Shaki Tavi

Rough Trade East’s very own Irishman Adam McCabe reflects on some of the figures leading the charge of the Irish cultural moment.

We passed the aux to our Rough Trade staffers to find out what stood out above the noise in 2025, amassing a bumper list of some 60 songs representing an eclectic range of genres, scenes, stories and sleeper hits. Dig in for some unmissable tracks.

Our annual list of the 100 best albums of the year is in, capturing months of listening, of favourite moments, of music that now belongs to the Rough Trade story as much as it belongs to yours.