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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…

Staff Albums of the Year 2021

These are the albums that dominated our Rough Trade office playlists, soundtracked our store floors and vacated our racks for our own personal collections. Check out handpicked new music favourites from 2021.…

Best of Christmas 2021

Christmas time is here Families drawing near Oh, that we could always see Such spirit through the year Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here…

Album of the Month - December 2021

Geese Projector Partisan Records A compelling 9-song post-punk project, projecting all the excitement and energy of a very present young band and a strong hint of…

Shoplifting with Sloppy Jane

In conjunction with the release of brand new album Madison, Haley Dahl of avant rockers Sloppy Jane shares some of her favourite vinyl records found in the racks of Rough Trade East.…

Albums of the Year 2021 | Rough Trade UK

We could write a lengthy, overly-gushy intro about how much music has meant to us this past year, but we'll leave that for the…

On The Rise: Silas Short

A vivid, raw and inspiriting indie-soul debut and the catalyst to your long-term love affair with Chicago's newest R&B luminary. Silas Short…

Recounting: Monument by Portico Quartet

"We created this record in a hopeful frame of mind. Perhaps we even used it as a way to daydream a little, to imagine a…

Shoplifting With Snail Mail.

"Jazz records inspire me the most and at any time of day, but especially in the morning with coffee." In our latest instalment of…

Album of The Month - November 2021

Nation of Language - A Way Forward PIAS Following on from debut album, Introduction, Presence (2020), the Brooklyn trio return with their magical synth pop formula,…

UK Gift Guide 2021

Whose stocking will you Trump this Christmas? Is your budget Crosley or Technics? Are Barbie or Ken looking for a significant other? Or is shopping for…

Home Is Everything: Support Shelter at Rough Trade

Home is a human right. With our stores situated in central city locations, the often desperate situation of homelessness is never far from our door. Never…

Phenomena-l Books: Best of the Occult

What is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? Which spirits roam the natural world? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? This Halloween,…

Album of the Month - October 2021

Tirzah Colourgrade Domino The elusive London based singer returns with her trademark off-beat melodies, mesmerising vocals and textured production, an album as alien as it is…