Nottingham in 20 Songs
"I've often got the impression that people aren't aware that Nottingham (and more specifically my home town of Beeston) can claim…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2022 | Rough Trade UK
Take a voyage into Caribbean sound system culture, explore punk through a feminist lens or revisit the seminal skinny tie pop of the Lemonheads. It'…
On The Rise: ARXX
No shits given, profound pop punk and promise aplenty. Heads up y'all, this one packs a real punch. Far from the superficialities of select…
Shoplifting with Rayland Baxter
From Mac Miller to Leonard Cohen, Rayland Baxter walks us through the inspiration behind his fourth album 'If I Were a Butterfly' Photos by…
Albums of the Year 2022 | Rough Trade UK
Through hundreds of outstanding albums to satiate our thirst for new music, we’ve learnt, grown, applauded and fallen in love all over again. Because a…
Where I Am Now: Fontaines D.C.
"I think we always base success off how we feel about the record we’ve just written. It’s always important to ground a view…
10 Minutes with... Karen O
"And Nick, I basically consider him as like my soulmate. When we first met, I thought, is he like my number one romantic soulmate?! But…
In Profile: yeule
"I kept feeling as though I had to create something that was the 'glitch incarnate'. Something that allows me to accept that even…
US Vinyl Albums of the Year 2022
Our 2022 list is a reflection of the past 12 months in music, focusing on those releases available on the vinyl format, informed by the discerning…
US Books of the Year 2022
During a year of bumpy restarts, where our feet feel a bit closer to the ground and our heads starting to look skyward, the stories we…
Shoplifting with Daniel Avery
"Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Nirvana. Whilst my new album is not a guitar record, I wanted to at least revisit some of…
UK Books of the Year 2022
Rewinding histories of hip hop, shoegaze stardom, indie hedonism and the rebel chemistry of punk and reggae. Whether it's detail-oriented accounts from learned documentarians…
Album of the Month - November 2022
Ezra Collective Where I'm Meant To Be Partisan Records Like a hot flash in a pan the London jazz quintet return with a shimmering…
On The Rise: mui zyu
A beguiling lo-fi pop delicacy. Video Premiere mui zyu - Ghost with a Peach Skin Produced and filmed by CLUMP Collective. Hong Kong British artist Eva…
Label Focus: Sacred Bones
"Scoring David Gordon Green’s Halloween movies with Cody and Daniel is a more inclusive experience in the sense that I’m supporting another person’…