As Portishead's @therealbethgibbons shares her first solo album, we eagerly uncover a new chapter for the lead singer, her most personal work to-date.

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'Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman'

- Official

#SundayEssential
Delving into our Rough Trade Essential album range, one weekend at a time

Official's classic debut is commanded by the distinctive voice of Beth Gibbons, dark flashes of old soul and film music and dehumanised electronic bleeps.

Favourite genre/band/artist to emerge from the Bristol music scene?

Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola

A debut compilation by one of East Africa’s leading new DJs Kampire.

A mix of African classics and rarities spanning Congolese soukous, South African bubblegum, Zambian kalindula and more.

Strut Records

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Win a pair of tickets to a special intimate rehearsal performance with Beth Gibbons
on 23/05/24.

Purchase 'Lives Outgrown' directly from Rough Trade before 11pm on 20/05/24.

Full T&Cs at the link below ⬇️
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Fresh tracks into Counter Culture ft. Beth Gibbons, Wunderhorse, The Lovely Eggs 🥚 📺, Bored at My Grandma's House, SAM MORTON, badbadnotgood, billie eilish, Michael Head Official, Cassandra Jenkins, matthew caws, Wu-Lu, PeterCatRecordingCo., The Misty Solitudes, la chory and more.

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Best punk and hardcore bands to see live?

LIMITED

.Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan release the lead single 'A Shared Sense of Purpose'
from upcoming album 'Your Community Hub'.

Includes alternate mixes and a remix from Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure.

Limited baby pink 12'.

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'If To All Trains was just one last great rock record from a great rock band, that would be enough. But the last song on the album happens to be the one called “I Don’t Fear Hell.”

Nice view of the new Shellac record on Stereogum. Rest in Power Steve x

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JUST ANNOUNCED

Kathleen Hanna IN CONVERSATION with DeborahFrances-White

Excited to present this UK exclusive event with feminist icon Kathleen Hanna, celebrating the release of her memoir' Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk'.

HarperCollins

TICKETS 👉
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'Arguably already the proprietors of the 'next big thing' tag, 'Midas' is a body of work that captures Wunderhorse on the brink of new heights, the record evoking all the coarse, organic power of their live shows.'

Communion Music

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Whether feel-good, bittersweet, or cathartic, we all have those records that help us through our bad days.

What is your musical medicine?

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

ICYMI...

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek ,
we are standing with our partners CALM to make suicide prevention a priority.

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WHITE LABEL GIVEAWAY

Partisan Records will be handing out white label 7's to the first 200 people attending the Partisan showcase at Rough Trade East next Tuesday.

Featuring singles from the showcase's artists: lipcritic, Angélica Garcia and 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬™.

Secure your ticket

Really pleased to announce I’ll be talking to former Oasis tour manager and minder,Iain Robertson,about his newly-reissued Bonnier Books UK book,Oasis: What’s The Story? at Rough Trade West on June 7: details/tickets here: shorturl.at/zP3aF.It’s going to be supersonic! 💥

Support your local independent record shops! Ltd edition “coffee splatter” copies of Eggsistentialism w free signed print EXCLUSIVE to Indie record shops only! Can’t thank them enough for all their support with this album. THIS IS COMMUNITY! THIS IS EGGLAND! ❤️❤️❤️

WIN a pair of tickets to see Lancaster's finest The Lovely Eggs 🥚 📺 at EartH on Thursday 30th May!

Simply purchase 'Eggsistentialism' on any format at roughtrade.com or sign up at the form before 5pm on 23/05/24.

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