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A ROUGH GUIDE TO: UK GRASSROOTS MUSIC Explore our Rough Guide to UK Grassroots music - where it lives, who supports it, and how you can get involved. Featuring labels, venues and more. blog.roughtrade.com/gb/a-rough-gui…

EXCLUSIVE Since the success of @Willjhodgkinson's book 'Street Level Superstar' – Lawrence has gained a whole new audience. New fans, not necessarily Felt or @Mozart_Estate fans of old. That’s why 'Tower Block In A Jam Jar' exists. Lawrence wants to leave behind a beautiful…

I can see through mountains, watch me disappear I can even touch the sky Swallowing colours of the sound I hear One in a gazillion. RIP Ozzy.

Rally is a one-day festival inspired by DIY culture and grassroots movements, celebrating London’s music and arts communities. This year’s lineup features Rough Trade favourites @GeordieGreep, Astrid Sonne, Moin, @casisdead, @porridgeradio, @speakerscornerq and more - we can’t…

"While Michelle Zauner’s sound continues to evolve with each release, 'For Melancholy Brunettes' still holds onto that classic Japanese Breakfast core - emotional lyrics wrapped in dreamy, lush soundscapes." Robyn, Rough Trade Liverpool @Jbrekkie is an Album of the Year So Far!…

KEY REISSUES Cult classics from the visceral and untamed garage-punk four-piece, Grinderman, helmed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. 'Grinderman', 'Grinderman 2' and 'Grinderman 2 Rmx'. Available in-store and online. roughtrade.com/artist/grinder…

EXCLUSIVE Like all great pop bands, The Cords have taken familiar ingredients and created something utterly fresh. A yearning, dreamy melodic power that takes the songs into darker, stranger places. Echoes of The Shop Assistants, The Primitives, Tiger Trap and Talulah Gosh.…

SIGNED The long-awaited memoir by @CameronCrowe ―one of America’s most iconic journalists and filmmakers―revealing his formative years in rock and roll. If you’ve seen Almost Famous, you may think you know this story, but you don’t. @4thEstateBooks shop.roughtrade.com/products/the-u…

EXCLUSIVE Iconic photos by Jill Furmanovsky chart the dramatic career of @oasis – on stage, backstage and in the studio – paired with exclusive commentary by Noel Gallagher. Pre-ordering via @thamesandhudson. roughtrade.com/product/jill-f…

EXCLUSIVE New @factoryfloor. As propulsive and direct as anything the cult UK electronic group has ever released, ‘Tell Me’ continues to perfect the dynamic in the band’s current lineup of Gabe Gurnsey, Nik Colk Void, and Joe Ward, with additional drum tracking by Stephen…

PRODUCT Celebrating the 10th anniversary of SOPHIE’s 'PRODUCT', the deluxe edition of the iconic debut single collection has now dropped into our racks. Crystal clear version pre-ordering at roughtrade.com. @numbers roughtrade.com/product/sophie…

EXCLUSIVE @ashofficial release their ninth studio album 'Ad Astra' via @_FiercePanda. Containing eleven brand new tracks, 'Ad Astra' sees Blur guitarist Graham Coxon appear on two songs and catches the perennial power-pop kings in especially rocket-fuelled form.…

On this day in 1995, Elliott Smith released his eponymous second album. A reflection on addiction and loneliness via intimate, bare-bone arrangements, angular melodies and raw poetics. A major statement of darkness and beauty.

Rough Trade x @TransActualUK Fundraiser This August, Rough Trade East and @transactualuk bring you an evening of incredible acts celebrating Trans and Non-Binary music. All proceeds towards TransActual UK's work to address and highlight issues affecting trans people, whilst…

Sweet shots with @panicshack at Rough Trade Bristol. Photos by Lydia Cashmore

NEW MUSIC ASSEMBLE ⚡️

Throwin' it back. IDLES at Rough Trade West, 2019.

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane’s 'A Love Supreme', presented in its mono mix for the first time in over 50 years. Immediate, intense, unforgettable. Own and experience Coltrane's masterpiece in mono. Pre-ordering at Rough Trade via @impulselabel.…