Rough Trade Edit Podcast

Emily and Nigel celebrate the Aussie icons whose no-frills nature has won the hearts of the Rough Trade community.

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When the chips are down, music becomes our life raft, buoying us through all the insecurity and instability with songs that empathise, galvanise, satirise or even trivialise. Music is the warm blanke…

Emily shares the latest highlights from our Edit and catches up with Hiatus Kaiyote's Nai Palm and Paul Bender.

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Faye Webster - Cheers
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - Carnage
Francis Lung - Say…

Emily shares the latest highlights from our Edit and catches up with Marina Allen to explore her authentic and beautiful Fire Records debut.

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Wolf Alice - Delicious Things

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Emily delves into the debut album from the London-based two-piece, a complex and lavish body of work that fascinates and mystifies.

We're also showcasing new Edit album highlights!

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Squid's debut album is finally here and yup, it is worth the wait. Emily chats to the band about the evolution of their sound, working with Dan Carey and recording live to vinyl for their special RSD…

Dry Cleaning discuss origins, popularity and pandemic album making as they debut their first full length with 'New Long Leg'.

We're also showcasing new Edit album highlights from Flock of Dimes, Silve…

A.A. Williams chats music as therapy, putting out two albums inside one crazy year and coming to appreciate the small things about being on the road.

Plus! Edit highlights from Tune Yards, Clark, The…

Emily chats reaction and reflection with Jane Weaver and celebrates new album Flock, Rough Trade Album of the Month for March, a record that explored multiple styles and sounds.

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Maximo Park are a band who have never shied away from disruption and change. Lead vocalist Paul Smith discusses the importance of musical evolution and some of his most personal songwriting to date.

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Emily chats to Django Django's Vinny and Dave about their brilliant fourth album Glowing in the Dark, freedom to experiment, pandemic frustrations and how the pressure of expectation changes with exp…

South London four-piece Goat Girl catch up with Emily, discussing their confident and triumphant new album On All Fours, working with Speedy Wunderground's Dan Carey and pandemic adaptation.

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Kicking off the podcast for 2021, Lewis and Tyler of Black Country, New Road chat to Emily about early success, confidence through friendship and evolving their sound, ahead of the highly anticipated…

Katy J Pearson discusses the lessons learnt, the personal triumphs and growth leading up to her return to music and the release of her debut album Return.

Emily also shines a light on recent highlight…

This year has taught us many things, but one lesson that has never wavered is that music has an incredible ability to unite us, heal us and make the hard times more bearable.

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Emily and Henry from Chicago-based band Slow Pulp catch up with Emily on the making of their debut record.

Plus! Highlights from recent Rough Trade Edit additions, including Future Islands, Sylvan Ess…

Emily caught up with Joe, fresh from IDLES' Abbey Road gig and just a few weeks out from the release of the band's new baby, third album (and Rough Trade Album of the Month)... all while being given …

This week's guest is the talented Declan Mckenna, whose love for David Bowie is ever present on new album 'Zeros'.

Emily also picks highlights from recent Edit additions, featuring Floodlights, Emily …

Emily chats to Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield, on venturing back into the solo-sphere with new album Even in Exile, exploring the life of Chilean musician and activist Viktor Jara. Jame…

Bob Vylan's debut We Live Here is Rough Trade Album of the Month for August.

We also play Rough Trade Edit album highlights from Video Age, Max Richter, Song Sung and Fontaines D.C.

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