VA - Rough Trade Shops - Singer Songwriter 1 & Counter Culture 14 (2006 & 2014)

2006 Edition in a Series of Fantastic Compilations that Began in Feb 2001 with "Rough Trade Shops 25 Years", a Box Set Celebrating the First Quarter Century of the First Rough Trade Shop in Kensington Park, West London. Mute Records Has Released this Series Dedicated to Electronic Music, Rock and Roll, the Best of 2002, 2003 and 2004, Post Punk, Country and Indiepop, all Compiled by the Rough Trade Shops Staff. This Collection features Two CDs Worth, with 38 Tracks of the Finest Singer Songwriters. The Tracklisting, Again Chosen by the Staff at Rough Trade Shops, features Tracks from around the Globe, Old and New. "Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 01" Includes the Talents Of, Amongst Others, Richard Hawley, Antony and the Johnstons, Cat Power, Daniel Johnston, Richard Thompson and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and is a Superb Guide to the Singer Songwriter Genre - Rough Trade Shops Style!

Counter Culture 14 is Rough Trade Shops' annual collection of customer and staff favourites alongside the best sellers from the year at the counter. The opening set of tracks includes the immaculately crafted psychedelic pop of Temples (Heavenly), the triumphant and bone fide rock 'n' roll of The War On Drugs (Secretly Canadian) and the effortless Oslo disco of Todd Terje (Olsen) alongside the gorgeous melancholic pop of Metronomy (Because), the dark and dreamy R&B of Little Dragon (Because) and the hypnotic modernism of Angel Olsen (Jagjaguwar). The contrast in styles continues but the quality remains as the unique electro-punk of Liars (Mute), the experimental dub-step of Millie and Andrea (Modern Love), the timeless midnight intimacy of The Delines (Decor) and Mark Kozelek's reflective Sun Kil Moon (Caldo Verde) project are lined up alongside the welcome return of Aphex Twin (Warp), the punky New Orleans blues of Benjamin Booker (Rough Trade) and the intoxicating soul groove of Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings. Add heavy hitters from Royal Blood, Caribou and patten right there with next generation tracks from Girl Band, GEoRGiA and Vessel and, from the sublime to the ridiculously good, this selection is from as wide a spectrum of styles as you would expect from Rough Trade.