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…
US Gift Guide 2021
The holiday season is upon us and, as always, finding the right gift is going to be a challenge. Scavenging through past conversations, racking our brains…
UK Gift Guide 2021
Whose stocking will you Trump [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/s/artist/top-trumps?_=1635766856516&artist_id=75338&in_stock=in-stock] this Christmas? Is your…
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,…
Rough Trade US Favorites by Latinx Artists
As Hispanic Heritage Month winds down, we’d like to put a spotlight on some recent releases that have stuck with us, dominated our playlists, and…
Album of the Month - October 2021
Tirzah [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/tirzah] Colourgrade [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/tirzah/colourgrade/lp-plus] Domino [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/labels/domino] The elusive…
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…
In Profile: Fugees
"It’s artistic tensions like these that have always been at the core of the Fugees as they bounce between feelings of happiness and fear,…
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 [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/saint-etienne/i-ve-been-trying-to-tell-you/lp-plus-2] Heavenly Recordings [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/labels/…
On The Rise: Witch Fever
A riff-ridden ride of damn good doom-punk. Meet Witch Fever, the Manchester four-piece wielding their gratifying and glorious grunge poetry, arming their ever-growing fanbase with a…
On The Rise: Yard Act
The Leeds quartet's debut album 'The Overload' retains and builds on all the brilliance of the early singles that flew out the racks at Rough Trade. Exclusive vinyl.…
In Profile: Grizzly Bear's 'Yellow House' at 15
"Yellow House isn’t Grizzly Bear’s most essential album, nor their most popular, but it is possibly the most important to the trajectory of…
On The Rise: Lady Blackbird
A bold and fearless new artist set to ignite the global jazz scene. Before stunning the jazz community with her distinguishable voice, transcendent of time and…