Album of the Month - August 2025
The New Eves - The New Eve is Rising Transgressive A ceremonious statement showcasing a band with an unstoppable fire to bend music and meaning. The…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 24 with Django Django
"By the fourth it feels good, you’re happy you’re still together as a band and you can start thinking about doing more self…
Recounting: Sometimes I Forget You're Human Too by Bored At My Grandmas House
"I remember Priti Patel saying some ridiculous things about refugees and it really really pissed me off so I came up with the metaphor ‘Safer…
Album of the Month - February 2021
Black Country, New Road Ninja Tune Who Originally hailing from Cambridge UK, the multi-instrumental 7-piece arrived via the Brixton Windmill scene in 2019 and have roused…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 23 with Goat Girl
"[Dan Carey] He’s got all this crazy equipment in his house. There’s this tangle of wires, boutique amps and pedals, vintage guitars… if…
Rough Trade Edit Podcast 22 with Black Country, New Road
"…[artists] not being able to go to Europe because they can’t afford it… think about about how that will prevent certain artistic directions that…
Recounting: Spare Ribs by Sleaford Mods
"I wrote the lyrics for both tracks in a couple of hours sat in my car outside my house. When we got them into the…
Album of the Month - January 2021
Viagra Boys on Rough Trade Exclusive red marble vinyl + bonus CD Photo credit: Marcus Wilen Sweaty hysteria for sardonic lone-rangers and future Godfathers of punk. Who…
HEAR! HERE! Shit Year. Great Music.
As 2021 approaches we reflect on a year unlike any other and share some of the best bits from across the stores, all wrapped up in…
Win an Albums of the Year Vinyl Bundle
It's been a pretty sh*t year, but great music has lifted us and carried us through. As 2021 approaches we reflect on a…
Album of the Month - December 2020
Mark Lanegan on Rough Trade Exclusive white vinyl/CD Photo credit: Travis Keller Personal renditions of traditional songs sit alongside original works in this dark masterclass…
NEW! Live from Rough Trade
We're delighted to announce our new Live From Rough Trade livestream series, broadcast in high-definition from Rough Trade East, London. Our Live From Rough…
Recounting: Bedroom by bdrmm
"Imagine the film The Hangover but set in Leeds with no actual consequences except an unhappy recording engineer." Jordan Smith, bassist of Hull/Leeds…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2020
We've had our say on the best new music in our annual Albums of the Year list, but what about that insane career-spanning collection…
Black Friday 2020 UK
This coming Friday 27th November, a slew of brilliant exclusive vinyl titles will be available to purchase to celebrate Black Friday RSD 2020! As we are…