Album of the Month - February 2021
Black Country, New Road Ninja Tune Who Originally hailing from Cambridge UK, the multi-instrumental 7-piece arrived via the Brixton Windmill scene in 2019 and have roused…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 23 with Goat Girl
"[Dan Carey] He’s got all this crazy equipment in his house. There’s this tangle of wires, boutique amps and pedals, vintage guitars… if…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 22 with Black Country, New Road
"…[artists] not being able to go to Europe because they can’t afford it… think about about how that will prevent certain artistic directions that…
Recounting: Spare Ribs by Sleaford Mods
"I wrote the lyrics for both tracks in a couple of hours sat in my car outside my house. When we got them into the…
Album of the Month - January 2021
Viagra Boys on Rough Trade Exclusive red marble vinyl + bonus CD Photo credit: Marcus Wilen Sweaty hysteria for sardonic lone-rangers and future Godfathers of punk. Who…
HEAR! HERE! Shit Year. Great Music.
As 2021 approaches we reflect on a year unlike any other and share some of the best bits from across the stores, all wrapped up in…
Win an Albums of the Year Vinyl Bundle
It's been a pretty sh*t year, but great music has lifted us and carried us through. As 2021 approaches we reflect on a…
Album of the Month - December 2020
Mark Lanegan on Rough Trade Exclusive white vinyl/CD Photo credit: Travis Keller Personal renditions of traditional songs sit alongside original works in this dark masterclass…
Recounting: Bedroom by bdrmm
"Imagine the film The Hangover but set in Leeds with no actual consequences except an unhappy recording engineer." Jordan Smith, bassist of Hull/Leeds…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2020
We've had our say on the best new music in our annual Albums of the Year list, but what about that insane career-spanning collection…