A Rough Guide To: Contemporary Irish Alternative Music
"Nobel prize-winning poets and writers, world-conquering rock bands, and artists who seemingly invented genres of music, and all that was just in the last 100…
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.…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2021 | Rough Trade UK
No record collection is complete without a great compilation (hiya Counter Culture 2021) or an exciting reissue, allowing you to take home bonus material from your…
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…
Rough Trade Essential: East Coast Hip Hop
"Now honeys play me close like butter play toast / From the Mississippi down to the East Coast" A mix of slick rhymes, conscious lyrics…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 34: Amyl and The Sniffers Special
"...to be human is to be accepted, to have belonging and not feel like a fool, but in the end you can't really…
Album of the Month - September 2021
Saint Etienne I've Been Trying To Tell You Heavenly Recordings Buy Now Rough Trade Exclusive powder blue vinyl + bonus disc The pop auteurs return…