Romy returns with a new single and music video ‘Love Who You Love’. The track serves as a symbolic closing chapter to Mid Air – her bold 2023 debut solo album exploring the intimacy of queer love and self-discovery. Produced by BloodPop, Romy, and Jamie xx, ‘Love Who You Love’ is a labor of love having been in Romy’s care since 2020. It’s a powerful message of liberation, one that...
The ‘Megaton’ seven-inch edition featuring the track ‘Give ‘Em What They Want’ as its B-side is out now. Available on red vinyl from the band and Rough Trade Records’ web store, on blue from indie record shops and on general sale on black wax. Continuing the duo’s on-going collaboration with the charity War Child, all proceeds from the release will be donated to support War Child’s life-changing work with children...
Jim Legxacy shares the music video for ‘06 wayne rooney’, a crowd-igniting favourite from black british music (2025). It arrives alongside the announcement of the LP and CD versions of the mixtape now available to pre-order following a victorious headline tour across the major strongholds of the UK, and a sold-out tour in North America which starts this week. A rapper with intensity, a vocalist with passion and a producer...
Electronic music icon Tiga announces his forthcoming album HOTLIFE, set for release on April 17, 2026, with a long-awaited new single ‘ECSTASY SURROUNDS ME’ out now. The Canadian producer, DJ, and label head delivers an emotive masterpiece, blurring the lines between eloquent introspection and peak-time club euphoria. ‘ECSTASY SURROUNDS ME’ sparked an Instagram riot way back in 2023 when Tiga teased a brief excerpt. Fans flooded his DMs with thousands...
Rough Trade Records are excited to announce a new stand-alone single by Lankum. Originally created for an Oona Doherty dance show ‘Specky Clark’ at Sadler’s Well earlier this year, the single is a devastatingly powerful and otherworldly interpretation of The Specials’ 1981 number one ‘Ghost Town’. Watch the stunning video shot in location in County Wicklow spanning 8 mins, made by the renowned director Leonn Ward, with cinematography by Robbie...
Sleaford Mods will release their new album, The Demise Of Planet X, on 16 January 2026. The record is available to pre-order and pre-save now, with a limited-edition version on neon green marbled vinyl with glow in the dark sleeve (exclusive to independent record shops). The album will also be available on black vinyl, CD and cassette, the latter coming in a fetching shade of toxic green. Sleaford Mods will...
Ten years ago, Meg Remy began her collaborative relationship with 4AD, starting with the release of her fifth album under the U.S. Girls moniker, 2015’s breakthrough Half Free. Today, celebrating ten years of Half Free and commemorating the evolution she has experienced over ten years with 4AD, Remy returns with a brand-new U.S. Girls two-track project entitled ‘Running Errands (Yesterday)’ b/w ‘Running Errands (Today)’. In the last decade of songcraft,...
The Sophs share new single ‘I’M YOUR FIEND’, alongside a stunning music video directed by Eric Daniels. The track follows earlier stand-alone singles ‘SWEAT’, ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ and a cover of Mac Demarco’s ‘For The First Time’. Frontman Ethan Ramon says the song is “The Sophs at our most manic. It’s frenetic declarations of love and lust under a blanket of static so thick it feels like your DIRECTV...
Leif Vollebekk shares a new version of his song ‘Southern Star,’ featuring award-winning Norwegian artist AURORA. The track originates from Vollebekk’s forthcoming short film of the same name, starring both Leif & AURORA together as characters in the story. A music video for ‘Southern Star,’ composed of scenes from the film, accompanies the song released today. The short film Southern Star will premiere at a later date, with additional details...
Oliver Sim releases his brand new single ‘Telephone Games’, out now. Teaming up once again with producer Bullion, the track is a graceful electro-pop confessional that further builds out a bold new era of experimentation and collaboration for the London-based artist best known as one third of The xx. The release is accompanied by a stylish chat line-inspired music video directed by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Sharna Osborne, who worked...
Cavan songwriter Lisa O’Neill announces a new 6 track EP will be released on November 19th. The first single from the EP is out today, ‘The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right’, is a moving and powerful song for our times, which Lisa describes thus, “I began writing this song in November 2017 and I finished it in January 2025. My song is a reaction to the unsettled times that...
Stella Donnelly announces international tour dates across Australia, United Kingdom and Europe in support of her forthcoming album Love and Fortune, due for release on Friday 7th November. A deeply personal and anchored body of work that traces the journey back to herself after a period of profound change. Recorded in Naarm/Melbourne, the album carries the grounding energy of place, offering a sonic landscape that feels both intimate and expansive....
Ruthven returns with ‘Kiss Goodnight’, a disco-infused single that marks a vibrant new chapter following his debut album Rough & Ready. The self-penned track arrives as Ruthven gears up for an extensive UK and European tour. Recorded in Ruthven’s South London studio following the release of his debut album, ‘Kiss Goodnight’ marks a shift in Nelson’s creative process. Moving away from the programmed production of Rough & Ready, he enlisted...
In March, Matador set Circuit des Yeux’s haunting and midnight-hued masterpiece, Halo on the Inside, loose on an unsuspecting world. Critical adoration and a transcendent world tour followed. And now, we are doing it all over again. Out digitally today, Halo on the Inside: Director’s Cut is the album as it was originally delivered to the label – reinstating the original tracklist and adding three previously unreleased compositions, along with...
Planet Rami is back with his new single ‘Never Gonna Come’, accompanied by a bold and playful music video directed by Tim Swallow. ‘Never Gonna Come’ captures those moments of deep desire and yearning. Speaking on the feelings behind the track, Rami shares “I’ve come to realise that things often have their own paths and reasons for eluding us. Sometimes, all they do is guide us toward a shared essence...
Rough Trade Records is thrilled to announce Tyler Ballgame’s stunning debut album For the First Time, Again, out January 30th, 2026. A bracing reminder of how great songs delivered by a gifted vocalist can move, captivate and inspire, it boasts 12 finely crafted tunes rooted in classic rock, indie and Americana. Ballgame’s infectious melodies draw the listener into a story, and his message of belief in one’s true self resonates...
