Rough Trade Essential: Pop
Memorable melodies, accessible anthems, music consumed on mass appeal. Pop music has always been music of the moment. It's hard to pin down what…
Liverpool in 20 Songs
"Few songs give you the option to feel that deeply in the first instance, but The Killing Moon gives you that sized canvas to project…
Album of the Month - April 2024
English Teacher - This Could Be Texas Island Piercing lyricism and invigorating versatility, the left-field Leeds rockers step up to the plate as guitar music'…
Ranked: Taylor Swift's Greatest Albums
"It makes me smile bittersweetly when considering that Taylor has been a superstar since day one but she would spend almost her entire career earning…
In Profile: Amy Winehouse
"Music is the only thing that will give and give and give and not take." Amy Winehouse In 2011 the world lost one of…
In Conversation with Bob Vylan
"The sun is a thing that never dims its light for anybody. I don't want to dim my light for anybody. Even when…
Arthur Russell's 20 Greatest Songs
"I seem to barely scratch the surface of Arthur Russell’s creativity...I really think he belongs in the canon, in the pantheon, in a…
Rough Trade Essential: Women in Music
This International Women's Day, we join our community in celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women by highlighting favourite Rough Trade…
Album of the Month - March 2024
Master Peace - How To Make A Master Peace PMR A refreshing new voice in indie pop with boundless nu-rave spirit. Master Peace - How To…
Ranked: Belle and Sebastian's Greatest Albums
Words by Jamie Moir, Rough Trade Buyer "I could bang on track-by-track here about just how amazing this album is, but fuck it, I’ve…