Hiss Golden Messenger @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (pics, setlist)
HIss Golden messenger is on tour supporting new box set ’Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children.’
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Fruit Bats sign to Merge, share new song & mockumentary
Fruit Bats' Eric D Johnson is currently on a solo tour with Vetiver leader Andy Cabic.
Merge signs mysterious band Jade Hairpins (listen)
There's no Google history of the band's existence, no photo, and their bio is vague, so it seems very likely that this is a mysterious project from known musicians.
Swearin’ announce first album for Merge, share “Grow into a Ghost”
Swearin' are back from hiatus with their first album in five years and first for Merge. Related band Waxahatchee are also releasing a new EP on Merge this year.
Fucked Up sign to Merge for new album ‘Dose Your Dreams,’ share songs, touring
”Fucked Up have made their Screamadelica,” said Owen Pallett, of the first Fucked Up album in four years.
UK afro-funk band Ibibio Sound Machine covered Mountain Goats, playing shows
Earlier this year, British afro-funk band Ibibio Sound Machine released their second album and first for Merge Records, Uyai, and it's gotten a nice amount of acclaim...
Downtown Boys sign to Sub Pop for new album, touring with Sneaks
Downtown Boys are working on their new album with Fugazi's Guy Picciotto.
Allison Crutchfield on Swearin’ breakup, Trump, & new LP (which is streaming)
Her new album is a departure from the gritty punk of past bands she's been in, instead featuring catchy, dreamy pop songs that capture the time in her life post-Swearin', which she describes as a "scrapbook of that time."
John Darnielle’s Top 10 of 2016 & more ++ a Merge Records Holiday Sale
The Mountain Goats frontman and author highlights a diverse list of 2016 releases from electronic to metal to hip hop and more.