In Profile: boygenius, Friendship and the Power of Collaboration
boygenius are back. Indie's hottest supergroup uniting Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker return with their debut full-length the record, after leaving fans hungry for…
Ranked: Lana Del Rey's Greatest Albums
"These songs cut deep and don’t heal, NFR is an ESSENTIAL album. You should all own it. Like Joni’s Blue this record will be…
Shoplifting with The Nude Party
The Nude Party is one of the most groovy and dynamic bands in New York. They join us before their in-store performance for a little shoplifting.…
Rough Trade Essential: Goth Before Goth
The likes of Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy and The Cure summoned the darkness inside all of us through cold industrial sounds, gruesome imagery and lots…
Rough Trade x Signature Brew
Brewed with music. We are thrilled to announce our brand new partnership with London-based brewers Signature Brew - now serving in store! Founded in 2011, Signature…
Recounting: A Fistful of Peaches by Black Honey
"The world is a shitshow, nobody is perfect and we’re all just trying to get by the best way we can…" Izzy Baxter Phillips (lead…
Can You Recycle Vinyl Records?
For decades, vinyl enjoyed its reign as the most popular way to listen to music. But with the emergence of CDs and then digital media, it…
Shoplifting with Frankie Rose
Electronic art-pop artist Frankie Rose came by the shop ahead of her newest release Love As Projection. Photos by Olivia Cummings Formerly of bands Vivian Girls…
On The Rise: Joanna Sternberg
Musical medicine for all. Following the release of debut album Then I Try Some More and a two-week tour opening for Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) in…
Shoplifting with Junior Boys
Producer Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys joins us to chat about his favorite Canadian artists ahead of the electronic duo's US tour. Photos by Olivia Cummings…
On The Rise: superviolet
The Sidekicks’ Steven Ciolek introduces superviolet, a new solo project that includes a close collaboration with Saintseneca’s Zac Little and Sidekicks drummer Matty Sanders. The…
Rough Trade Essential: Britpop
"If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m getting rid of grunge!" Damon Albarn Regional accents, a new upbeat form of rock, records…
Shoplifting with Tourist
Electronic artist, producer, and songwriter Tourist sits down to chat about the albums that shaped him and where the name "Tourist" originated. Photos by Olivia Cummings…
Album of the Month - March 2023
Shame - Food For Worms Dead Oceans Headbanging punk meets sensitive moments, as the South London rockers return with new tricks on exploratory new album Food…
Recounting: Food For Worms by Shame
Photo by Pooneh Ghana "If this is the Lamborghini of Shame records, the next one’s gonna be a fucking flying car that also doubles up…