A Rough Guide To: UK Grassroots Music
"More than a building and a stage, it's something that's grown over years, and it's a feeling. It'…
Albums of the Year So Far 2025 | Rough Trade UK
The music that hit and the music you missed. Welcome to our list celebrating some of the best music to hit the racks in the first…
Ranked: Oasis' Greatest Albums
"I challenge anyone in the crowd when Don't Look Back In Anger comes on not to get goosebumps as everyone compulsively throws their…
Charli xcx's 20 Greatest Songs
"With pumping synths and pulsing bass, it introduced us to the unapologetic 360 party girl we would come to know better." The rise of…
Contemporary Music's LGBTQIA+ Icons
"To be queer, and to be a musician, are more often than not intertwined in a battle of identity and creative expression." Our celebration…
Ranked: Sufjan Stevens' Greatest Albums
"Sufjan can seemingly produce intimate moments at the drop of a hat, reducing anyone to a mushy heap. It’s that moment in a basement…
Album of the Month - June 2025
caroline - caroline 2 Rough Trade Records A fever dream of folk-like arrangements, embracing a post-genre palette for a grandiose sound and a truly euphoric experience.…
Bruce Springsteen's 20 Greatest Songs
"It's an old song that makes you feel young again. Glory Days into Dancing In The Dark might be the most joyful back-to-back…
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…
Bearded Theory: Ezra Furman Debuts in Derbyshire
"It’s a very welcome difference, to know that I’m not generating income for multinational corporations, just repping for certain regional plant species."…