Iconic Y2K Movie Music Moments
From colour palettes to fashion styles to retro tech, the Y2K aesthetic is on the up. But what about the music that soundtracked it? Today, the…
Rough Trade Essential: Debut Albums
Let's take it back to the start. One of the most significant moments of any music career, a debut album is the first opportunity…
Wide Awake Festival: Yard Act return to the South London Indie Mecca
"It was the first time I’d stood in a tight crowd watching music since March 2020 and I cried." After debuting in 2021…
Album of the Month - May 2022
Sharon Van Etten We've Been Going About This All Wrong Jagjaguwar A stunning meditation on life’s changes, SVE's intensely personal new…
On The Rise: DC Gore
Dance floor ready, synthesised to perfection. You may already be familiar with Dominic Gore, formerly one third of South London trio Little Cub. Since the trio…
Recounting: Nervous At Night by Charlie Hickey
"I think meeting Phoebe (Bridgers) made the idea of doing what I love feel a lot more tangible and she’s always supported me in…
Welcome to the Warehouse
Go behind the scenes and discover the place where we fulfil (quite literally) your online record store wishes to the very best of our ability, aided…
On The Rise: Bartees Strange
Ever cognisant of his roots, meet the multi-talented Washington D.C. fascinator ripping up the indie rock rulebook. When he was 12, Bartees Leon Cox Jr.…
Record Store Day UK 2022
Everything you need to know about Record Store Day at Rough Trade... Following two disrupted, though brilliant years, Record Store Day is back proper in 2022…
Album Of The Month - April 2022
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn Third Man A hot boiling pot of industrial-flavoured guitars, bluesy rhythms, frenetic energy and hip hop beats, the iconoclastic…
Rough Trade Essential
The most influential, seminal and timeless releases, transforming the boundaries of genre, paving the way for artists to come. Rough Trade Essential. The title awarded to…
Recounting: Never Let Me Go by Placebo
"As soon as the record comes out, the listener will make of each song what they want, and that is absolutely fine, as the music…
Shoplifting with The Mysterines
"The Velvet Underground are the best band in the world." For our latest Shoplifting feature, we caught up with Liverpool alt-rockers The Mysterines just…
In Profile: Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul
“I felt like what I wanted to say, I couldn’t say it in no two minutes and 30 seconds, because I wanted to speak through…
Album Of The Month - March 2022
Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer DEEWEE / Because Music Candid but humorous storytelling paired with playful synth concoctions and punk sensibilities. Charlotte Adigéry and…