Shelflife Records

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.

Christmas came early! Test presses have arrived for our first release of 2026 by , a co-release with our good friends . 🥰 More news soon!