LGBTQ+ Albums We Love
Rough Trade NYC is excited to celebrate Pride Month! This Pride Month, we're celebrating influential LGBTQ+ albums that have deeply resonated with us. LGBTQ+…
Ranked: Sufjan Stevens' Greatest Albums
"Sufjan can seemingly produce intimate moments at the drop of a hat, reducing anyone to a mushy heap. It’s that moment in a basement…
Bruce Springsteen's 20 Greatest Songs
"It's an old song that makes you feel young again. Glory Days into Dancing In The Dark might be the most joyful back-to-back…
A Rough Guide To: How to Care for Your Turntable
Here’s the thing: vinyl gives back what you put in. If you treat your records and your turntable well, they’ll reward you with sound…
Ranked: Bon Iver's Greatest Albums
"It’s actually hard to believe that a track as bright and optimistic as Everything is Peaceful Love was written by the same man who…
Guide to iNDIEPLAZA & RSD 2025
We’re so excited for our 4th annual festival co-presented by Rockefeller Center on April 12th! This is your guide to all things iNDIEPLAZA & Record…
Rough Trade Hi Altitude: The World's First Trans-Continental In-Flight Record Store
In an exciting and innovative move, Rough Trade is partnering with leading airlines to launch groundbreaking initiative Rough Trade Hi Altitude. The new partnership aims to…
Ranked: Kendrick Lamar's Greatest Albums
"[Kendrick Lamar] has gone above and beyond expectation, redefining the power of the long-player." A defining hip-hop artist of his generation, Kendrick Lamar has…
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…
Label Focus: Run for Cover Records with Narrow Head
From Jeff Casazza's humble bedroom to an indie powerhouse - Boston label Run For Cover has come a long way helping to elevate the…
Favorite Events of 2024
From kicking off the year with a Green Day performance to hosting our third annual iNDIEPLAZA festival plus a Brat signing with Charli XCX in the…
Staff Picks of the Year 2024 | Rough Trade US
What better way to end the year than with a couple words from our lovely staff? From the warehouse to the shop, our staff take us…
In Profile: The Fluid
The Fluid are arguably the great unsung band from the fertile underground rock scene of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The Denver five-piece fused the…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2024 | Rough Trade US
Discover the best compilations and reissues of 2024, featuring expertly curated collections and remastered classics. 2024 has been another year of inspiring curation, from the revival…
In Conversation with Ben Long, Brother to SOPHIE
"The new album and the remix album are great examples of how beautifully SOPHIE created cohesion while constantly surprising...It's a combination of…