New releases from The Clientele, Fruit Bats, Superchunk, and more for Bandcamp’s Friday fundraiser
Today, Merge will join Bandcamp and hundreds of other independent record labels in waiving our revenue share across the entire Merge digital catalog on Bandcamp. The initiative has become a bright spot in these times and a tradition we have grown to look forward to as a label, and as music fans. After all, Merge would be nowhere without our wonderful artists, and we want to make sure they are extra-supported when there is an inability to tour or play live.
To celebrate the occasion, several Merge recording artists have readied new music, live albums, b-sides, covers, and more for release on Bandcamp, and we thought it’d be great for you to have them all in one place for easy reference. Ready? Let’s go:
- The Clientele – “Closer” (100% of proceeds for the next year to Black Lives Matter)
- Fruit Bats – Found a Round Stone: Live in Portland (100% of proceeds to Black Futures Lab)
- Bob Mould – “American Crisis” (100% of proceeds through June 7 to OutFront Minnesota and Black Visions Collective)
- Superchunk – Clambakes Vols. 1–6, 8 & 9 live show archival series (100% of proceeds from Vol. 10 continue to support NC Community Bail Fund of Durham and Durham FEAST)
- TORRES –“Too Big for the Glory Hole” (100% of today's proceeds to Loveland Therapy Fund)
Additionally, many more artists from our fantastic roster are graciously donating their revenue today to the following organizations:
- A Giant Dog: 100% of proceeds to 400+1 Bail Fund Austin and LGBTQ Freedom Fund
- Apex Manor: 100% of proceeds to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Richard Buckner: 100% of proceeds to Black Lives Matter
- Caribou: 100% of proceeds to Progressives Everywhere Bail Fund Distribution and NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Mikal Cronin: 100% of proceeds to Loveland Therapy Fund
- Allison Crutchfield: 100% of proceeds to Los Angeles Action Bail Fund
- Flock of Dimes: 100% of proceeds to BYP100 Durham
- Gauche: 100% of proceeds to Black Trans Femme in the Arts Collective
- H.C. McEntire: 100% of proceeds to Black Earth Farms
- Hiss Golden Messenger: 100% of proceeds from Forward, Children continue to support students in the Durham Public Schools system)
- Joyero: 100% of proceeds to BYP100 Durham
- Lambchop: 100% of proceeds to Gideon’s Army Nashville
- Little Scream: 100% of proceeds to National Bail Fund Network
- The Love Language: 100% of proceeds to Showing Up for Racial Justice
- the Mountain Goats: 100% of proceeds to Richmond Community Bail Fund, NC Community Bail Fund of Durham, and Good Call NYC
- Sacred Paws: 100% of proceeds to Black Lives Matter UK
- Swearin’: 100% of proceeds to Philly Community Bail Fund
- Sweet Spirit: 100% of proceeds to The Okra Project
- Telekinesis: 100% of proceeds to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Titus Andronicus: 100% of proceeds to National Lawyers Guild and NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- William Tyler: 100% of proceeds to Gideon’s Army Nashville
- Wye Oak: 100% of proceeds to BYP100 Durham
We hope you’ll join us in supporting the music makers this Friday and beyond. Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram what releases you have on your Bandcamp shopping lists so we can add them to ours! Thank you, and #keeplistening!
