Empire Records St Albans

07/08/2026

What's in store this ? On our shelves today you'll find brand new albums from Overmono, FLO, The Reytons, Steve Lacy, Andy Crofts, The Anchoress, Crumbling Ghost, and the brilliantly-named Man/Woman/Chainsaw. There's also some deep-dive Bowie courtesy of "Basement Tracks", John Carpenter's soundtrack to his debut graphic novel "Cathedral", some instrumental Sleep Token niceness, groovy summer sounds aplenty on the "Jazz House Vibes" compilation, and a plethora of classic reissues featuring Frank Zappa, mclusky, Primal Scream, Fimbulwinter, and multiple sets from both Kylie Minogue and Jane Weaver. Catch them all in the shop now! (Also available at www.empirestalbans.com)

06/08/2026

FRIDAY:

Shop favourite The Anchoress returns with album no. 3 "As We Once Were".

Three-times Music Producers Guild nominated Catherine Anne Davies created the new album at Black Lodge Studios while being given access to Pete Townshend's collection of vintage analogue synthesisers to produce an epic 14-track widescreen exploration of the nature of time and transformation.

CD & LP (with signed print) available here: www.empirestalbans.com/new-arrival + read more in our newsletter here! https://mailchi.mp/e1ef87d7e687/empire-records-newsletter

31/07/2026

What's new in store today?? Our racks are packed with delights this week, including pop perfection from Ariana Grande plus a first-time vinyl pressing of Olivia Dean's Growth EP, live action from Richard Ashcroft, soundtracks to Green Day's Nimrods film and the Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey, plus more from a melting pot of styles including DOMi & JD Beck, Orgone, Southpaw FLHC, Richard Spaven, MOULD, and Missio. Another solid reissues this week too, with classics appearing from Bring Me The Horizon, KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions, Counting Crows, Alien Ant Farm, Korn, RX Bandits, Steve Hackett, and Thievery Corporation. Check 'em out in store and across at www.empirestalbans.com right now!

Read more about each title in our latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/e569c8b203c7/empire-records-newsletter

30/07/2026

Very sad to hear about Glen Hansard's passing yesterday 🙁 We've all been enjoying the recent 'Don+t Settle Vol. 2' live record in store this past couple of weeks. What an incredible musician. RIP Glen, thank you for the music! ❤️

28/07/2026

Pre-order the new Ariana Grande album, Petal, with us and receive a limited edition 2-sided print!

Released on Friday, July 31st, Ariana describes Petal as “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.”

Pre-order now, or pick it up in store on Friday (prints available while stocks last)
https://www.empirestalbans.com/product-page/ariana-grande-petal-released-31-07-26

23/07/2026

After years out of print, David Bowie's final masterpiece, Blackstar, returns this week along side four more of his later albums. You can find all the details of this and all of the other fantastic music out tomorrow in the latest Empire Records Newsletter - New Music For Friday 24th July - https://mailchi.mp/f85c94a82017/empire-records-newsletter-new-music-for-friday-24th-july

21/07/2026

Originally released on July 21, 2025, DON'T TAP THE GLASS, the ninth studio album by Tyler, The Creator, will now be available from Empire from Friday July 27th!

It's a bold, summery album meant to encourage movement and freedom of expression, urging listeners to dance and let loose without fear of judgement. The album is a mix of hip-hop, dance, house, funk, and techno.

Pre-order now at https://www.empirestalbans.com/product-page/tyler-the-creator-don-t-tap-the-glass-vinyl-lp

19/07/2026

In-store at 1pm today - free live music from Manhattan Rose!

Coming up this Sunday 19th, we've got more live music for you in the form of the brilliant !

The local duo will be performing a spellbinding set of catchy originals with a sprinkling of carefully selected covers.

Starting at 1pm, and entry is free! We'll see you then!

18/07/2026

A great collection of original rock/alternative/metal LPs and singles are hitting our racks today 😍 Including some nice 90s grunge and lots of Motley Crue! Pop in for a dig!

17/07/2026

We've got another cracking selection of records hitting the shelves today, led by huge new sets from Gracie Abrams, Yard Act, Nia Archives, and Tricky, and followed closely by a new Deep Purple single, the brilliant score to Stranger Things 5, heavy, erm... heaviness from Converge, the latest from Libertines man John Hassall, live action from Grateful Dead and Yes, and a reissues section headlined by New Order and their Best Of/Rest Of collections, and followed by classics from Hot Chip, King Gizzard, Mayhem, Hadley Caliman, Robyn, and Yoko Ono.

All available now in store and online at www.empirestalbans.com