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…
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 Colourgrade Domino The elusive London based singer returns with her trademark off-beat melodies, mesmerising vocals and textured production, an album as alien as it is…
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 Heavenly Recordings Buy Now Rough Trade Exclusive powder blue vinyl + bonus disc The pop auteurs return…
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…
In Profile: Cody ChesnuTT's The Headphone Masterpiece
"The gospel that is The Headphone Masterpiece will be on every sinners lips and in their hearts" Vibe Magazine, 2002 A unique brand of…
On The Rise: Mildred Maude
Beautiful chaos. "There aren’t really any rules other than that our core is guitar, bass and drums” say Cornish trio Mildred Maude. It'…
On The Rise: Geese
Bidding wars, basements and sneaker mic stands. Call it chance if you want. We call it fate. Believe the hype. Little-known Brooklyn NYC five-piece Geese emerged…
On The Rise: FUR
Don your best button downs and get ready to be charmed by a masterful ensemble. There ain't no faux in this FUR. It'…