Record Store Day 2026 at Rough Trade

Live music from Cardinals, Matt Maltese, Alabama 3, Pavey Ark, Solar Eyes, Superchunk and many more! Everything you need to know about Record Store Day at…

On The Rise: Blue Bendy

Six cool cats defy genre. Ranking between the "7th and 2nd best guitar bands in London" and with fans including Franz Ferdinand's…

On The Rise: gglum

As she’s gotten older, Ella Smoker, AKA gglum, has found that her subconscious has been trying to tell her “some pretty wacky stuff” Thoughts will…

On The Rise: Fabiana Palladino

An anticipated arrival weaves sensuously soulful pop threads into the sleekest of sonic fabrics. After being approached by friend and confidant Jai Paul in 2014, London…

Ranked: David Bowie's Greatest Albums

"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on."…

Sad Indie-spensibles

Not reserved for January alone, embrace the blues and beauty of some of our favourite wistful vinyl albums featuring Gothic tones, 'sad indie', melancholy folk and sadcore rock - the downbeat melodies we all lean into, to feel more understood.…

Rough Trade Essential: Shoegaze

One of indie-rock's finest subgenres. With warm waves of distortion, limitless guitar texture and the most ethereal vocals - shoegaze is music for dreamers.…

Most Anticipated Albums of 2024

SO many amazing new releases from our favorite bands including The Smile, Yard Act, Kali Uchis, MGMT, and more! From long-awaited returns to debut albums, 2024…

Rough Trade x Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

Help save a life. Someone in the UK dies by suicide every 90 minutes. Artists, musicians and entertainers have an increased risk of suicide. Rough Trade…

Album of the Month - January 2024

SPRINTS - Letter To Self City Slang Energetic and abrasive with driving guitars and spiky punk poetry, SPRINTS mix up a brilliant concoction of gothic-tinged melodies…

Shoplifting with Slow Pulp

Chicago based indie darlings Slow Pulp stopped by Rough Trade NYC ahead of their in-store performance to chat shoe-gaze and early Coldplay. On their ANTI- Records…

In Conversation with Thurston Moore

"I always thought Sonic Youth started that way - what is the band that we would like to see on stage? And it wasn'…

Top 10 In-Stores 2023

From mosh pits to intimate performances by some of the greats, 2023 was a great year for in-stores! Yet again, Rough Trade NYC brought out some…

2023 Roundup: Bestsellers and Hot Tips for 2024

All-female goth glam, future shoegaze stars, anticipated solo projects, and electrifying live energy. We round up the biggest releases of the past year and cast an…

Shoplifting with Philip Selway

"For me I felt what was important as a drummer was to find that voice and that's what excites me, finding that musical…