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
The Ordinary Boys replaced Charlie "Chuck" Stanley in 2005. In October 2015 they returned with a new album, their fourth, titled "The Ordinary Boys" on their own imprint label "Treat Yourself". A 25-date UK tour from mid-October 2015 to mid-November 2015 to promote the album followed. In 2004 The Ordinary Boys released their debut album Over The Counter Culture preceded by the single Maybe Someday. The title track "Over the Counter Culture" was featured on the soundtrack for the best selling video game "". In support of the album they embarked on tours supported by Kaiser Chiefs, The Cribs and Hard-Fi. In 2005