{"title":"Albums of the Year So Far 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-intersecting=\"true\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:10d03f71-808a-434c-b977-30a3f78f2933-6\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-turn=\"assistant\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:10d03f71-808a-434c-b977-30a3f78f2933-6\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:10d03f71-808a-434c-b977-30a3f78f2933-6\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-id=\"645dd4c4-bd63-41fe-ab66-48deda0659e4\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"622\" data-start=\"60\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHalfway through the year, our racks are telling quite the story. From long-awaited returns and fearless debuts to artists pushing their sound into thrilling new territory, these are the albums that have defined the year so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"622\" data-start=\"60\"\u003eAlongside those selections, you'll also find bonus material to celebrate the music that's shaped the first six months of 2026. \u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"selling-a-vibe","title":"Selling A Vibe","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cribs return with their first album in five years \u003ci\u003e‘Selling A Vibe’, \u003c\/i\u003ereleased via Play It Again Sam. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAfter two decades and nine albums as one of Britain’s best-loved bands, the Wakefield-born siblings have weathered enough storms, onstage and off, to realise that an indestructible bond exists between them. For years, it’s fizzed beneath the surface of their sound, perforating every thrash of guitar, every snap of snare, every impassioned vocal, roared back at them at live shows by sweat-drenched, devoted crowds. But rarely have the band acknowledged this bond out loud. “It’s not something we ever really said to each other explicitly,” admits bassist and lead vocalist Gary. That all changed, however, with the creation of \u003ci\u003eSelling A Vibe\u003c\/i\u003e – their bold new album, which captures The Cribs at their bottle-rocket energetic best. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProduced by MGMT and Caroline Polachek collaborator Patrick Wimberly, \u003ci\u003eSelling A Vibe\u003c\/i\u003e is an unapologetic celebration of family. It’s about finding your way back to health with help from those loved ones, the band explain. “On our first records, we were just writing about our individual experiences. That’s a really verdant field of inspiration, but as you go along, life points you towards bigger things to write about,” says Gary. “But this time, I realised when I was writing the lyrics that all of the songs were really rooted in family.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PIAS","offers":[{"title":"LP - Gold Nugget | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53175013441867,"sku":"R7124-5886","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Red \/ Black - Turbo Edition","offer_id":57403795374411,"sku":"R7124-5226","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Seagram Green","offer_id":53176281792843,"sku":"R7124-3268","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53176281825611,"sku":"R7124-3398","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53176281858379,"sku":"R7124-7564","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/THE_CRIBS_SELLING_A_VIBE_DIGITAL.jpg?v=1755151771"},{"product_id":"the-mountain","title":"The Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e is Gorillaz 9th studio album. The album is a collection of 15 new tracks featuring artists and collaborators including: Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Bizarrap, Black Thought, Gruff Rhys, Idles, Jalen Ngonda, Johnny Marr, Kara Jackson, Omar Souleyman, Paul Simonon, Sparks, Trueno and Yasiin Bey; as well as the voices of Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof and Tony Allen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Bizarrap (Orange County), \u003cem\u003eThe Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded in London, Devon, Miami, Jaipur, Mumbai, New Delhi and Rishikesh; and features artists performing in five languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork for \u003cem\u003eThe Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e sees Jamie Hewlett’s distinct, yet ever-evolving, style illustrate the world of Gorillaz with an ever more detailed and beautiful intricacy across a series of hand-drawn illustrations. Circumstances find Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, 2D and Noodle in India, where our heroes are immersed in the rhythms of mystical music-making as they navigate the mountainous terrain of this thing called life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kong","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Yellow | With Exclusive Print","offer_id":57592982995275,"sku":"R8530-6589","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Yellow","offer_id":53363613204811,"sku":"R8530-9717","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":53363613172043,"sku":"R8530-9268","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - White Label","offer_id":56334297923915,"sku":"R8530-9135","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2CD - Deluxe","offer_id":53363613139275,"sku":"R8530-2532","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53363613106507,"sku":"R8530-8228","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/KONG001Packshot_3.jpg?v=1757583176"},{"product_id":"for-the-first-time-again","title":"For The First Time, Again","description":"\u003cp\u003eTyler Ballgame’s stunning debut, \u003cem\u003eFor the First Time, Again\u003c\/em\u003e, is a bracing reminder of how great songs delivered by a gifted vocalist can move, captivate, and inspire. Produced by Jonathan Rado (Foxygen, The Lemon Twigs, Weyes Blood) and Ryan Pollie (Los Angeles Police Department) and delivered in Ballgame’s astonishing, versatile tenor, these 12 finely crafted tunes, rooted in classic rock, indie, and Americana, will make anyone with a heart feel seen. Even before the insightful, often provocative lyrics register, Ballgame’s infectious melodies draw you into a story both relatable, and unlike any you’ve heard. After one listen, Ballgame’s message of belief in one’s true self resonates deep and wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eFor the First Time, Again\u003c\/em\u003e, Tyler Ballgame and his talented circle of fellow music-makers enthusiastically offer listeners songs to fill them with hope, acceptance, delirious happiness, and support for rough roads ahead. For healing to occur, Ballgame offers, “We need to dissolve into experience.” With its gorgeous melodies, wise invocations, irrepressible – and sometimes mischievous – generosity of spirit, and THAT VOICE, \u003cem\u003eFor the First Time Again\u003c\/em\u003e is in itself an amazing experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRT Exclusive version on both CD and LP comes with two exclusive bonus tracks -\u003cspan\u003eRollerskating and Call Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade Records","offers":[{"title":"LP+7\" - Blue Marbled \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53419232198987,"sku":"R1977-1237","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Orange Marbled","offer_id":53419232231755,"sku":"R1977-5346","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53419232264523,"sku":"R1977-4774","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD - Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53419232297291,"sku":"R1977-5867","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53419232330059,"sku":"R1977-1138","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/TylerBallgame-ForTheFirstTimeAgain_8533.jpg?v=1758289516"},{"product_id":"i-know-you-re-hurting-everyone-is-hurting-everyone-is-trying-you-have-got-to-try","title":"I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone is Hurting, Everyone is Trying, You Have Got to Try","description":"\u003cp\u003eLately, it feels like the world is one endless bad news cycle. Joshua Idehen isn’t here to pretend otherwise – but on the spoken word artist’s new album\u003ci\u003e, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try\u003c\/i\u003e, he provides a phenomenal sonic, poetic space. Made with his creative partner, musician Ludvig Parment, the album is an urgent but transcendent collection that holds you through it all, filled with grief, euphoria and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try \u003c\/i\u003ecomes after the virality of Idehen’s track \u003ci\u003eMum Does The Washing\u003c\/i\u003e, a wry and whipsmart poem examining how the world works (which started life as a Twitter thread), set to Parment’s spacious beats. The song has seen the pair propelled beyond Idehen’s wildest dreams this past year, with support from the likes of Jamz Supernova and Huw Stephens leading to sold-out shows and packed out festival performances including rammed crowds at Glastonbury and Green Man, an appearance on Later with Jools, and a support slot on Baxter Dury’s European tour this winter. For Idehen, this is all so special because it marked a new era of his career after around two decades of writing poetry. “In a nutshell, the song has changed my life,” he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the album, that means uplifting choirs, cozy samples and exuberant, sometimes house-tinged beats. “I am personally drawn to music that transports you to a place, or scene or mindset,” says Parment. This is topped with ruminative musings on morality and human connection; about the longer loves in life – like friendships, family – that sustain us. These come from Idehen and Parment, along with a host of friends and collaborators, including writers Leone Ross and Charlotte Manning, and vocalist Amanda Bergman, to help expand on the topics of the record without sounding preachy. Similarly, there are musical guests including saxophonist Pete Fraser and Shabaka Hutchings on flute, each helping to imbue the album with a rich warmth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the opening track You Wanna Dance Or What?, there are poignant stories about the possibilities of human connection – here, a memory of a stranger approaching Joshua when he was feeling low at a club in Leicester Square – set against Parment’s freeing beats. There are memories of sunrises on Hampstead Heath (It Always Was), celebrations of the liturgic power of the club (This Is The Place), affirmations that kept Idehen afloat in a particularly dark time (Brother), all dotted with his observations and notes from past conversations with people from all walks of life. On Choose Yourself, Idehen is not so interested in the hokey bath bomb self-care that has dominated discourse the past few years, but in reinforcing self-belief and self-worth – all while never getting too mawkish (see: lines like “Choose a balanced diet\/Eat the rich!”). Everything Everywhere All At Once is a stunning exploration of the sliding doors moments of our lives, contemplating all the universes that exist within his daughter, followed by a choral reprise, singing a melody composed by Idehen. “I’m not confident with singing or songwriting, so when the choir sang something I had made and brought it back to me, I had proper tears.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter years of honing his craft,\u003cem\u003e I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try\u003c\/em\u003e finds Joshua Idehen’s pen reaching the next level. This is work that is truly arresting – but simultaneously, thanks to Parment’s soundscapes, it often makes you want to wave your arms in the air and dance. In these bleak times that try to push us all further apart, it’s a beautiful, powerful manifesto for hope and collectivism. As Joshua puts it: “There's a likelihood that we might be planting seeds that we won't get to see harvested…but the planting is good. The planting is just as important as the watering and the tending and the harvesting. We all have to play a part so that we can have some redemption.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonus CD: Exclusive first CD pressing of \u003ci\u003eLearn To Swim, A Mixtape.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heavenly Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Half and Half Yellow and Black \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53524674150731,"sku":"R3662-3124","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD - Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53524674183499,"sku":"R3662-3125","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Transparent Yellow","offer_id":53524674216267,"sku":"R3662-3126","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53524674249035,"sku":"R3662-3127","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Iknowyou_rehurting_everyoneishurting_everyoneistrying_youhavegottotry.jpg?v=1759493535"},{"product_id":"cold-2-the-touch","title":"Cold 2 The Touch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere’s no other band like Angel Du$t. In fact, the singular group is almost defined by how far they stand apart from the pack. So if saying Angel Du$t aren’t like anyone else is a no-brainer, then what are they like? Are they cutting edge genre-destroyers or one of the last authentic guitar bands standing? Are they blunt force aggression incarnate or earnest experimentalists?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre they the hardcore version of an indie band or is it the other way around? You might ask yourself these kinds of questions while taking in the totality of Angel Dust’s decade-plus journey–but the band’s new album, \u003cem\u003eCold 2 The Touch\u003c\/em\u003e, suggests that maybe it’s not so complicated after all. Or as vocalist\/mastermind Justice Tripp puts it: ”Angel Du$t is rock \u0026amp; roll.” \u003cem\u003eCold 2 The Touch\u003c\/em\u003e captures this simple fact better than ever before. The 26-minute blast of eclectic and hardhitting music makes it clear that Angel Du$t can’t be contained within the confines of narrow subgenres, and that a term as elemental as rock \u0026amp; roll might actually fit like a glove. This is the\u003cbr\u003eband’s most overtly ferocious album in some time–a blender of hard riffs and big hooks that are matched by Tripp’s open-hearted existentialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA constellation of collaborators makes \u003cem\u003eCold 2 The Touch\u003c\/em\u003e a captivating listen that’s constantly surprising the listener: guitarist Jim Caroll makes his presence especially felt on “Zero,” a veritable Angel Du$t epic that clocks in at over three minutes of spiraling riffs and features vocals from Wes Eisold of American Nightmare and Cold Cave; “Downfall” has the growl of Restraining Order’s Patrick Cozens; “Man On Fire” taps UK punk legend Frank Carter; and “The Beat” includes guttural guest vitriol from Taylor Young of Twitching Tongues, Deadbody, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s final one-two punch of “The Knife” and “The Beat” sum up exactly what makes Angel Du$t such a special band. This is a creative endeavor where heart-on-sleeve musings about the finite nature of life can coexist with the unbridled thrill of violence-enducing riffs, where real humanity can flourish and being true to yourself and your own spectrum of thoughts, interests, and feelings takes primacy above all else. “This is who I am,” says Tripp. “and I speak for the band too: these are people who are always going to be playing aggressive rock \u0026amp; roll. It’s happening whether you like it or not. I’m me, and if you get in my way I’m gonna crush you.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Run For Cover Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Red and Black","offer_id":53698883322187,"sku":"R4285-4474","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Red","offer_id":53698883354955,"sku":"R4285-0779","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Squid Ink","offer_id":57605434671435,"sku":"R4285-1075","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53698883387723,"sku":"R4285-6117","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":53702073483595,"sku":"R4285-9650","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AngelDust-Cold2TheTouch.jpg?v=1761138200"},{"product_id":"west-end-girl","title":"West End Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRough Trade Shops loves Lily Allen (the video for LDN was even shot in Rough Trade West) and she returns more vibrant and more essential than ever. Lily Allen returns with \u003cem\u003eWest End Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, her long-awaited fifth studio album. Written and recorded over an intense 10-day period, blending raw honesty with infectious pop craftsmanship, documenting elements of her time in New York with piercing clarity and insight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53712882303307,"sku":"R8032-5091","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53712882336075,"sku":"R8032-7591","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Crystal Clear","offer_id":56024380866891,"sku":"R8032-2715","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Polka Dot Picture Disc \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53712882270539,"sku":"R8032-3265","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/LilyAllenCD30.01.26.jpg?v=1761236310"},{"product_id":"singin-to-an-empty-chair","title":"Singin' To An Empty Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndie rock stalwarts Ratboys release \u003cem\u003eSingin’ to an Empty Chair\u003c\/em\u003e, via New West Records,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite its title, \u003cem\u003eSingin’ to an Empty Chair \u003c\/em\u003eisn’t defined by what’s missing. Rather, it’s the beginning of an important dialogue with a close loved one vocalist\/guitarist Julia Steiner finds herself estranged from. The music on the band’s sixth studio album – its first for New West Records – fills the space that person left behind with 11 songs showcasing Ratboys' twangy, effervescent, as confident as they’ve ever been, and more emotionally interrogative than ever before. If the band’s last record, 2023’s widely-praised\u003cem\u003e The Window\u003c\/em\u003e, was \"a level-up record,” then \u003cem\u003eSingin’ to an Empty Chair \u003c\/em\u003eis Ratboys at the peak of their powers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo craft\u003cem\u003e Singin’ to an Empty Chair,\u003c\/em\u003e Julia Steiner, guitarist Dave Sagan, drummer Marcus Nuccio, and bassist Sean Neumann decamped to a 75-acre plot of land in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area to write and demo the new songs. Months later, the group reconvened back at the same cabin to begin tracking with co-producer Chris Walla, the band’s trusted collaborator who also produced \u003cem\u003eThe Window.\u003c\/em\u003e After a one-week cabin session, Ratboys and Walla took the songs to Steve Albini’s famed Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, and later to Rosebud Studio in Evanston, Illinois, to finish recording. “We wanted to approach this record like it was a quilt,” Neumann says. “We recorded the songs in all these different places, so we approached it in a way where different songs had different scenes. Certain parts of songs were recorded in different spaces, and we switch back and forth between them throughout the record to help tell the story of each song.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteiner is “[a] sharp-eyed lyricist” (Vulture), and nowhere is this more clear than on Singin’ to an Empty Chair. \"A big, overarching theme of this record is my attempt to document my experience being estranged from a close loved one,” she says. “The goal is to update this person on what's been going on in my life and to try to bridge that impasse and reach out a hand into the void.” S\u003cem\u003eingin’ to an Empty Chair \u003c\/em\u003emarks the first Ratboys album written since Steiner began therapy. The title references a therapy exercise called “The Empty Chair” technique, during which a person attempts to have a difficult conversation with someone who’s not physically present, by speaking out loud to an empty chair and imagining that the person is really there.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It's not all doom and gloom,” Steiner adds. Though \u003cem\u003eSingin’ to an Empty Chair \u003c\/em\u003enavigates complex family dynamics, the band expertly weaves in candid honesty, chaos, and whimsy along the way. Humor finds its way into the conversation on the caffeinated anxiety anthem “Anywhere,” for which Steiner found inspiration in Sagan’s family dog. “Whenever Dave’s mom leaves the room, oh man, his whole world just falls apart,” she says. “You can see it in his face.  I think a lot of us can relate to that sort of anxious attachment style.” The accompanying video, directed by Bobby Butterscotch, is an amusing visualization of this type of relationship. Footage of the band ripping a performance in a fish store are woven with clips of a pet owner visiting various places across Chicago with his goldfish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Opaque Yellow \/ Signed \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":53739304157515,"sku":"R8405-7215","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Green \/ Signed","offer_id":55789816185163,"sku":"R8405-5874","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":55789816250699,"sku":"R8405-2411","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD \/ Signed","offer_id":55789816152395,"sku":"R8405-2718","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":55789816217931,"sku":"R8405-1467","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":55789816119627,"sku":"R8405-4539","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Green and Brown Marble","offer_id":56647554203979,"sku":"R8405-1829","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Green and Brown Marble + Litho","offer_id":57593456820555,"sku":"R8405-4658","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2025-10-27at17.08.39.png?v=1761584973"},{"product_id":"the-apple-tree-under-the-sea","title":"the apple tree under the sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe apple tree under the sea\u003c\/em\u003e, the debut album from breakout alt-pop artist hemlocke springs, marks an exciting new chapter for the singer\/songwriter\/producer. This is a fever dream of a concept album in which our heroine sets off on a journey of self-discovery—one that requires her to confront the chaos and repression of her past in order to claim the full, liberatory life she once didn’t even know was possible. throughout the project hemlocke displays her most adventurous songcraft and playful vocals yet, while co-producing the apple tree under the sea with close collaborator BURNS (Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Charli xcx).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good Luck Have Fun Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Purple and Blue Sunburst","offer_id":55929868353867,"sku":"R3313-1147","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":55929868386635,"sku":"R3313-8325","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5056167182962.jpg?v=1763452487"},{"product_id":"no-lube-so-rude","title":"No Lube So Rude","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brash, unapologetic blend of electronic, dance, punk, industrial, and pop music, No Lube So Rude exists at the intersection of the personal and the political, where the body serves not only as a sexual and spiritual vessel, but also as the front line in a battle for basic human rights. Peaches’ lyrics are bawdy and explicit here, laced with biting sarcasm and clever wordplay, but they’re also surprisingly vulnerable, offering up a candid look in the mirror from a post-menopausal queer icon reckoning with a society that’s come to expect silence, if not outright erasure. The result is a deliberately provocative exploration of identity, sexuality, and bodily autonomy from a trailblazer, a singular work of emotional and sonic alchemy that balances the poetic and the profane in equal measure as it transforms all the friction and frustration of modern life into joy and transcendence\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kill Rock Stars","offers":[{"title":"LP - Cherry Twist | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56022924198219,"sku":"R2798-7098","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Blue | Signed","offer_id":57074731319627,"sku":"R2798-3616","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":56022924230987,"sku":"R2798-7439","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56022924263755,"sku":"R2798-5532","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Veiny","offer_id":57648821829963,"sku":"R2798-1848","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Peaches-NoLubeSoRude.jpg?v=1764630892"},{"product_id":"dont-be-dumb","title":"Don't Be Dumb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe wait is finally be over. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than seven years since Rocky’s last offering, 2018’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTesting \u003c\/em\u003eA$AP Rocky releases his next masterpiece \u003cem\u003eDon’t Be Dumb\u003c\/em\u003e album featuring artwork from the legendary director Tim Burton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Rocky Rugahand \/ Blue Metallic and Cloudy White \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56169867411787,"sku":"R6038-6241","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black and White","offer_id":56169867444555,"sku":"R6038-7742","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56576931529035,"sku":"R6038-8280","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DONTBEDUMBalbum.jpg?v=1766479979"},{"product_id":"sexistential","title":"Sexistential","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSexistential\u003c\/em\u003e is the most ecstatic record that Robyn has ever made, the sound of one of contemporary music’s most influential artists coming home. After the club music meditations of 2018’s Honey, the album features nine, deeply playful pop songs that tie back to her era-defining Body Talk trilogy, designed to feel “like a spaceship coming through the atmosphere at a really high speed and crash landing”, she says. “That’s how I felt, like I’d had all these experiences searching too far out into space, and now I’m crashing back into myself.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCo-produced mainly with longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund, \u003cem\u003eSexistential\u003c\/em\u003e is emphatic and punchy, defiant about both emotional and biological pleasure, need and softness. The album’s title started life as an in-joke before she realised it said everything she wanted to say. “Exploring my sensual life is the same feeling as when I make a good song,” she explains. “It’s such a beautiful kind of sensitive vibration that takes so much work to keep afloat. I feel like the purpose of my life is to stay horny - it doesn’t even have to be about sex, but it’s feeling sensual and attracted to things that I enjoy, and not letting anything take over that.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate the news, Robyn released two new tracks from the album. Building on the success of acclaimed first single “Dopamine”, new singles “Talk To Me” and “Sexistential” further reveal one of the decade’s most celebrated comebacks. “Talk To Me” – produced by Klas Åhlund and Oscar Holter, and featuring Max Martin as a co-writer (their first collaboration since 2010’s “Time Machine”) – is pure, unadulterated fun, like Robyn trying to write a Prince or Gap Band song but underpinned with uber-contemporary production. “I wrote it during the pandemic when there was no way to be physical,” Robyn says. “I like talkers, that turns me on.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Young","offers":[{"title":"LP - White","offer_id":56233381953867,"sku":"R3440-0859","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56233381986635,"sku":"R3440-1832","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56233382019403,"sku":"R3440-7540","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":56233382052171,"sku":"R3440-9192","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - Handstamped version","offer_id":56787869040971,"sku":"R3440-8385","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Robyn-Sexistential.jpg?v=1767631635"},{"product_id":"o","title":"Ö","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eö is the hugely anticipated debut album from New York City’s white-hot duo, Fcukers. Having quickly built a reputation for their electric live shows and irresistibly catchy hooks, Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis have gone from playing standing-room only shows at Baby’s All Right to packed out stadiums supporting Tame Impala, Justice, and Dom Dolla and selling out their own 1k+ headline shows in the space of just 2 years! Along the way they’ve played every major festival including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera, Lollapalooza and opened for Haim, multiple dates for LCD Soundsystem and gained a long list of including Harry Styles, Charli xcx, David Byrne, Clairo, Fontaines DC and Beck, who recently joined them on stage at their LA headline show.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter 2024’s Baggy$$ EP, which spawned the band’s biggest hit “Bon Bon” as well as earworm “Homie Don’t Shake”, all eyes have been firmly on the pair to find out what happens next, and Fcukers do not disappoint. A brief meeting with Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats) - fresh off producing Geese’s Getting Killed - turned into a whirlwind session at Blume’s studio, where they recorded the entirety of their new album. With 100 gecs’ Dylan Brady providing additional production on tracks across the album, and multi-Grammy-winning engineer Tom Norris (Lady Gaga, Charli xcx, The Weeknd) coming on board to mix the album. The result is 11 tracks that make you feel like you’re at the afterparty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninja Tune","offers":[{"title":"LP - Crystal Clear \/ Rough Trade Exclusive | Signed Print","offer_id":57586194448715,"sku":"R7303-9141","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Crystal Clear \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56267538465099,"sku":"R7303-6398","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black with Signed Insert","offer_id":56267538497867,"sku":"R7303-3164","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black with Stickers","offer_id":56267538530635,"sku":"R7303-7559","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56267538563403,"sku":"R7303-3456","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56267538596171,"sku":"R7303-1153","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Fcukerscoverart.jpg?v=1767991562"},{"product_id":"ambiguous-desire","title":"Ambiguous Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwice Grammy-nominated, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning artist Arlo Parks releases her new album, \u003ci\u003eAmbiguous Desire,\u003c\/i\u003e via Transgressive Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmbiguous Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is Parks at her most confident and experimental, supplanting live band sessions for modular synths, ableton plugins and samplers that channel the frenetic, vibrant spaces she was immersed in, all while spotlighting the acclaimed poetry and lyricism she’s beloved for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflecting on the making of the record, Parks shares, \"I danced more than ever as I made this record, I made more friends than ever too, found myself in the weird underbelly of New York juke nights, unleashed, laughed and laughed and laughed. This record has desire at its centre. Desire is a life force, it’s a wanting, a yearning, a momentum - we are all alive because there is something or someone we want - desire is an engine. But it is also mysterious, tangled, random, enlightening and HUMAN.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParks crafted the album with producer Baird (Brockhampton, Kevin Abstract). Their process unfolded between NYC’s vibrant, community-rooted nightlife and long, introspective days spent in Baird’s downtown loft. The result is Parks’ most vulnerable, self-affirming, and euphoric work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transgressive","offers":[{"title":"LP - Disco Splatter \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56286112022859,"sku":"R7555-4278","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Marble Blue","offer_id":56286112055627,"sku":"R7555-3220","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56286112088395,"sku":"R7555-0541","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56286112121163,"sku":"R7555-4158","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ArloParks_AmbiguousDesire_3000x3000_5a918634-6cff-4f11-a3cb-b63aee262979.jpg?v=1768219340"},{"product_id":"wor-t-girl-in-america","title":"WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlayyyter’s third full length album\u003cem\u003e WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA\u003c\/em\u003e via Records \/ Columbia Records.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Records \/ Columbia Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Coke Bottle Clear","offer_id":56300227526987,"sku":"R6727-2138","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56300227559755,"sku":"R6727-1474","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/slayyyter-announce-new-album.jpg?v=1768337581"},{"product_id":"outtanational","title":"OUTTANATIONAL","description":"\u003cp\u003eCosmic exploration. Spiritual transformation. Unbridled spontaneity. These are the guiding principles of Pigeon, a psychedelic five-piece rooted in the English seaside town of Margate, yet making music that transcends borders. Pigeon are Falle Nioke (vocals, percussion), Graham Godfrey (drums), Josh Ludow (bass), Steve Pringle (keys, synths) and Tom Dream (guitar), musicians whose combined credits include Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka, SAULT and Saul Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir debut album, \u003cem\u003eOUTTANATIONAL\u003c\/em\u003e, is a thrilling collection of party songs without limits: think William Onyeabor in outer-space or early Hot Chip making motorik afrobeat in a 70s New York loft. Building on a string of acclaimed EPs that have been playlisted on 6Music and led to coveted live slots at UK festivals like Glastonbury, Pigeon have evolved out of Afro-disco territory into something moodier. It’s an expansive record laced with heady krautrock, post-punk and punk- funk, indebted to the power of the groove and questing to find the meaning of home. Pigeon must fly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memphis Industries","offers":[{"title":"LP  - Orange","offer_id":57154867233099,"sku":"R9796-2191","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":56304128622923,"sku":"R9796-7926","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56304128655691,"sku":"R9796-7161","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56304128688459,"sku":"R9796-6391","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Pigeon_Outtanational_4000x4000_sRGB.jpg?v=1768411122"},{"product_id":"blame-the-clown","title":"Blame The Clown","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second album from the New Orleans country-punk-garage duo.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jazz Life","offers":[{"title":"LP - Eco","offer_id":56308085850443,"sku":"R1384-8771","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a1645056856_16.jpg?v=1768428004"},{"product_id":"creature-of-habit","title":"Creature of Habit","description":"\u003cp\u003eCourtney Barnett releases her fourth studio album\u003cem\u003e Creature Of Habit \u003c\/em\u003eincluding single 'Site Unseen featuring Waxahatchee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreature of Habit\u003c\/em\u003e marks a decisive new chapter in Courtney Barnett’s musical evolution. It’s a bold, emotionally resonant record that explores the central question: how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life. Written in the wake of a relocation from Australia to Los Angeles and the closure of her long-running label Milk! Records, Barnett was grappling with changes that put the future of both her life and career in question. Rather than internalizing those feelings, she decided to bring all this swirling confusion directly into the recording process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction","offers":[{"title":"LP - Sugar Plum \/ Signed Print | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56308502266187,"sku":"R0133-8358","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Caramel","offer_id":56318677483851,"sku":"R0133-2721","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56318677516619,"sku":"R0133-1929","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56318677549387,"sku":"R0133-0910","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Strawberry | Rough Trade Exclusive (US)","offer_id":56345555304779,"sku":"R0133-2078","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Caramel (US)","offer_id":56345550553419,"sku":"R0133-6771","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black (US)","offer_id":56345550586187,"sku":"R0133-4695","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD (US)","offer_id":56345550618955,"sku":"R0133-1163","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Translucent Milky Cloudy Clear","offer_id":56833929249099,"sku":"R0133-1944","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/251204_CB_CoH-Cover_Final.jpg?v=1768583939"},{"product_id":"nothings-about-to-happen-to-me","title":"Nothing's About to Happen to Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWin a Mitski deluxe box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn celebration of Mitski's forthcoming album \u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/product\/mitski\/nothings-about-to-happen-to-me#56465359044939\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNothing's About To Happen To Me\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewe have a limited-edition deluxe box version of the album up for grabs for one lucky customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the album they ordered, the winner will receive: A limited edition, hand-stamped test pressing, a Tansy House stationary pad, and a 12\" album artwork print, all packaged in a unique printed 12\" box. One of only 25 editions worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Enter: Pre-order \u003cem\u003eNothing's About To Happen To Me \u003c\/em\u003eor enter your details \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/roughtradeshops.typeform.com\/to\/Oexd6sDz\"\u003eHERE. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompetition closes Thursday, 5th March. Good luck!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMitski releases her eighth studio album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNothing's About to Happen to Me \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003evia Dead Oceans. Supported by a live band and orchestra, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNothing’s About to Happen to Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finds Mitski immersing herself in a rich narrative whose main character is a reclusive woman in an unkempt house. Outside of her home, she is a deviant; inside of her home, she is free.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the album, she balances closeness with distance - songs that feel personal without asking for anything in return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eStandout singles include “Where’s My Phone?,” “I’ll Change for You,” and “If I Leave.” The album was produced and engineered by Patrick Hyland and mastered by Bob Weston, with assistance on drums and logistics from Kris Bulakowski. Continuing the musical through line established with \u003cem\u003eThe Land Is Inhospitable \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e So Are We\u003c\/em\u003e, the album features live instrumentation by The Land touring band and ensemble arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Oceans","offers":[{"title":"LP - Tansy Yellow with Numbered and Stamped Lyricbook \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56465359044939,"sku":"R8312-6390","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Tansy Yellow","offer_id":56317639885131,"sku":"R8312-9216","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56317639917899,"sku":"R8312-3428","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56317639950667,"sku":"R8312-2747","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape - Blue Cat Eye","offer_id":56317737992523,"sku":"R8312-0384","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape - Gold Cat Eye","offer_id":56386395472203,"sku":"R8312-8817","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Gold Cat Eye","offer_id":56470979641675,"sku":"R8312-9817","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a7448222-8f28-709f-d285-711d6216895a.png?v=1768568783"},{"product_id":"fenian","title":"FENIAN","description":"\u003cp\u003eKneecap return to bend genre, language, and rules. The most talked about artists in the world are turning the page. A new chapter, new sounds, new manifestos. A blistering album that revels in darkness while bursting through the void with illuminated revery. This is \u003cem\u003eFENIAN\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Kae Tempest, Wet Leg), \u003cem\u003eFENIAN\u003c\/em\u003e upends expectations with an expansive sonic palate, traversing acid house, trip-hop, dubstep, and more - Masters of rave and rap theatre, \u003cem\u003eFENIAN\u003c\/em\u003e represents Kneecap’s most sophisticated exploration of language and sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore darkness. More confrontation. More craic. More energy. More solidarity. More absolute bangers. And more fuel for the unrelenting engine that powers this unstoppable force. For their remarkable second album, Kneecap have come out fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the sirens and alarms ring, and the chorus’s blast. Revolutionary and rebellious, confrontational and impossibly catchy, inescapably intelligent and brilliantly rendered, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFENIAN\u003c\/em\u003e doesn’t just represent the next phase in Kneecap’s trajectory but stands as a remarkable record that thrills as much as it surprises. The mayhem of their breakout year is a memory now. But Kneecap are neither dwelling on that nor merely persevering through it. In \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFENIAN\u003c\/em\u003e they excel, reaching a new peak that is undeniable in its mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressure makes diamonds, and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFENIAN\u003c\/em\u003e glistens with Kneecap’s uncut gems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heavenly","offers":[{"title":"LP - Red and Black Tricolour | With Exclusive Flexi","offer_id":57586130747723,"sku":"R6881-7624","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Red, Red and Black Tricolour \/ Alternative Sleeve \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56346059899211,"sku":"R6881-5810","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black (White Label)","offer_id":56894280302923,"sku":"R6881-8850","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Red, Red and Black Tricolour","offer_id":56346059866443,"sku":"R6881-8884","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Red \/ Black","offer_id":57586130714955,"sku":"R6881-6026","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56346059833675,"sku":"R6881-5512","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56346059931979,"sku":"R6881-2518","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/K-Fenian-3000x3000.jpg?v=1770038904"},{"product_id":"spinning-1","title":"Trying Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrying Times\u003c\/em\u003e is a record about being in love whilst battling the limits of the self against a backdrop of global uncertainty. James Blake explores the tension between intimacy and isolation, the pressure to curate and perform even as everything, inside and out, feels fragile and precarious. Themes of reflection, both literally and metaphorically, run through the record’s visual presentation, as Blake holds a mirror to the contradictions of modern connection - how we see ourselves, how we’re seen by others, and what gets lost in between. It’s about the disorienting loop of joy and dread: feeling safe in love, yet knowing the bubble could burst at any moment; struggling to stay present while global anxiety and private doubt pull you in different directions. A meditation on love, identity, and fragility in an age where the world feels balanced on a knife edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good Boy Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - White","offer_id":56353266270539,"sku":"R0403-6474","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":56353266237771,"sku":"R0403-2640","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56353266205003,"sku":"R0403-1458","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - White (US)","offer_id":56365280559435,"sku":"R0403-5066","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black (US)","offer_id":56365280592203,"sku":"R0403-1018","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD (US)","offer_id":56365280624971,"sku":"R0403-8146","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0198704834592_01Std..jpg?v=1769006113"},{"product_id":"this-music-may-contain-hope","title":"THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour-time Grammy Award-nominated global superstar Raye, is releasing her highly anticipated sophomore album \u003cem\u003eTHIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE\u003c\/em\u003e. The album, set in 4 “seasons” with each side of the vinyl being a different season, takes listeners on a sonic journey that begins with darkness and ends with light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Music is medicine. I’ve always said that, and I guess I’m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world. I want us all to say to ourselves that it’s going to be all right, and I’m going to have faith in the seeds that I’ve planted beneath the snow. I wanted to create something that is a hug or bed or soft place for that person who needs it.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human Re Sources","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Coke Bottle Clear","offer_id":56365466157387,"sku":"R4159-5260","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Yellow","offer_id":56362073882955,"sku":"R4159-9080","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56362073915723,"sku":"R4159-6564","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/RAYETMMCH..jpg?v=1769081197"},{"product_id":"something-worth-waiting-for","title":"Something Worth Waiting For","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eChicago’s Friko returns with their anticipated sophomore album, produced by Grammy winner John Congleton, embracing a bolder sense of abandon, exploring noise-rock, avant-garde classical and 70s-era symphonic balladry. Their debut introduced a galvanizing new voice into the indie-rock canon, landing them on the cover of NME and Pitchfork's best of year list. \u003cem\u003eSomething Worth Waiting For\u003c\/em\u003e locates an elusive balance between the wide-eyed idealism of youth and the self-possessed grit of lived experience.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eFor fans of Neutral Milk Hotel, Flaming Lips, Bright eyes and Titus Andronicus.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ATO Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - White and Black Bike Wheel | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56426135454027,"sku":"R7872-9117","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56447261311307,"sku":"R7872-7111","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56447261344075,"sku":"R7872-0448","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2026-01-30at13.55.16.png?v=1769781337"},{"product_id":"my-new-band-believe","title":"My New Band Believe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the bassist and sometime frontman of black midi, Cameron Picton and his bandmates practiced an explosive form of musical world-building, weaving complex storytelling through thrilling passages of controlled chaos. When the group called it quits in 2023, the artist didn’t immediately feel like making a solo record or jumping back into another band. It was from this position of a not-quite team player, not-quite bandleader that Picton entered the studio and the seeds of My New Band Believe gradually began to emerge. The moniker serves as an open invitation, a subtle nod that if a listener is willing to meet the music on its own terms, they’ll be rewarded for taking a flying leap into the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group’s self-titled debut is a massive and hallucinatory record. It is a collection of music that swerves through wildly different emotional and thematic registers, all the while unraveling an endlessly compelling thread of dream logic. Picton is an unreliable but charismatic narrator, and together with an all-star cast including 7 members of caroline, Kiran Leonard, Caius Williams, Steve Noble, he guides the listener through a rapidly unfolding multi-verse of the band’s making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record is almost entirely acoustic, using the barest amount of reverb and electronic effects possible. It would be a mistake to assume these light touches mean that their music is any less maximal. Picton leads his band so that each track forms, scatters and re-groups, so that the uplift of one song crashes head-long into the rush of another. Inspired by Bert Jansch’s hypnotic, hard-driving guitar and Judee Sill’s panoramic pop, My New Band Believe is both all-encompassing and constantly in flux.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Oxblood (With Black 10\")","offer_id":56529225122123,"sku":"R5893-9896","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56529225154891,"sku":"R5893-1737","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56529225187659,"sku":"R5893-7769","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MyNewBandBelieve.jpg?v=1771242599"},{"product_id":"u-1","title":"U","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderscores announces her third album \u003cem\u003eU\u003c\/em\u003e, via Mom+Pop Music. A self titled album of sorts and the culmination of all her work to date,\u003cem\u003e U \u003c\/em\u003edraws from the many eras of underscores’ creative trajectory, from dubstep and future bass to jazz chords and guitar driven maximalist pop, forming her most focused, emotionally charged and sharply defined statement yet. Featuring the singles Music, Do It, and Tell Me (U Want It),\u003cem\u003e U \u003c\/em\u003efurther expands the intricate, high impact world she continues to build.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mom + Pop","offers":[{"title":"LP - Clear","offer_id":56647561937227,"sku":"R1691-5032","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56647567049035,"sku":"R1691-5295","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/201375106871.jpg?v=1772207780"},{"product_id":"doctrine-of-love","title":"Doctrine Of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuperstar Jalen Ngonda returns with his second long playing masterpiece. Within a few seconds of track one 'Anyone in Love' you know you are in the presence of greatness. \u003cem\u003eDoctrine Of Love\u003c\/em\u003e blends pop sensibility and soulful melodies with raw grit and groove, expanding on the orchestral arrangements of \u003cem\u003eCome Around and Love Me\u003c\/em\u003e with flourishes of horns and gospel-kissed backing vocals, creating a highly stylish example of modern soul artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the release of his critically acclaimed debut full length, 2023’s \u003cem\u003eCome Around and Love Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Jalen’s career has undergone a meteoric rise. The track “If You Don’t Want My Love” went viral, garnering 253 million streams to date. Jalen has appeared on a number of major television programmes, including The Graham Norton Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Later with Jools Holland. He opened for Thee Sacred Souls on their national US tour, and has sold out countless club dates across the globe as a headliner. Now, in 2026, with the embers of his debut still burning brightly, Jalen releases his eagerly awaited sophomore album, \u003cem\u003eDoctrine of Love.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hard work and relentless touring behind his debut have fortified his craft. His message: “The doctrine of love holds that every thought and action should be guided first by compassion for others, because love is the highest measure of human worth.” The tracks on the album are born from this creed. With his deep knowledge and love of classic soul, Jalen delivers authenticity in abundance. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daptone","offers":[{"title":"LP - Opaque White Opaque Red Opaque Blue Tri Colour \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56652310249803,"sku":"R0425-4640","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Clear","offer_id":56652310282571,"sku":"R0425-1492","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56652310315339,"sku":"R0425-3812","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56652310348107,"sku":"R0425-6018","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56652310380875,"sku":"R0425-8516","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DAP084_AlbumArt_3000.jpg?v=1772277751"},{"product_id":"wired-2","title":"Wired","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e is a hard reset for Basement. It marks the British band’s first album in eight years, a reunion with their original label Run For Cover Records, and a return to making music with the unbridled passion and creative intuition that’s always animated their best material. Since forming in 2009, Basement have always been the same five friends - vocalist Andrew Fisher, guitarists Alex Henery and Ronan Crix, bassist Duncan Stewart, and drummer James Fisher - with the same alchemic bond. The only thing that’s changed in recent years is their renewed sense of purpose, and their new album makes that loudly apparent. Wired is the most dynamic, daring, and inspired Basement have ever sounded, while also retaining the timeless fundamentals of the band’s singular sound: growling guitars, rousing choruses, striking emotional verbiage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBasement are back firing on all cylinders, but they’re not interested in rehashing old glories. The whole band was adamant that \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e had to be their most decisive artistic statement yet. Title-track “Wired” is the most urgent they’ve ever sounded, a surefire live staple propelled by needling guitars, a slugging drumbeat, and a skyscraping hook that finds Fisher’s voice in peak form. “Broken By Design” has the opposite temperament: dusky, delicate, bass-led, but still quintessentially Basement in its immediate catchiness and moody character. Nothing on Wired sounds stagnant. Not one part feels undercooked. The band looked to a smorgasbord of adventurous heroes for inspiration (REM, Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, to name a few) without ever sounding like they’re imitating any one band - not even themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record’s title condenses all of this into a single word. The textural connotations of Wired - metallic, sharp, jagged - evoke the album’s steely sonics, and on a more conceptual level, the title speaks to Basement’s unshakeable tenacity. An analogue band who’ve thrived in an increasingly digital world without resting on the comforts of nostalgia. Five friends who’ve persisted through several breakups and breakthroughs, but have only grown as people and evolved as a musical unit. At this point, Basement have to accept their fate: they’re wired for this shit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRT LP includes bonus CD with two exclusive demo songs recorded by Basement at Electrical Audio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Run For Cover Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Red and Blue Stripes with White Splatter \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56666504921419,"sku":"R9519-3492","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Wired Swirl","offer_id":56666504954187,"sku":"R9519-2270","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Coke Bottle Clear","offer_id":56666504986955,"sku":"R9519-0737","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56916589052235,"sku":"R9519-1510","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD - Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56666505019723,"sku":"R9519-6740","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56666505052491,"sku":"R9519-0435","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":56666505085259,"sku":"R9519-2280","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Basement-Wired.jpg?v=1772455354"},{"product_id":"train-on-the-island","title":"Train on the Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eAldous Harding releases her fifth studio album, \u003cem\u003eTrain On The Island. \u003c\/em\u003eThe 10-track \u003cem\u003eTrain On The Island\u003c\/em\u003e was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander’s previous bodies of work, \u003cem\u003eParty\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), \u003cem\u003eDesigner\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) and \u003cem\u003eWarm Chris\u003c\/em\u003e (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on \u003cem\u003eTrain On The Island\u003c\/em\u003e are pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llywelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear) and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, acoustic\/electric guitar and organ.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":56672219005259,"sku":"R3531-8266","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56672219038027,"sku":"R3531-0919","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56672219070795,"sku":"R3531-4445","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AldousHarding-TrainontheIsland.jpg?v=1772467202"},{"product_id":"my-heart-is-a-room-with-no-cameras-in-it","title":"My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It \u003c\/em\u003eushers Victoryland into a new territory; a left turn from their 2024 record, \u003cem\u003eSprain,\u003c\/em\u003e where discordant guitars are pushed to the forefront of raucous DIY recordings. Now, pop sensibilities take center stage with the help of producer Dan Howard (Forth Wanderers, Malice K, Blood) who encouraged McCamman to hone and expand his demos after working together on Blood’s final album, \u003cem\u003eLoving You Backwards\u003c\/em\u003e. The result is celebratory, sprawling experiments that feature commercial-ready choruses but with a slash of DIY grit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good English Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Ecomix Gray Family","offer_id":56711625539915,"sku":"R9487-4590","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_f01cb16c-5ada-47b0-97b3-65cb5e0bd9ea.jpg?v=1772810267"},{"product_id":"vol-ii-1","title":"Vol.II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy Volumes 1 and 2 together and save 10%. Discount applied at checkout. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChanneling the spirit of Earth’s greatest rockstars, time-travelling duo Angine de Poitrine are endlessly fascinated by hot dogs, pyramids, and the sheer grandeur of rock music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith driving drum grooves and intricately layered microtonal guitars, Klek and Khn de Poitrine conjure hypnotic sonic and visual vortices. Their live KEXP session has racked up millions of views—and counting. At the time of writing, Fabienk sits among the 50 most Shazamed tracks worldwide. Add to that sold-out shows, international festival appearances, and vinyl pressings in the tens of thousands to keep up with demand… All of which mostly matters to humans. Angine de Poitrine, for their part, are just happy to play rock’n’roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eVol. II,\u003c\/em\u003e a dense, no-frills, high-impact record, the “Poitrine brothers” push their sound even further, with sharper dynamics, stranger structures, and a sense of humor that reveals itself only if you’re paying attention. The recipe still revolves around the same three ingredients: acid techno, disco, and rock. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spectacles Bonzai","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56981095416139,"sku":"R4511-5271","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56981095448907,"sku":"R4511-4192","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AngineDePoitrine-VolII-AP2-Packshot.png?v=1775664545"},{"product_id":"inferno-4","title":"Inferno","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter thirteen years of silence from the compound, during which anticipation has grown day by day, Boards of Canada finally return. \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e retains their signature melodies and atmospheres, drawing on the esoteric influences explored in \u003cem\u003eSocietas X Tape\u003c\/em\u003e (their 2019 NTS mix for Warp Records’ 30th anniversary) and the darker ambience introduced on \u003cem\u003eTomorrow’s Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e, further deepened by an expanded role for speech soundbites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning seventy minutes, the new album is available on special edition limited red translucent 2LP vinyl in triple gatefold sleeve with a 16-page booklet, black 2LP vinyl and CD with 20-page booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warp","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Transparent Red","offer_id":57092665901387,"sku":"R0774-2129","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":57092617765195,"sku":"R0774-0089","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":57092617797963,"sku":"R0774-9885","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2430fbe9-1142-49fa-bf19-f90a29d45241.jpg?v=1776866616"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/AOTYSF_collection.png?v=1782817052","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/albums-of-the-year-so-far-2026.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}