#NowPlaying Syd & GBV inspired indie-prog from some Kiwi eccentrics. Great stuff from 2023 on @meritoriorec.bsky.social

Ayer me pasé por la guarida de @meritoriorec.bsky.social y pillé las cuatro últimas joyonas que ha sacado, para DISFRUTARLAS ahora. Una tras otra. ¡Qué maravilla de sello! Sacando preciosidades sin hacer ruido ni dando la pelma y manteniendo una calidad abismal. Todo maravilloso. Todo. Siempre.

#RedPlanet next up it’s Fazed on a Pony #WrongParty + new #indierock record dropping Jan 23 via @meritoriorec.bsky.social + #NP WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org fazedonapony.bandcamp.com/track/wrong-...

Bonito esto que sacan hoy los de @meritoriorec.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD2X...

New outfit Dust & Memory starts out strong an Essex Green reissue. An E6 classic wrapped in a dizzying blend of brass, flutes, strums & sonorous, soaring harmonies. The band's debut echoes Van Dykes Park, The Mamas and The Papas, Left Banke, Sagittarius, & just a touch of Ye Ye pop. bit.ly/4phpojE

The first single from Fazed On A Pony is stripped back, tangled up in easy strums and the soft glow of slide and steel. There’s an ache to “Heart Goes Blank,” the kind of beaten, but buoyant songs that bring to mind Jason Molina or the Palace revisited phase of Will Oldham. bit.ly/4psix7m

The last few years I’ve rounded up some of the best indie pop into bouquets of jangles, in the tradition of Sarah Records comps, and this year proved more packed than most. Here’s just over 90 minutes of the best bittersweet moments from the last year or so. bit.ly/3MeP5Di

part I of Dustsucker’s 100 favourite albums & EPs of 2025 is now up, featuring releases from @meritoriorec.bsky.social, @theleaflabel.com, @4ad.com, @tonalunion.bsky.social, @anothertimbre.bsky.social, and much more. dustsucker.substack.com/p/dustsucker...

Thanks @rosyoverdrive.com for including us again in this amazing list! 😊

My current musical crush.......A Folded Sky EP by Strange Passge on @meritoriorec.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/1QAuIA...

El darrer @tocdequeda.bsky.social sortit de la sala de parts: material efercescent de @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social i @slumberlandrecords.com : @joelcusumano.bsky.social i tota aquesta plèiade @lanovaradiodereus.bsky.social lanovaradiodereus.cat/toc-de-queda...

Another new radio show this week, w/my picks from the latest crop of indie music to pass thru my headphones, incl releases from @lapochettesurprise.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social. @khuh.bsky.social broadcast now streaming online: www.mixcloud.com/nstop/cycles...

Se acabó la paz, vamos a por las guitarras! @meritoriorec.bsky.social sigue sacando discos espectaculares. El nuevo de @dancerband.bsky.social , "More Or Less", sigue en la línea del primero y es muy muy bueno. No dejeis de escucharlo ----> buff.ly/nuzhlND

New blog post! Wrote about new/archival records from Hüsker Dü, Buddie @buddie-band.bsky.social @craftedsounds.bsky.social, Strange Passage @meritoriorec.bsky.social, and Sweet Nobody @repeatingcloud.com:

The album drapes the listener in dreary daydreams, velveteen hooks that sigh and slump against the speakers. It’s the kind of measured charm that’s usually reserved for revered, foundational bands, but on their third release Strange Passage makes it feel rather effortless. bit.ly/4qKSObK

“St Mary’s Pass,” jangles easy, stuck to a steady beat and buoyed by a subtle stab of horns. The song’s an ode to a particularly tricky stretch of Tasmanian road and a rental car with an insatiable need for gas, a scrape that songwriter Mark Monnone barely breezed out of at the time. bit.ly/4qIWbjt

Big fan of The Wesleys debut album from last year. Looking forward to hearing this in full. @meritoriorec.bsky.social thewesleys.bandcamp.com/album/explos...

#NowPlaying The Wesleys - Explosive Device Explosive Device (Meritorio) thewesleys.bandcamp.com/album/explos... @meritoriorec.bsky.social

“I have no idea what they are (apart from looking like mustard and ketchup) and want to ensure Glasgow City Council know that we did not paint them!” @dancerband.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social fortherabbits.net/2025/10/08/p...

Watch the video for Dancer's "Always Running!". New LP "More or Less" out now! Thanks @fortherabbits.bsky.social for the video premiere and great words! @dancerband.bsky.social

Back in the premiere game with one of Glasgow’s finest bands @dancerband.bsky.social Always Running is from their second album #MoreOrLess out now via @meritoriorec.bsky.social fortherabbits.net/2025/10/08/p...

Thank you @fortherabbits.bsky.social for premiering a new video for Dancer's "Always Running", taken from their recent album "More or Less". Watch the video and read the nice words below! fortherabbits.net/2025/10/08/p...

Listen/Order Baby Did This by Creative Writing! Guitar-driven indie rock with nods to the late ’80s/’90s underground! creativewriting.bandcamp.com/album/baby-d...

NOW until 7pm CET via live stream @bytefm.bsky.social f/ @modernnature.bsky.social | @gruffrhys.bsky.social | @theloftuk.bsky.social via @tapeterecords.bsky.social | Massage out on @bobointegral.bandcamp.com | @dancerband.bsky.social via @meritoriorec.bsky.social | @stereolabgroop.bsky.social

If you still need recs in the waning hours of Bandcamp Friday... I got ya. New CPS up now w/music fr artists/labels @glenndonaldson.bsky.social @lindymorrison.bsky.social @evernever.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social @indieordie.bsky.social @hiddenbayrec.bsky.social www.nstop.com/cycles-per-s...

Baby Did This by Creative Writing – out now! Formed in 2023 by members of Huevos II, Sore Eros, Jeanines & more, the band delivers witty, guitar-driven indie rock with nods to the late ’80s/’90s underground. listen|order creativewriting.bandcamp.com/album/baby-d...

The Wesleys' new single "Explosive Device” out now!   FFO -- Pixies, The Feelies, The Modern Lovers, The Lemonheads, early R.E.M. The Wesleys "Explosive Device" out on LP/DIGITAL, November 7, 2025 on Meritorio Records and Petit Village (CAN). thewesleys.bandcamp.com/album/explos...

Strange Passage’s new single "Golden Rule” out now! New LP “A Folded Sky" – Out November 7. FFO -- Felt, The Church, The Feelies, and early REM strangepassage.bandcamp.com/album/a-fold...

“Nothing’s getting reinvented here, but if you like tuneful, melodic distortion, catchy choruses and slacker joie de vivre, you’ll enjoy Creative Writing,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7960350... @meritoriorec.bsky.social

Sep 27 menu on @nwrbroadcast.bsky.social @mergerecords.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social @subjangle.bsky.social @wearebusybodies.bsky.social @ghostlyint.bsky.social @secretlycanadian.bsky.social @norulespr.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @chemunderground.bsky.social

Hoy otro disco editado este año por @meritoriorec.bsky.social. Los veteranos The High Water Marks y su "Consult The Oracle". Pop de guitarras del bueno que sirve para salvarte un día chungo. Hay algunos temas especialmente brillantes como "Old Farm Witches", deliciosa.

Ahora que @meritoriorec.bsky.social vuelve a reeditar esta maravilla de disco de jangle neozelandés. Creo que es un gran momento para recuperar este "Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn" de Jim Nothing. Es una maravilla

Jim Nothing’s hit album “Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn” is BACK IN PRINT on limited 180gr black vinyl! @meltedicecream.bsky.social Order it NOW! jimnothing.bandcamp.com/album/grey-e...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/memory-light-by-creative-writing.html Classic American guitar pop executed at the "play at repeat all day" level: "Memory Light" by New England band Creative Writing. From October 3 release Baby Did This. via @meritoriorec.bsky.social

New Dancer! Dae it!

'More or Less' is out today on @meritoriorec.bsky.social Thanks to everyone involved and hope you enjoy it 😎 Launch tonight at The Flying Duck in Glasgow dancermusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/more-o... monorailmusic.com/product/more... www.citizenticket.com/events/vibes...

Dancer "More or Less" out today! @dancerband.bsky.social There is an exclusive Red Vinyl version available through @monorailmusic.bsky.social Listen/Order here: dancermusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/more-o...

Slipping between the punk snap of Aussie forefathers and college radio jangle staples, Creative Writing's “Memory Light” weaves guitar lines around the listener, a braided lanyard of licks that’s buoyed by haloed harmonies that nod to The Feelies and The Chills. bit.ly/4nnTPDV

Los norteamericanos Strange Passage debutan en el sello madrileño @meritoriorec.bsky.social con "Hunter's Fancy", el estupendo primer adelanto de lo que será su segundo álbum. www.indienauta.com/strange-pass...

"Fun, attention grabbing and really quite charming." ★★★★ album review: MORE OR LESS by Dancer (@dancerband.bsky.social) is out this Friday on @meritoriorec.bsky.social

This kind of well-executed stubbornness and not playing by the rules was all the rage in the 90s in circles of music lovers who were serious about their listening habits. www.herecomestheflood.com/2025/09/danc... #dancer @meritoriorec.bsky.social @monorailmusic.bsky.social

#RedPlanet next up it’s Strange Passage #HuntersFancy + new #indierock record dropping Nov 7 via @meritoriorec.bsky.social + #NP WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org strangepassage.bandcamp.com/track/hunter...

One week until the release of our second album 'More or Less' via @meritoriorec.bsky.social and it's Bandcamp Friday! Surely the ideal moment to make that preorder >>> dancermusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/more-o...

#NowPlaying Slice & Dice – Creative Writing Baby Did This (Meritorio Records) creativewriting.bandcamp.com/album/baby-d... @meritoriorec.bsky.social

First album review is in courtesy of @theskinnymag.bsky.social many thanks! More or Less is out next week via @meritoriorec.bsky.social

Hear my September @dandelionradio.bsky.social‬ show w/ guest presenter Gemma from @dancerband.bsky.social who release new album 'More or Less' Sept 12th on @meritoriorec.bsky.social‬ Listen right now on Mixcloud at www.mixcloud.com/DandelionRad... or on rotating 24/7 schedule at dandelionradio.com

Playlist & playback for today’s It’s a Jangle Out There. Includes interview with Mark Monnone. @safesuburban.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social @repeatingcloud.com @bobointegral.bandcamp.com @prefectrecords.bsky.social @speakeasystudiossf.bsky.social jangleoutthere.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/p...

Slipping away from the jangled tangles & ‘90s CMJ chart digging of their early works, Creative Writing hits the pop pedal on “Slice & Dice,” dousing the hooks in fuzz. With a punk pounce, they scoop up Superchunk’s elasticity, The Wipers’ dented indie charms,& Toy Love’s frenetic edge bit.ly/4mglRB4

Creative Writing new single "Slice & Dice" out now. Debut LP "Baby Did This" – Out October 3. creativewriting.bandcamp.com/album/baby-d...

#RedPlanet 🎶📡📻 @wsum.bsky.social + PLAYLIST SUN AUG 3 + WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org + #indienouvelle via~ @audiolith.bsky.social @ejrc.bsky.social @moonglyph.bsky.social Feel It @joyfulnoiserecs.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social Squama @strangemono.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com &&&