How Merge Records Remains a Scrappy Indie Label in the Era of Streaming

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Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan, co-founders of Merge Records, talk to Seth Stevenson about running a record label in the era of streaming music, the advantages of operating in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and what goes into a record contract with a band these days.

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