In Profile

An exploration of movements, scenes, themes and prolific musical careers.
65 posts
In Profile

Sad Indie-spensibles

Not reserved for January alone, embrace the blues and beauty of some of our favourite wistful vinyl albums featuring Gothic tones, 'sad indie', melancholy folk and sadcore rock - the downbeat melodies we all lean into, to feel more understood.…

In Profile

In Conversation with Thurston Moore

"I always thought Sonic Youth started that way - what is the band that we would like to see on stage? And it wasn'…

In Profile

2023 Roundup: Bestsellers and Hot Tips for 2024

All-female goth glam, future shoegaze stars, anticipated solo projects, and electrifying live energy. We round up the biggest releases of the past year and cast an…

In Profile: Khraungbin

Khruangbin closes out their Live album collection with a recording at one of the most celebrated venues on earth, the Sydney Opera House. The Houston based…

In Profile

In Profile: Yussef Dayes' Black Classical Music

"Barka created the layout and painted the shells. It wasn’t intentional but sometimes things are already ordained and it felt like the right time…

In Profile

Where I Am Now: Nation of Language

"It’s hard to wrap one's head around the fact that the things we made mean something, the way someone else’s music…

In Profile: Fiddlehead

Boston post-hardcore outfit Fiddlehead's Death Is Nothing to Us is an exploration of loss and grief and the struggle to move forward. Fiddlehead frontman…

In Profile

In Profile: Why Mega Bog Matters

Real deal outsider pop music. Rough Trade Head Buyer David Perry examines the most recent work of American songwriter Erin Elizabeth Birgy, who composes under the…

In Profile

The 90s: Ten Albums that Define the Decade

The 90s - a decade that did not fit, but that's ok! Flannel up and feed that Tamagotchi as we rundown standout albums from…

In Profile

In Profile: ODESZA

A dreamy, transformative amalgamation of ODESZA’s epic, symphonic compositions and Yellow House’s psychedelic alterna-folk, ‘Flaws in Our Design’ is yet another example of the…