Albums of the Year So Far 2025 | Rough Trade US
Six months. No skips. The year is only halfway over, and there's already so many great albums we could hardly choose. Check out our…
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…
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…
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…
New York: We're Moving!
Here's a press release that we've issued today, detailing the news that we're moving from our current Williamsburg/Brooklyn location…
Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2020
We've had our say on the best new music in our annual Albums of the Year list, but what about that insane career-spanning collection…
Vinyl Release Date Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
It’s not uncommon for vinyl release dates to change due to a number of factors, but right now, there seems to be more delays / date…
Record Store Day: Drop 2 Prelude...
Following the bonkers demand on website went into the web equivalent of an anaphylactic shock. This was despite us taking pre-emptive measures to handle high demand.…
Rough Trade - Our Stores
We first opened in 1976, west London, on the doorstep of punk. Forty-four years later, we're still celebrating the most exciting new music. CLICK…
Opinion: The Heliocentrics' time-honored dexterity and panache
Ed Zed, Rough Trade NYC office "Superb from start to finish." Sun Ra-esque jazz excursions and musique concrète, lashed together with threads of hip…
Opinion: [Habibi] gives you that "sh*t I should start a band too!" feeling.
Review by Cam, Rough Trade NYC "To put it simply, this record is a great, no frills rock n' roll album." debut. Their…
Opinion: It's interesting to listen to a band (Nada Surf) almost 20 years apart in records.
Nada Surf - Never Not Together Review by Dima, Rough Trade NYC "This album is produced to satisfy a lonesome rainy day repeat listen. It…
Albums of the Year 2019
Revealed! Rough Trade Albums of the Year for 2019! Discover our Top 10 below, alongside numerous special , or listen to the #RTtop100 Fontaines D.C. -…