Merge Records

Merge Records
Parent companySecretly Group (50%; 2025—present)
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderLaura Ballance
Mac McCaughan
DistributorSecretly Distribution
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationDurham, North Carolina
Official websitemergerecords.com

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 an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world, with records reaching the top of the Billboard music charts.