / Jenny...

Mary's Voice, the follow-up to 2008's acclaimed Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes, is part one of a planned two-part album and inaugurates a newly active phase in the Music Tapes' evolution-?with...

This album stpotlights Julian Koster's songcraft and distinctive vocals, his almost religious devotion to the singing saw, and numerous contributions from other musicians in the Elephant 6 orbit. As...

Vinyl LP pressing. As ever, the personal has often been political in Tracey Thorn's work. Across 4 decades, her songs and writing have offered up a clear-eyed woman's view of the immediate world...

2010 solo album from the Everything But the Girl vocalist. Partnering again with Berlin-based producer Ewan Pearson, Tracey Thorn has created an album that is striking in it's simplicity. Recorded in...

As ever, the personal has often been political in Tracey Thorn's work. Across 4 decades, her songs and writing have offered up a clear-eyed woman's view of the immediate world around her, from the...

Produced by Ewan Pearson, TINSEL & LIGHTS features Tracey's rich vocals and contributions on guitar and piano. Three tracks include orchestral arrangements by Nick Ingman.1. 1. Joy (Written By Tracey...

DANCER EQUIRED is a return to the hive, even if the records creation was out of their usual boundaries. It's is a new chapter, sure to attract an entirely new audience of intrigued listeners while...