Dead Oceans Announces National Partnership with Barnes & Noble, Celebrating Acclaimed New Releases & Groundbreaking Records From Its Catalog.
Campaign initiative includes six limited edition, exclusive vinyl LP variants for Wednesday’s Bleeds, Jensen McRae’s I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!, Japanese Breakfast’s For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women), Mitski’s Laurel Hell, Khruangbin’s Mordechai and Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher.
Available at Barnes & Noble Stores nationwide starting on October 10th, 2025
October 6, 2025 - Dead Oceans announces a nationwide, multi-month partnership with Barnes & Noble, running from October 10th, 2025, through January 4th, 2026. As part of the Barnes & Noble Indie Label Spotlight initiative, the exclusive collaboration will celebrate several acclaimed new releases from the indie record label, as well as groundbreaking, chart-topping albums that have shaped Dead Oceans’ thriving music catalog. Available as six limited edition, exclusive colored vinyl variants, the series will feature:
- Wednesday’s Bleeds (“Stagnant Creek” Metallic Green Swirl)
- Jensen McRae’s I Don’t Know How But They Found Me! (Frosted Coke Bottle Translucent)
- Japanese Breakfast’s For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) (Summer Sky Splash)
- Mitski’s Laurel Hell (Clear with Silver & Lavender Splatter)
- Khruangbin’s Mordechai (Morado)
- And Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher (The Deep End), which Barnes & Noble has named as its November/December Album of The Month.
Available at Barnes & Noble locations across the country, these selections will be featured on special in-store displays showcasing the Dead Oceans assortment. Purchasers of any Dead Oceans title in stores will receive a free collectable Dead Oceans branded tote bag, showcasing the new logo, while supplies last. This promotion highlights the commitment of Barnes & Noble to introducing their customers to great indie label music and its strong support of the Dead Oceans brand.
Phil Waldorf, Co-Owner and Chief Marketing Officer at Secretly Group, says: “One of the things I’m most proud of with Dead Oceans is our ability to bring obscure and left-of-center music to a wide audience. Partnerships like these prove that artists challenging the norm can have equal access to the marketplace. I am thrilled that through this collaboration, our artists are being placed front and center not just in the biggest cities, but suburbs and smaller towns.”
This multi-tiered collaboration that was coordinated by AMPED Distribution, a division of Alliance Entertainment (Nasdaq: AENT), unites Dead Oceans, Secretly Distribution, and Barnes & Noble in a national spotlight campaign celebrating independent music.
“We are thrilled to partner with trailblazing Indie label Dead Oceans for our Q4 Spotlight program. Our customers already love their incredible roster of artists. By highlighting the Dead Oceans brand, we give our customers more CDs and LPs to discover and collect!” adds Crissi Bariatti, Senior Merchandise Manager at Barnes & Noble.
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About DEAD OCEANS:
Since its formation in 2007, Dead Oceans’ diverse make-up of artists pushes forth a modern reimagining of the supposed indie-rock canon, expanding and redefining what the “indie” genre even is, and what it can be. Alongside its fellow Secretly Group record labels – Jagjaguwar, Secretly Canadian, Saddest Factory Records – Dead Oceans has grown into a dynamic home that is built to serve a staggering mix of artists spanning sound, age, and sense of place. From paradigm-shifting breakouts to commercial successes and constant, unparalleled praise for everyone from proven icons like Bright Eyes, Japanese Breakfast, Khruangbin, Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers and Toro y Moi to rising stars such as Avalon Emerson, Cassandra Jenkins, Durand Jones & The Indications, Greg Mendez, Jensen McRae, Scowl, Shame and Wednesday, Dead Oceans continues to honor and subvert classic American music for a new century, and a modern world.
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About AMPED Distribution:
AMPED is one of the fastest-growing, top-tier independent distributors committed to developing and growing independent artists and labels worldwide. A part of Alliance Entertainment, AMPED gives the indie community access to a global distribution system with the largest sales force, a seasoned and skilled staff that provides a suite of services and data second to none. AMPED’s customer base is the largest in the industry directly servicing brick and click retailers large and small along with (DTC) direct consumers. For more information, visit www.ampeddistribution.com.
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Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ: AENT) is a premier distributor and fulfillment partner for the entertainment and pop culture collectibles industry. With more than 340,000 unique in-stock SKUs — including over 57,300 exclusive titles across compact discs, vinyl LPs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and video games — Alliance offers the largest selection of physical media in the market For more information, visit www.aent.com.