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: Marina Allen

Ingenuity for the ages. Rough Trade loyalists might already be familiar with LA musician Marina Allen after her 2021 debut Candlepower graced our front pages, oozing…

On The Rise: High Vis

Rage and beauty. The UK punks take all the vigour of their hardcore past and channel it into a meticulous swell of sonic optimism. Former hardcore…

Record Store Day 2022

After a fantastic Drop 1 in April, Record Store Day is back on June 18th with Drop 2! Browse the list of titles below and make…

Preview: A Likely Lad

Peter Doherty with Simon Spence A Likely Lad The long-awaited, candid memoir from Peter Doherty, exploring his darkest moments with astonishing frankness, his trademark wit and…

Rough Trade x Dark Arts Coffee

It's a hit. If you visit us at Rough Trade Bristol, Rough Trade East or Rough Trade Liverpool, you'll notice something a…

Preview: My Life In the Sunshine

With his new memoir, My Life In the Sunshine, Nabil Ayers looks backwards with clear eyes and brilliance as he recounts his bi-racial upbringing in Salt…

Album of the Month - June 2022

Horsegirl Versions Of Modern Performance Matador Driven garage rock with instrumentation that ebbs and flows, giving you warmth, keeping you hooked and eager for more. Horsegirl…

Shoplifting with Home Counties

"In our own music, we start on the computer. But it's when we actually play the songs, that's when we make…

Shoplifting with Hater

"I chose ABBA obviously. The 'Gold, Greatest Hits.' I like to party." Joining us for the latest Rough Trade racks rummage are…

On The Rise: Horsegirl

Horsegirl loves to make noise. Rising out of the boisterous Chicago scene, the teenaged trio established themselves as one of the Windy City’s brightest, drawing…

On The Rise: CVC

A riffin' and a rollin' riotous rock revelation. Formed in 2019 as a 'jam band', Welsh six-piece Church Village Collective (or CVC…

In Profile: Culture's Two Sevens Clash

Forty-five years since its initial release, time has been nothing but kind to Culture’s groundbreaking debut. Two Sevens Clash is one of roots reggae’s…

Rough Trade Essential: Debut Albums

Let's take it back to the start. One of the most significant moments of any music career, a debut album is the first opportunity…

Wide Awake Festival: Yard Act return to the South London Indie Mecca

"It was the first time I’d stood in a tight crowd watching music since March 2020 and I cried." After debuting in 2021…