Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Imprint to be Rolled Back Into Parent Label Dead Oceans
The shift follows a trademark dispute surrounding the Saddest Factory name
Saddest Factory, the imprint run by indie star Phoebe Bridgers, has been integrated into its parent label Dead Oceans. In an Instagram post, Saddest Factory stated the shift is due to a trademark dispute over its name.
The details:
All Saddest Factory releases will be Dead Oceans releases moving forward.
Music handled by the Saddest Factory team will carry its logo next to the Dead Oceans logo.
The statement did not provide specific information about the trademark dispute.
Background:
Bridgers launched Saddest Factory in 2020.
Claud, Sloppy Jane, Charlie Hickey, and Muna have released through the imprint.
Dead Oceans is a part of Secretly Group.
What they said:
Saddest Factory via Instagram: “Due to a trademark dispute around the label’s name, moving forward, all SFR releases will come out via Dead Oceans, with our logo sitting alongside the Dead Oceans logo to signify our involvement. Please follow [Dead Oceans] for updates and news about our community of artists.”
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This article was written with information sourced from Pitchfork.
We covered it because Saddest Factory hosted releases from notable artists.
