Shoplifting with Future Islands
"This record still has a piece of my heart. M is one of my favourite songs of all time. And has one of my favourite…
Album of the Month - February 2024
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy Island Fresh off the back of their Rough Trade On The Rise induction, ready yourself for a real…
Rough Trade Essential: Greatest Guitar Albums
"Replace the generic cliches with genuinely raw lyrics, the pristine, over-the-top production, with grit and power, and the trite, self-indulgent guitar solos, with a style…
Ranked: David Bowie's Greatest Albums
"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on."…
Sad Indie-spensibles
Not reserved for January alone, embrace the blues and beauty of some of our favourite wistful vinyl albums featuring Gothic tones, 'sad indie', melancholy folk and sadcore rock - the downbeat melodies we all lean into, to feel more understood.…
Rough Trade Essential: Shoegaze
One of indie-rock's finest subgenres. With warm waves of distortion, limitless guitar texture and the most ethereal vocals - shoegaze is music for dreamers.…
Album of the Month - January 2024
SPRINTS - Letter To Self City Slang Energetic and abrasive with driving guitars and spiky punk poetry, SPRINTS mix up a brilliant concoction of gothic-tinged melodies…
2023 Roundup: Bestsellers and Hot Tips for 2024
All-female goth glam, future shoegaze stars, anticipated solo projects, and electrifying live energy. We round up the biggest releases of the past year and cast an…
Album of the Month - December 2023
Jangle Bells - A Rough Trade Shops Christmas Selection Rough Trade Shops "Chris and Jack, who I work in an office with at West, always…
Staff Picks: Best of 2023
"Ethereal soundscapes that linger like the warm afterglow of fire. Best consumed with a pint of Guinness and a small selection of loved ones."…