Tyler Ballgame, Rough Trade Records’ astonishingly gifted, infectious crooner shares new single ‘Matter of Taste’ and its accompanying video. This is the latest track to be released from his stunning debut album For the First Time, Again, out January 30th, 2026 and follows earlier album singles ‘I Believe in Love’ and ‘Got a New Car’. A hook-laden rocker, ‘Matter of Taste’ shows Ballgame and his band cutting loose, with what the singer-songwriter calls the...
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Dry Cleaning share a quieter moment from their upcoming third album Secret Love, out 9 January 2026. The third single ‘Let Me Grow and You’ll See The Fruit’ follows ‘Cruise Ship Designer’ and ‘Hit My Head All Day’ and offers a gentler side to Dry Cleaning. ‘Let Me Grow and You’ll See The Fruit’ was one of the first songs written for Secret Love and is inspired by 60s folk act Pentangle, 2001: A Space Odyssey, ancient Roman poet...
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Fresh off a North American tour supporting I’m With Her, Ye Vagabonds share the second single ‘The Flood’ from their upcoming album, All Tied Together, out Jan 30th, 2026. ‘The Flood’ comes with a video directed by Ellius Grace (watch here) and follows the album’s first single ‘On Sitric Road’ which was accompanied by a live video recorded in Dublin. ‘The Flood’ is an upbeat, fiddle-propelled window into a lively but...
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After selling out her first Melbourne date, Naarm-based artist Stella Donnelly has announced a second show at the Corner Hotel on Sunday 1 March 2026. The newly added date comes ahead of Donnelly’s Love and Fortune Tour, which launches in Australia this February before travelling through the UK, Europe and Japan. Please find full tour details and ticket links below. Donnelly also shares the music video for opening single ‘Standing Ovation’, which...
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David Byrne releases a new single ‘T Shirt’. Co-written by Byrne’s longtime friend and collaborator Brian Eno, the song is a classic piece of electro-pop wrapped in lightly humorous, but always earnest, political commentary. The track has become a notable moment and quick fan favorite on Byrne’s latest tour. David Byrne is currently touring North America, celebrating the release of his critically acclaimed new album Who Is The Sky?, Byrne’s...
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Lisa O’Neill releases her new EP, The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right, out now digitally alongside a 12″ available to pre-order. She has also shared a video for her stunning version of the seasonally classic ‘The Bleak Midwinter’. The EP is comprised of a group of six tracks, they include Lisa’s haunting rendition of Bob Dylan’s ‘All The Tired Horses’ recorded to soundtrack the closing scene of the final...
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North Carolina based singer-songwriter Anjimile releases a new single ‘Auld Lang Syne II’. The track, produced by Brad Cook, is the first release since his emotionally raw 2023 album The King, picking up where he left off with a tender note-to-self on resilience and hard-fought freedom, characterised by delicate finger-plucked strings, charming horn passages, and intimate vocal delivery. Anjimile shares: “‘Auld Lang Syne II’ was originally intended as something of...
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Robyn returns with her first new music in over seven years. New single ‘Dopamine’ sees the generational Swedish pop icon teaming up with longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund for one of the decade’s most hotly-anticipated comebacks, and the latest in a long line of era-defining pop moments. Released today via new label home Young, it’s a song that captures the rush of chemical euphoria that floods your body when you fall...
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Dry Cleaning share ‘Cruise Ship Designer’, the second single from their new album Secret Love, out 9 January 2026. The new track follows lead single ‘Hit My Head All Day’ and arrives alongside a music video featuring the band’s Lewis Maynard performing a dance routine choreographed for the track by BULLYACHE. ‘Cruise Ship Designer’ is a classic Dry Cleaning pop song sung from the perspective of a nautical entrepreneur who...
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caroline are excited to announce caroline 2 (deluxe), featuring seven new tracks and out now digitally. Additionally, their 2025 album caroline 2 has been named one of Rough Trade shops’ Albums of the Year. To celebrate they have announced a new 12” exclusive available at Rough Trade shops with 5 tracks from the band titled Not everything needs to even out, which includes some from the deluxe release of the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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