Rough Trade Essential: Women in Music
On International Women's Day, we join our community in celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women by highlighting favourite Rough Trade…
On The Rise: Ethan P. Flynn.
A distinctive genius at work. At the back end of 2020, a year that saw a pandemic ravage the globe, Yorkshire-born, London-based musician and songwriter Ethan…
Turntable Setup: The Best Record Players & Speaker Systems from Budget to Professional
Guide written by Will Bradbury The enduring appeal of records comes as no surprise to us. In an increasingly digital world, having a physical relationship with…
Ranked: Arctic Monkeys' Greatest Albums
"Like every fan, I of course have my opinions and take on the diversity of their sound through their career... The one thing we must…
On The Rise: US Highball
No Thievery, Just Cool is the fourth album in as many years from Glaswegian jangle-pop outfit U.S. Highball, comprised of lifelong friends Calvin Halliday and…
Rough Trade Essential: Post-Punk
"We were not aware that punk was going to happen. We were aware that what we wanted to do was commit some act of violence…
On The Rise: Durry
Conjured from confinement. Meet the indie rock siblings countering the humdrum existence. "The 'Suburban Legend' is the one that gets out, breaks the…
Shoplifting with Bloomsday
Iris from Bloomsday swung by the shop to chat and pick out some influential records that influenced their songwriting. 2022's 'Place to Land&…
Label Focus: Fat Possum
"We try to release the best stuff we can... I would rather be the label that first discovered an artist because it's important…
Shoplifting with Avalon Emerson
"I think it's the range of Arthur Russell's music. Also just the 'comfortableness.' The comfort of releasing things in…
Shoplifting with RVG
"It's just perfect... One of the reasons we worked with Victor Van Vugt on our second record was because he worked on this…
On The Rise: Sir Chloe
Sir Chloe is the project of vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Dana Foote. Made with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton (Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent, Angel Olsen) with…
Album of the Month - June 2023
Baxter Dury - I Thought I Was Better Than You Heavenly Baxter is back in business. An unflinching narrative embracing the multi-faceted meaning of life whilst…
On The Rise: Coach Party
Blood, sweat and guts. The real party's about to start and we're supergluing ourselves to the guest list. Ask Coach Party to…
Shoplifting with Baby Rose
Baby Rose makes healing music for the aimless and heartbroken. Photos by Olivia Cummings The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and producer’s uniquely rich voice naturally lends…