Merge Records Merge Records Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records reaching the top of the "Billboard" music charts. After releasing a number of 7" records and cassettes, the first Merge Records full-length CD release came on April 1, 1992 with MRG020 Superchunk - "", the band's first collection of singles. The label's first album to reach
Forget Cassettes of Europe in February and March 2007. Cameron and Scroader reunited in 2008 under the name Eliza the Arrow. A third Forget Cassettes album, titled "O Cursa" is the band's first to not predominantly feature live drums and guitar. Reviews for both the group's albums have been generally positive, as have the comments regarding their energetic live performances. Comparisons with other bands have ranged from The White Stripes, to PJ Harvey and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Perhaps acknowledging the influence of the former, Forget Cassettes covered PJ Harvey's 'Me-Jane' — from her 1993 album Rid of Me — during their 2007