Rough Trade Essential: '90s Dream Pop
Perfect for quiet nights and rainy mornings, dream pop is essential listening for the inward-looking. A strand of alternative rock defined by its atmospheric soundscape, it…
Label Focus: Sacred Bones
"Scoring David Gordon Green’s Halloween movies with Cody and Daniel is a more inclusive experience in the sense that I’m supporting another person’…
Rough Trade Soho
New standalone store to open in London's epicentre offering an exciting hybrid space that unites the worlds of fashion and music. With existing Rough…
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You might have noticed things are a bit different over on roughtrade.com... * To emulate our fantastic stores we’ve added more products to our homepage…
Shoplifting with Witch Fever
"Boy Harsher could soundtrack something like the opening scene for Blade. It's the ultimate spooky club environment." Cavernous soundscapes, the gorgeous but…
Album of the Month - October 2022
Alvvays Blue Rev Transgressive The perfect balance of playful and plaintive, Alvvays make a welcome return to remind us why they are indie pop's…
A Rough Guide To: Contemporary Emo
Loud, blistering and emotional. The emergence of the term 'emo' seemed a clever label around the year of 1985, as spearhead bands such as…
Ranked: Björk's Greatest Albums
"Although she’s flirted with the world of more accessible instant-gratification alt-pop, Björk is essentially an Artist. With a capital A." Tracing the musical…
Label Focus: Stones Throw
"I’m glad you say “trusted” because I think that’s important when you’ve been around as long as we have (26 years!). We’…
On The Rise: Dazy
Fuzz-infused sonic ecstasy. Dial it up. Dazy, Dazy Give me your answer do I'm half crazy All for the love of you Forget Indie…
Shoplifting with Ted Kessler
"We’re doing this for my son. These are the records I would pick for him to build his own record collection." Loaded with…
Album of the Month - September 2022
Rina Sawayama Hold The Girl Dirty Hit Sawayama delivers a super slick sophomore of glossy hyper-pop, expertly balancing powerful arena-sized ballads with tender moments of honest…
Where I Am Now: Oliver Sim
"What Brian Molko meant to me as a teenager, Perfume Genius means to me as an adult." Interview by Emily Waller Photos by James…
Recounting: Bloody by Oldboy
"A few weeks later we sneaked down into the Rough Trade West basement, plugged into the speakers and mixed that mother in three hours."…
Shoplifting with The Lounge Society
"It's one of those records where I never skip a song - always a good sign." We've been following the…