Shoplifting with Avalon Emerson
"I think it's the range of Arthur Russell's music. Also just the 'comfortableness.' The comfort of releasing things in…
Album of the Month - June 2023
Baxter Dury - I Thought I Was Better Than You Heavenly Baxter is back in business. An unflinching narrative embracing the multi-faceted meaning of life whilst…
Shoplifting with Blondshell
"This Yves Tumor album is a new one that came out this year. Zero skips. I think that with their albums, it's all…
Rough Trade Essential: Electronic
“…it might rely heavily on electronics, tapes. I can kind of envision one person with a lot of machines, tapes and electronics set up singing or…
Album of the Month - May 2023
Overmono - Good Lies XL The well-regarded brotherly duo dig deep into their library of sounds to present their much-awaited, fully realised full- length debut, an…
Label Focus: Fire Records
"As with the artists themselves, our sound is just a representation of our time in this universe, and we are not, and have never been,…
Shoplifting with Durand Jones
"I consider Dr. John to be like my godfather. I see him everywhere and I get signs and messages from him all over the place.…
Album of the Month - April 2023
Daughter - Stereo Mind Game 4AD A much needed return from Daughter. Forever finding the most soulful side of folk, the trio expand on their controlled…
Label Focus: Sub Pop
"None of us had any idea that it would turn into what it did and that it would put Seattle on the map - in…
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…