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…
On The Rise: Will Paquin
A DIY spark plug of happy havoc. On YouTube, the official audio video for LA via Boston artist Will Paquin's 2020 standalone single Chandelier…
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.…
On The Rise: Case Oats
Built in the basement, made for the porch swing - a horizon found in sound. Case Oats is embracing a new rhythm. The Chicago-based project fronted…
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…
On The Rise: Nourished By Time
A captivating fusion of nostalgia with razor-sharp futurism. In 2023, Nourished By Time - the musical alias of Baltimore-based artist Marcus Brown - released striking debut…
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."…
A Rough Guide To: How to Care for Your Turntable
Here’s the thing: vinyl gives back what you put in. If you treat your records and your turntable well, they’ll reward you with sound…
Album of the Month - May 2025
Viagra Boys - viagr aboys Shrimptech Enterprises A self-reflective, semi-self-titled surrealist masterstroke. Viagra Boys embrace what they do best, taking on the world with sharp-edged satirism…
Rough Trade Essential: Jazz
"Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around." Miles Davis Originating in New Orleans' African-American communities in the late 1800s,…