Jarvis Cocker talks to music writer Laura Barton in celebration of Beyond the Pale, the debut album from 'Jarv Is...' via Rough Trade Records. This is the first original music from Jarvis Cocker since the Further Complications album in 2009. Jarv Is… a band featuring Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar, percussion), Serafina Steer (harp, keyboards, vocal…

Salena Godden is one of Britain’s best loved poets and performers. She is also an activist, broadcaster, memoirist and essayist and is widely anthologised. She has published several volumes of poetry, the latest of which was Pessimism is for Lightweights,and a literary childhood memoir, Springfield Road. She joins Gemma Cairney for an intimate in-c…

Harry Sword and Stephen Mallinder discuss Monolithic Undertow, a book which alights a crooked path across musical, religious and subcultural frontiers. It traces the line from ancient traditions to the modern underground, navigating archaeoacoustics, ringing feedback, chest plate sub-bass, avant-garde eccentricity, sound weaponry and fervent spirit…

Mogwai join Ian Rankin to discuss As The Love Continues, an album which was originally planned to be recorded in America, but the pandemic led to a relocation to Worcestershire and with producer Dave Fridmann separated by an ocean but appearing like an Orwellian oppressor. Unable to perform the album for the time being, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite …

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, New York Times best-selling author, actress, poet, philanthropist, and mental health expert, JEWEL, joins special guest host Lucy O'Brien for an intimate conversation in celebration of the release of the incredible 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Pieces Of You. The collection tells the complete story of the al…

Max Richter's Voices is a stunning orchestral dedication to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this podcast, Max is joined by Edith Bowman to discuss the making of the album, the inspiration that began it and its relevance today. Richter's follow up, Voices 2 is released April 2021. Buy Voices on LP/CD Buy Voices 2 on LP/CD Sign up to th…

Steven Wilson's brand new album The Future Bites explores ways that the human brain has evolved in the internet era, placing the listener in a world of 21st century addictions. It is less a bleak vision of an approaching dystopia and more a curious and playful reading of a world made all the more strange and separated by the events of 2020. Buy The…

Isles is a record that encapsulates BICEP's 15 year career and the distillation of their passion for music and club culture while digging deeper into the sounds, emotions and experiences they had growing up in Belfast and living the past 10 years in London. Buy Isles at Rough Trade Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter Enjoy Rough Trade Q&A? Why no…

Hey Clockface was recorded in Helsinki, Paris and New York and mixed by Sebastian Krys in Los Angeles. The assembled album is “An Elvis Costello & Sebastian Krys Production” following on from their work together on Elvis Costello and The Imposters Grammy-winning album Look Now. Buy Hey Clockface at Rough Trade Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter …

Believe In Magic: 30 Years of Heavenly Recordings is a glorious celebration of Heavenly Recordings, one of the most iconic and admired independent British record labels of the past three decades, published by White Rabbit to mark the 30th anniversary of the label. Buy Believe in Magic at Rough Trade Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter Enjoy Rough…

Serpentine Prison is soulful, poetic and understated.... produced by renowned Memphis multi-instrumentalist Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. and The MG’s fame) the record features contributions from a wide array of notable artists. Here, Matt explores the record with host Andrew Trendell and also takes questions direct from fans. Buy Serpentine Prison…

When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.... Ian Rankin chats to Tim Burgess and takes questions directly from fans in this intimate Q&A, celebrating his anticipated new Rebus novel, A Song for the Dark Times. Buy A Song for the Dark Times at Rough Trade Si…

Stephen Morris (Joy Division and New Order) joins writer, broadcaster and Hacienda DJ legend Dave Haslam, to discuss new book Fast Forward: Volume 2, before taking questions directly from fans in this celebratory Q&A. Buy Fast Forward: Volume 2 at Rough Trade Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter Enjoy Rough Trade Q&A? Why not check out the Rough T…

In his new book A Sound Mind, Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre of all. In this episode, he chats to the ever rebellious John Robb (Gold Blade, Louder than War) and takes questions directly from fans. Buy A Sound Mind: How I Fell in Love with Classical M…

The trail-blazing lead singer of Skunk Anansie and global female icon talks to writer Lucy O'Brien and takes questions directly from fans. This Q&A celebrates Skin's new book It Takes Blood and Guts, published by Simon and Schuster. Buy It Takes Blood and Guts from Rough Trade Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter Enjoy Rough Trade Q&A? Why not che…

Rob Halford, front man of the globally iconic metal band Judas Priest, answers questions in a very special Q&A, celebrating the publication of Confess, his full, frank and shocking autobiography. Buy Confess at Rough Trade Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter Enjoy Rough Trade Q&A? Why not check out the Rough Trade Edit Podcast. Intro/outro: Let's…

From humble beginnings in Middlesex, where money was scarce but dreams were encouraged, to the award-winning godfather of electronica, Gary Numan has seen it all. (R)evolution is the rollercoaster rise and fall (and rise) of one man, several dozen synthesisers, multiple issues and two desperately different lives. By turns hilarious and deeply movin…