Greatest Indie Love Songs
"Cameron Winter seeks to remind us that it's those inconveniences that make love so sweet in the end. After all, 'love will…
50 Years of Rough Trade: 1976-1985
"everyone put their heart and soul into it, hoping to change the world." Rough Trade was born into a decade of restless creativity, where…
Rough Trade Essential: '90s Dream Pop
Perfect for quiet nights and rainy mornings, dream pop is essential listening for the inward-looking. A strand of alternative rock defined by its atmospheric soundscape, it…
Record Store Day 2026 at Rough Trade
Everything you need to know about Record Store Day at Rough Trade... Record Store Day returns on Saturday 18th April, a cornerstone in the indie music…
Rough Trade Essential: Iconic Album Covers
"Sometimes a simple creative photography trick paired with a band's creative vision can bring about an instantly recognisable classic of its genre and…
Ranked: Joni Mitchell's Greatest Albums
"Music and words have always been how we make sense of experiences. My travelogue’s chapters, and my family's, are punctuated and articulated…
Dolly Parton's 20 Greatest Songs
"So to all the fools out there who never took her seriously, 'this dumb blonde ain’t nobody’s fool'. Remember, Dolly always…
Rough Trade Turns 50
Rough Trade announces 50th anniversary plans for 2026, including Limited Edition vinyl releases, Rough Trade Club: Essential, a new year-long vinyl subscription and Exclusive live events.…
2025 Roundup: Bestsellers and Hot Tips for 2026
Breakthrough debuts, Gen Z indie icons, hyperpop's next wave, anticipated soundtracks and long-teased follow-ups. We round up the biggest releases of the past year…
A Rough Guide To: Contemporary Irish Alternative Music
"Nobel prize-winning poets and writers, world-conquering rock bands, and artists who seemingly invented genres of music, and all that was just in the last 100…
The Best Songs of 2025
"Oooooh, this feels illegal." Our year, wrapped. Amongst our appreciation for full-length statements, there will always be those singular songs which have just as…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2025
"From conception to release this record was born from unwavering passion, deep seated respect, and irrepressible love...a celebration of (so-called) misspent youth, big dreamers…
Albums of the Year 2025
"What makes our Album of the Year so special is that their vision is entirely their own. In the seven years since we first got…
In Conversation with caroline
“Streaming services and YouTube have their own problems, but I think their existence means that there are far more crossovers between musicians who perhaps wouldn'…
Top of the Shots: Live at Rough Trade - October 2025
Live, loud and in focus. From shoegazey sonics, zine launches, Halloween soirées, intimate Grade II listed venue spaces and romantic guitar pop. October has delivered us…