{"id":502789,"date":"2026-06-16T16:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502789\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:37:13","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-saddest-factory-to-merge-with-dead-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502789\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 Saddest Factory to Merge With Dead Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phoebe Bridgers<\/a>\u2019 Saddest Factory<\/a> imprint is being rolled back into its parent label, Dead Oceans<\/a>, following a trademark dispute. According to a brief statement<\/a> posted to Instagram on Sunday, June 14, all releases by Saddest Factory artists will now come out through Dead Oceans.<\/p>\n

No information is provided in the statement as to the origins of the dispute, though there is a duo called Saddest Factory<\/a> based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who describe themselves as \u201cthe culmination of two intensely imaginative men and their need for self expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its inception<\/a> in 2020, Saddest Factory has put out records by Claud<\/a>, Sloppy Jane<\/a>, Charlie Hickey<\/a>, Muna<\/a>\u2014plus Muna\u2019s lead singer, Katie Gavin<\/a>\u2014and Jasmine.4.T<\/a>. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Saddest Factory (the band) as well as Secretly Group, the label collective that houses Dead Oceans, for further comment.<\/p>\n

Read Hattie Lindert\u2019s new concert review, Going Analog at Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 Phones-Free MSG Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n