Merge Records – Lollipop Magazine

Case Oats – Last Missouri Exit – Review

September 21, 2025

Case Oats is an alt-country band with lived-in songs featuring singer/guitarist Casey Gomez Walker and fiancé Spencer Tweedy (Jeff’s son) on drums.

Superchunk – No Hope – Music Stream

July 27, 2025

The song, reminiscent of Guided by Voices at their poppiest and most rocking, shows Mac can still construct a tune.

Bob Mould Announces Opening Acts For North American Tour – News

March 29, 2022

Bob Mould announces the opening acts for his North American tour: H.C. McEntire in CA and the South, Vic Bondi in the PacNW, and J. Robbins in the Northeast.

Bob Mould shares “Sunshine Rock,” announces album + tour – News

November 2, 2018

Bob Mould shares “Sunshine Rock” and announces a full-length of the same title to be released Feb 8, 2019 on Merge Records, with a tour to follow.

The Rosebuds – Night of the Furies – Review

July 27, 2007

The rich hooks and ringing guitars are still here, but now so are dance beats that bring out a whole new color, and recall OMD, The Cure, and Morrissey.

The Broken West – I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On – Review

April 20, 2007

A band that recalls the jumpy, jangly days of Nick Lowe, Big Star, Elvis Costello, and modern counterparts Spoon, Brendan Benson, Earlimart, etc.

Buzzcocks – Interview

August 6, 2003

An interview with Pete Shelley

Crooked Fingers – Red Devil Dawn – Review

June 13, 2003

The ex-Archers of Loaf frontman (Eric Bachmann) digs deep into his truckstop/whiskey heart and comes up with sinisterly pretty odes to life.

Survive and Advance – Vol. 1 – Review

January 3, 2003

A nice display of what Merge has to offer in the year 2002; mostly singer/songwriter stuff that embraces minimalism over lush instrumentation.

Versus – Hurrah – Review

April 1, 2001

Sometimes it’s explosive carnage, sometimes it’s crisp sing-alongs, but it’s always unpredictably musical yet so familiar. This is what pop really could be.