Album of the Month - December 2025
Infinite Coles - SweetFace Killah Don't Sleep Powered by the unapologetic energy of ballroom culture and queer expression, SweetFace Killah is the arrival of…
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…
On The Rise: They Hate Change
The Tampa Bay Anglophiles whose penchant for motley musical mastery we can all relish in. "We make music inspired by dance genres for people that…
Live Events At Rough Trade: What to Expect
Following the recent government announcement that restrictions are to formally ease, as of Monday 28th February we will no longer be asking for any proof of…
On The Rise: Sinead O'Brien
A bona fide creative wunderkind whose ingenuity and artistry surpasses any hint of circumscribed creativity. Recorded at the back end of 2021 in producer-extraordinaire Dan Carey&…
Shoplifting with Nation Of Language
"For me, this is kind of the quintessential synth record. There is so much ambition and exploration on this record and listening to it always…