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…

Album of the Month - June 2021

Wolf Alice A big slice of melancholy pie, capable of making the most callous out there shed a tear. Record Store Day UK Blue Weekend indie…

Ta da... ! ROUGH TRADE NYC's Grand Opening Giveaway

In celebration of our grand NYC re-opening, we are excited to announce a monumental Rough Trade giveaway... Like so many projects in life, the creation of…

NYC Sneak Peek #6 - HADES

When it comes to the fashion of rock music, knitwear is probably not the first thing to come to mind. T-shirts have long-held a monopoly on…

NYC Sneak Peek #5 - Robbie Simon

Los Angeles-based artist, Robbie Simon, has a background of music-centric collaborations, so it was only a matter of time before our paths crossed... That's…

Recounting: Terrain by Portico Quartet

"It’s a world of changing landscapes and experiences that we traversed through June-November 2020, both emotionally and physically... It’s also a dialogue between…

NYC Sneak Peek #4 - Rough Trade x Everybody.World

New York. New Store. New Merch. We've partnered with the wonderful, talented people of Everybody.World to make it happen. Born and bred in…

NYC Sneak Peek #3 - Vestaboard

In communication, there's beauty found in concision; to convey more with less. There is as much said in the spaces between words as in…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 30 with Sons of Raphael

"It’s all about not compromising on things and our attitude was we have a vision and we are going to realise it no matter…

NYC Sneak Peek #2 - Rough Trade x Deadwood

Few items embody the image of rebellion like the leather jacket. Its boldness and swagger reach back a century but has since become an inextricable pop…

NYC Sneak Peek #1 - Flexi Drops

Of all the analog formats, the survival of the flexi disc is one that we find irresistible. The paper-thin, floppy single is as entertaining to listen…

In Profile: William Onyeabor

"He always made sure he got the outcome he wanted, whether it was by asking something outright, or by playing these invisible chess moves. It…

Rough Trade Edit Podcast 29 with Squid

"It was a long time after playing music together that we ever considered ourselves a band, so having this kind of momentum feels pretty special…

ROUGH TRADE NYC, Manhattan, June 1st

Following seven successful years in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Rough Trade NYC is excited to make its much anticipated move over the East River... Our new Rough Trade…