Empire Records St Albans

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

15/07/2026

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!

10/07/2026

Our headline act this week is The Rolling Stones, who follow up the smash hit Hackney Diamonds album with Foreign Tongues, another set sure to impress, available on multiple formats including a lush box set with Blu-Ray, a slipmat, and more... Coming in a close second we find Jack White, who crashes back onto the scene with the blistering Frozen Charlotte. Further new delights come from Kelela, Baby Rose, DevilDriver, Princess Nokia, The Temper Trap, Suki Waterhouse, and a nice collaboration between Panda Bear and Sonic Boom. Scattered between them you'll find live sets from The Specials and St. Vincent, deluxe and expanded editions from Suede and Wet Leg, another cracking collection of soul tunes covered in a reggae style, and a class selection of reissues featuring Roy Ayers, Cat Power, Miles Davis, Thin Lizzy, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Tropical F**k Storm, and Geto Boys.

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

The Rolling Stones

09/07/2026

This week we find Jack White crashing back onto the scene with the blistering Frozen Charlotte! Further new delights come from The Rolling Stones, Kelela, Baby Rose, DevilDriver, Princess Nokia, The Temper Trap, Suki Waterhouse, and a nice collaboration between Panda Bear and Sonic Boom. Read all about these and more in the latest Empire Records Newsletter empire-records-newsletter-new-music-for-friday-10th-july