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Opinion: Andy Shauf sounds like Canadian Bruce Springsteen. Sort of.

Helen Lister, Rough Trade Bristol "The album is certainly full of the kind of carefully observed details that can only come from experience: the way…

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Opinion: Whyte Horses deliver a particularly satisfying instant classic...

Al Mills, Rough Trade West "...one can even hoover to this and not worry about missing a catch because guess what…YOU ALREADY KNOW THE…

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Rough Trade Edit

Browse, Play, Listen Introducing Rough Trade Edit, our choice of the best new and recent albums, updated every week, available in store and online, supported with…

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Album of the Month - January 2020

Who The much-loved London four-piece return with highly anticipated album number 2! At the helm once again is lead vocalist Juliette Jackson, supported by Soph Nathan…

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Album of the Month - December 2019

Mix Master Mike - Conquest Rough Trade World Exclusive! Box fresh jams so sick they're are practically deceased from the legendary Serial Wax Killer.…

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US Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2019

Revealed! Our Compilations and Reissues of the Year for 2019! We've had our say on the best new music in our annual Albums of…

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UK Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2019

Revealed! Our Compilations and Reissues of the Year for 2019! We've had our say on the best new music in our annual Albums of…

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Album of the Month - November 2019

Cigarettes After Sex - Cry Dark times and dark nights but it's okay - wrap yourself in this sumptuous blanket of comforting sounds and…

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UK Label Focus - Transgressive

If ever there's a label that knows how to bottle lightning, it's Transgressive.…

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Album of the Month - October 2019

A grunge-shoegaze pop dream built on woozy guitars, roaring choruses and powerful songs.…