Shelflife Records

06/12/2026

The day has finally come...

Incredibly excited to announce the deluxe vinyl edition of highspire's seminal second album “Aquatic” is coming August 21. Preorder is available now!

This is a dream come true for us to be able to bring this album to vinyl for the first time.

This edition features double colored vinyl in a gatefold sleeve (with lyrics) and the bonus "Take A Drive With Me" EP that includes 5 unreleased songs taken from the Aquatic era. The title track is available to stream on Bandcamp right now.

All songs remastered by the band and limited to 300 copies worldwide. LP and digital only.

16 track album

06/05/2026

We are excited to announce the new album “Toy Club” from coming July 11, a co-release with our good friends at . You can listen to or watch the video for the first single “Fine” (which is now in my top five favorite MRS songs) on Bandcamp. ☺️. Preorder on limited CD and digital is available now.

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“Toy Club” is the result of a special collaboration between Thierry and longtime friend Didier Frahier, whom he has known for over 35 years. They first played together in Lyon in the band *Nothing To Be Done*, sharing stages with bands such as Adorable, Moose, and The Boo Radleys.

For this project, Thierry invited Didier to arrange and mix a new My Raining Stars album, following the same creative process they had used for his debut album in 2008. Didier selected his favorite songs from a set of
demos and received stripped-down versions containing only the essential elements. This allowed him to approach the material with complete creative freedom.

Once the album was completed, mastering was entrusted to Mark Gardener of Ride at OX4Sound Studio, adding a final touch of quality to the project.

The title “Toy Club” pays tribute to the small club in Lyon where they first met and discovered the British indie music that deeply influenced them. More than an album, “Toy Club” celebrates friendship, shared memories, and a musical journey that has come full circle after more than three decades.

05/08/2026

The Cat's Miaow / The Autocollants split 7" single is out on all streaming platforms today and also on Bandcamp for download. 7" vinyl expected to arrive Monday! Hope you enjoy it!

4 track album

04/24/2026

Preorder Alert! The new mini LP “Early Days” from is now available for preorder. Officially released May 23.

It is available on mystery marbled vinyl — colors will be randomly selected. A co-release with (Germany).
Order from your local label.

For fans of the Would-Be Goods, Nah…, Pipas, Weekend

Somewhere between the DIY pop of the 1980s to today (Marine Girls, Sarah Records, The Gentle Waves) and Swedish indie pop of the late 2000s (Sambassadeur, Alpaca Sports), the Stuttgart-based, female-led band collective The Simple Present can be quite comfortably placed. Cathrin (vocals, guitar) and Sabine (backing vocals, keyboard) started out as a lo-fi living room project, initially without any intention of making the results accessible beyond their circle of friends. In 2024, however, a demo recording of “I’ll Take That With Me” ended up in the hands of Ronny Pinkau (Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten), who enthusiastically exclaimed: “Let’s make a record immediately!!!”

Even before releasing a single track, the band attracted the attention of various concert promoters after their first performance in late 2024. This led, among other things, to an invitation to Cologne Popfest in April 2025.

For Cologne Popfest, the band released a strictly limited lathe-cut 7″ single featuring exclusive pre-release versions of two songs, which sold out within minutes and received very positive feedback from international indie blogs and online radio shows. This, in turn, caught the attention of the established indie pop label Shelflife Records, ultimately leading to a joint international release of their wonderful debut mini-album “Early Days” on 23 May 2026.

04/03/2026

Happy release day to !! 🫶

Their new LP release “Demon Slayer” is out now worldwide on beautiful citrine marble vinyl and digipak cd (both which include 8 page lyric booklets) as well as digitally. A co-release with and

03/06/2026

Happy Bandcamp Friday! Today we have launched new Shelflife mystery bundles for LPs, 7”s and the 1000 Series releases. We will handpick some classic Shelflife releases for you at a major discount, most of which never made it to Bandcamp before. Hoping to get these great records in your hands and out of our basement. Order at shelflife.com

03/06/2026

Happy release day to ! Their new album “Always Out Of Time” is now available. Order at shelflife.com or

03/06/2026

Shelflife Records presents a new split single with global indiepop friends and !

This idea started because The Autocollants have always wished they could have been on a split single with The Cat’s Miaow back in the day (when they were label-mates on Quiddity/Drive-In Records), but that never came to be. So now in 2026, the bands finally made the split single dream come true! The Autocollants present two new recordings — their first since 1999 and The Cat’s Miaow contribute two brand new tracks that were originally written back in the early ’90s.

Available digitally and limited to 200 copies worldwide on purple 7” vinyl. Order at shelflife.com

02/06/2026

We are so excited to announce the new album “Demon Slayer” by is now available for preorder on limited LP (Citrine Marble vinyl), CD, and digital.

Their new single “Willow” is out today in honor of Bandcamp Friday.

You can preorder via Shelflife, (France), and (Japan). Support your local label to save on shipping costs.

02/06/2026

Out today is the new single “I’ve Been Playing With Fire (Again)” from . It’s the latest single taken from their ace new album “Always Out Of Time” coming April 3 on Shelflife and (France). You can preorder a copy of the LP today in honor of Bandcamp Friday over at Shelflife.com. Support your local label to save on shipping costs.