Album of the Month - May 2024
Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West Merge Records A mighty return from one of Glasgow's greatest. Camera Obscura'…
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…
Ranked: Talking Heads' Greatest Albums
"Nothing quite sounded like Remain in Light before, and nothing really has since. Same as it ever was." One of the most enigmatic bands…
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'…
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…
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…