After the frontal chaos of ‘like heR’, their first single, London-based electro-bass punks Shelf Lives have announced the release of their debut album, hypernormaL, scheduled for February 25, 2026. Produced by imdead and released on their own label, Not Sorry Mom Records, the album features 11 tracks that condense the anger, irony, and lucidity of a band that refuses to be sanitized.

hypernormaL captures Shelf Lives at its incandescent peak: abrasive but danceable, conceptual without being a concept album, deeply political without slogans. Punk in intention, electronic in form, the duo transforms contemporary angst into physical energy, ready to be screamed out in packed clubs or open-air festivals.

“Beyond the noise, Hypernormal is our attempt to regain a sense of reality.

What does it mean to be human when everything around you claims to be?”

The album explores the constant tension between the desire to be seen and the desire to disappear, between overexposure and erasure, between rage and resignation. Rejecting both nostalgia and the comfort of cynicism, Shelf Lives writes from within a collapsing world, where creativity becomes content and identity becomes a product. hypernormaL is not an answer: it is a state.

We are all normal now. Embrace the frog.

The album is based on a dense and collaborative production, bringing together Danio (Fred Again, Joy Anonymous) on ‘60K’, Pat Alvarez (Blessed Madonna) on writing, and Lola Sam from Hot Wax on bass on ‘like heR’. The mixing is by Matteo Buccomino, while the mastering is by Stefan Brown at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.

Fueled by staccato rhythms, sharp guitars, and unbridled energy, Shelf Lives has a simple mission: to make anyone who listens to it feel something.

Since their smashing debut, they have set the stages of Glastonbury, Boomtown, Kendal Calling, TGE, SXSW, New Colossus, 2000 Trees, Y Not, and Green Man (headlining the Rising Stage), while sharing the stage with Skunk Anansie, Lambrini Girls, Sprints, Panic Shack, Jehnny Beth, The Kills, Lynks, and many others.

Supported by BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, and BBC Introducing, they have also been featured in NME, Clash, DIY, Dork, Kerrang!, The Line of Best Fit, and UPSET. After a sold-out show at the MOTH Club and the release of their acclaimed EP No Idea, Shelf Lives returns stronger, bolder, and more assertive than ever. The band recently secured the coveted PPL Momentum funding from the PRS Foundation, a distinction made all the more remarkable by the fact that it rewards only a few talents from a multitude of exceptional musicians, highlighting their vision and creativity.

With the release of their debut album hypernormaL in 2026, Shelf Lives is resolutely entering a new era, never looking back.