List of Rough Trade artists
This is a list of notable bands and solo artists that signed with UK-based record label Rough Trade Records.
Notable artists
[edit]Current
[edit]- 1990s
- Adam Green
- Alabama Shakes
- Albert Hammond Jr.
- Alela Diane
- Alexander
- Anohni and the Johnsons
- Arcade Fire
- Arthur Russell
- Basia Bulat
- Belle and Sebastian
- Benjamin Booker
- caroline
- Dean Blunt
- The Decemberists
- The Detroit Cobras
- Destroyer
- Dylan LeBlanc
- Eddi Reader
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- Emiliana Torrini
- Geordie Greep
- Gilla Band
- God Help the Girl
- Goat Girl
- Gruff Rhys
- The Hidden Cameras
- The Hold Steady
- Houndmouth
- Islands
- Jarvis Cocker
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Jenny Lewis
- Jockstrap
- Julian Casablancas
- The Libertines
- Little Joy
- The Long Blondes
- Micachu
- Miracle Fortress
- The Moldy Peaches
- Monsters of Folk
- The Morning Benders
- My Morning Jacket
- Mystery Jets
- Palma Violets
- Pantha du Prince
- Parquet Courts
- Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
- Pinegrove
- POP ETC
- The Prettiots
- Princess Nokia
- Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
- Rodrigo Amarante
- Rox
- Scritti Politti
- Sea Power
- Shockabilly
- Skull Disco
- Sleaford Mods
- SOAK
- Starcrawler
- Strange Boys
- Stray Heart
- The Strokes
- The Smiths
- Sufjan Stevens
- Super Furry Animals
- Taken by Trees
- The Veils
- Trance
- Warpaint
- Yim Yames
Current and past
[edit]- 1990s
- A R Kane
- A.R.E. Weapons
- Aberfeldy
- Adam Green
- Ryan Adams
- Alabama Shakes[1]
- Alela Diane
- Horace Andy[2]
- Antony and the Johnsons
- Arcade Fire
- Aztec Camera[2]
- Babyshambles
- Bacio di Tosca
- The Band of Holy Joy[3]
- The Bats
- Baxter Dury
- Beangrowers
- Beat Happening[3]
- Bell Orchestre
- Belle & Sebastian
- Bernard Butler
- Black Midi
- Blue Orchids[4]
- Brakes
- British Sea Power
- Basia Bulat
- The Burning Hell
- Butterfly Child
- Butthole Surfers
- Cabaret Voltaire[5]
- Camper Van Beethoven[3]
- Cardiacs
- Carter USM
- Cathedral[6]
- Chris & Cosey[3]
- Chris Thomas
- Jarvis Cocker
- Colorfinger
- Cornershop
- Ivor Cutler[7]
- Dean Blunt
- The Decemberists
- The Del Fuegos
- Delays
- Delta 5[8]
- The Detroit Cobras
- Die Krupps
- Cara Dillon
- Disco Inferno
- The Dream Syndicate
- Duffy
- Bill Drummond
- Easterhouse
- Eddi Reader
- Elizabeth Fraser
- Emiliana Torrini
- Essential Logic
- Tav Falco's Panther Burns
- The Fall[9]
- feedtime
- The Feelies[10]
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Galaxie 500[11]
- Giant Sand
- Gilla Band
- The Go-Betweens.[12]
- God Help the Girl
- Vic Godard
- Gruff Rhys
- Hal
- Albert Hammond, Jr.
- The Heart Throbs
- The Hidden Cameras
- The Hold Steady
- Houndmouth[13]
- Howard Bilerman
- Howler
- Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions
- Islands
- Gregory Isaacs
- The Jackofficers
- James
- Jockstrap
- Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit
- Freedy Johnston
- Richard H. Kirk
- David Kitt
- Kleenex
- The Last Words[14]
- Levitation
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Jenny Lewis
- The Libertines[15]
- LiLiPUT
- Little Joy
- Los Lobos[16]
- The Long Blondes
- Thomas Mapfumo
- Cerys Matthews
- Massacra[17][18]
- Mazzy Star[19]
- Métal Urbain[20]
- Micachu
- Microdisney
- The Mighty Diamonds
- Miracle Legion
- Miracle Fortress
- The Moldy Peaches
- The Monochrome Set
- The Morning Benders
- Monsters of Folk
- The Motorcycle Boy
- My Morning Jacket
- Mystery Jets
- The Mr. T Experience
- Ooberman[21]
- Opal
- The Ophelias
- Palma Violets
- Pantha du Prince
- Parquet Courts[22]
- Lee Perry
- Pere Ubu[23]
- Pinegrove
- Pooka
- The Pop Group
- Protex
- Pussy Galore
- QueenAdreena
- The Raincoats[24]
- The Red Crayola
- Jonathan Richman
- Robert Rental
- Royal City
- Arthur Russell
- Sahotas
- Scissors for Lefty
- Scrawl
- Scritti Politti
- The Seers
- Shelleyan Orphan
- Short Dogs Grow
- Shrimp Boat
- Sleaford Mods
- The Smiths[25]
- Soul Asylum
- Souled American
- Epic Soundtracks
- Spizzenergi[8]
- Spring Heel Jack
- Sufjan Stevens
- Stiff Little Fingers[26]
- Straitjacket Fits
- Strange Boys
- Stray Heart
- The Strokes
- Subway Sect[27]
- The Sundays
- Super Furry Animals
- Sweet Jesus
- Swell Maps[28]
- Television Personalities[29]
- They Might Be Giants
- This Heat
- Toiling Midgets
- Two Nice Girls
- James "Blood" Ulmer
- Ultramarine
- Taken by Trees
- The Virgin Prunes
- The Veils
- Venom[6]
- Vomit Launch
- Warpaint
- Weekend
- Lucinda Williams
- Victoria Williams
- The Woodentops
- Robert Wyatt[30]
- Young Marble Giants[8]
- Zounds
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rough Trade sign Alabama Shakes The group plans to release a full-length album called "Boys & Girls" in April 2012 405
- ^ a b Young, 166
- ^ a b c d Young, 167
- ^ Young, 75
- ^ Young, 31
- ^ a b "Rough Trade Records - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Young, 128
- ^ a b c Don Snowden. "Disc Haven For Rockers: Rough Trade". Los Angeles Times, 2 January 1981
- ^ Young, 74
- ^ Marcus, Greil. In the fascist bathroom: punk in pop music, 1977-1992. Harvard University Press, 1999. 212
- ^ Young, 122-124
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Go-Betweens Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine".
- ^ "Rough Trade Records - Meet Houndmouth". www.roughtraderecords.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Early Rough Trade Singles". Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Rough Trade Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Los Lobos – ...And a Time to Dance (1984, Vinyl)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Massacra - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Massacra - Discography - Metal Kingdom". www.metalkingdom.net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
- ^ Young, 138
- ^ Young, 29
- ^ "OH, MAN!". NME. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Parquet Courts: Monastic Living EP". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Trouser Press". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Young, 91
- ^ Young, 97-114
- ^ Young, 41
- ^ Young, 26
- ^ Young, 39
- ^ Young, 51
- ^ Young, 80
Sources
[edit]- Rob Young. Rough Trade. Black Dog Publishing, ISBN 1-904772-47-1