TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: New Album: Heavy Cloud - ‘Here Is Where It Hurts’ Preorder: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - ‘GUSH’ Reissue: Blaze Foley - ‘Sittin' by the Road’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

REISSUE OF THE WEEK: ‘Gala (35th Anniversary Edition)’ by Lush Quality compilation from the shoegazers complete with newly remastered audio, a biography written by Jenny Hval, and updated artwork from designer Chris Bigg. @mikiberenyi.bsky.social @4ad.com www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: 'Strange Worship' by Self-Immolation Music Grungy amplifier worshipping space/psychedelic rock with pulsing bass, trance-inducing ritualistic repetitive riffs and rhythms, and heaps of distortion. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

DINKED EDITION 379 / PREORDER: 'URGH' by Mandy, Indiana Potent experimental rock, EBM, and art-punk filtered through a wide-range of club, electronic, and industrial influences on the Manc quartet. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: New Album: Self-Immolation Music - ‘Strange Worship’ Preorder: Mandy, Indiana - ‘URGH’ Reissue: Sonic Youth - ‘EVOL’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Craving and Aversion' by Vulture Feather The Californian group balance raw post-hardcore riffing with art rock introspection on a four-track EP featuring tracks written during the same sessions as this year's 'It Will Be Like Now' full-length. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: ‘This Afternoons Malady’ & ‘Jejune’ by Jejune Both albums from the cult Midwest emo group come to to vinyl for the first time in January. www.normanrecords.com/artist/59316...

BACK IN STOCK: 'The Next 10 Years' by Frank Turner Twenty-nine rarities from the punk-folk-rock singer-songwriter. www.normanrecords.com/records/2117...

JUST IN! 'If I Do My Own / I No Be (Colonizer)' by Black Market Brass ft. Obi Original Fiery funk meets Afrobeat rhythms on this two-track limited-edition 7''. www.normanrecords.com/records/2121...

JUST IN: 'Searching For Your Perfect' by yellow6 & 'Crewe Away EP' by A New Line (Related) Limited-edition handmade CD packages on Sound In Silence records from the ambient-post-rock guitar maestro and Hood’s Andrew Johnson. www.normanrecords.com/label/3355-s...

JUST IN: UR’s ‘Knights Of The Jaguar EP’, Underground Resistance’s ‘Hardlife’ & Wavejumpers’ ‘The Sunken Treasure EP’ Classic Detroit techno gear on Underground Resistance records. www.normanrecords.com/label/4638-u...

JUST IN! 'Third' by Soft Machine Classic prog meets jazz-rock record from the Canterbury Scene leaders. www.normanrecords.com/records/2120...

JUST IN! 'Microcentric' by E.R.P / Convextion Two tracks from Gerard Hanson, hearing him deliver an electro banger alongside a deep and dubby techno cut. www.normanrecords.com/records/2109...

JUST IN! 'Housewife Superstar' by Avril A Unreleased recordings from the icon of Manchester's queer scene and hi-NRG/synth-pop musician. www.normanrecords.com/records/2119...

JUST IN! 'Split Series 01' by Rrose & Luigi Tozzi The pair of celebrated techno producers link up for the first EP in Technokunst Records' new series of collaborative releases. www.normanrecords.com/records/2120...

JUST IN! 'Mycorrhizal Music' by Ess Whiteley The composer, researcher, and multi-instrumentalist releases a record he calls 'kinetic ambient', blending experimental electronic rhythms with minimalism inspired ambient soundscapes. www.normanrecords.com/records/2120...

JUST IN! 'Father Mother Sister Brother (Original Music from the Film)' by Jim Jarmusch & Anika Score to Jarmusch’s new film, recorded in collaboration with the dub and minimal wave influenced post-punk songwriter. @sacredbones.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2123...

BACK IN STOCK: 'How You Been' by SML Bold, vibrant, minimalism influenced nu-jazz from the L.A. troupe. @intlanthem.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2118...

JUST IN! 'Is It Too Late To Freak Out?' by Low Girl The Sarah Cosgrove-led indie pop and alt. rock group follow a trio of EPs with their debut record. www.normanrecords.com/records/2115...

JUST IN! 'Lazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)' by Floating Points Six-track score from the electronic producer to Shinichirō Watanabe's latest anime series. www.normanrecords.com/records/2112...

DINKED EDITION 379: 'URGH' by Mandy, Indiana The Manchester noisemakers return with LP two, its Dinked set featuring RGB glasses, an exclusive splatter variant, and a signed print. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: 'Jana Horn' by Jana Horn Dream-like folk songwriting meets shades of psychedelia, minimal post-punk, and influences from across indie's left-field. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: 'Who Let the Dogs Out (Limited Slutcore Version for Kids Who Can’t Read Good)' by Lambrini Girls Nice Simpsons reference there girls! Limited new edition of the riot grrrl punk's debut album www.normanrecords.com/records/2125...

IN STOCK: 'Scarred For Life' by Military Genius Crack Cloud’s Bryce Cloghesy returns as Military Genius, matching his daydreaming, left-field psychedelia with post-punk, dub, jazz, and more newfound influences. www.normanrecords.com/records/2053...

PREORDER: 'Not Here Not Gone' by Blackwater Holylight (Norman Exclusive) Shoegaze and doom-tinged heavy psychedelia balancing crushing riffs with gothic, ethereal moods. Check out our limited-edition shop exclusive variant. @suicidesqueeze.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

JUST IN! 'Die' by Brainbombs Morbid Swedish noise rock group Brainbombs blend ghastly lyricism with belligerent noise-scorched riffs. @riotseasonrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2114...

JUST IN! 'Men of Stone' by Glaxo Babies It’s only taken the cult Bristol post-punk group forty-five years to get to releasing their third album. www.normanrecords.com/records/2115...

JUST IN: ‘Live at Fandango’ by Otoboke Beaver Live release from the Japanese hardcore punk group. ‘Live at TakuTaku’ is also released this week. www.normanrecords.com/artist/45646...

JUST IN! '31 Seasons In The Minor Leagues' by Swearing At Motorists First album in eleven years from the lo-fi indie slackers, recorded at FC St. Pauli’s stadium in Hamburg. www.normanrecords.com/records/2119...

JUST IN! 'Paperopolis' by Lorenzo's Oil Spencer Clark of Visible Cloaks and electronic sound collagist Lorenzo Camera of Mondo Riviera deliver a suite of otherworldly electronic psychedelia. www.normanrecords.com/records/2121...

JUST IN! 'Marseille, Manchester (In The Area)' by Loose Articles, Nadir and The Beatmasters Collaborative 12'' between the Manc post-punk quartet with the French rapper, complete with a Beatmasters remix on the flip. www.normanrecords.com/records/2122...

JUST IN! 'Ace Of Swords' by Thought Leadership Ambient pop, art rock, left-field post-punk, dream pop, and jazz styles including ECM and fusion influences meet on the Stockport multi-instrumentalist and producer's 2024 LP. @bewithrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2119...

JUST IN! 'Soul Tuning' by Villeneuve French indie-electronic songwriter Benoît de Villeneuve returns with an LP released through M83’s Other Suns label. www.normanrecords.com/records/2111...

JUST IN! 'Stop Muckin' About- The Joe Meek Tea Chest Tapes' by Various Trophy raid the archives of the influential producer once more. www.normanrecords.com/records/2123...

PREORDER: 'Higher' by High Dependency Unit Psychedelic space rock and post-rock sounds from the depths of the New Zealand DIY underground. Remastered for vinyl by Bob Weston. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

FEATURE: This Week’s Best Preorders Reissue highlights include The Damned, Fraction, Stan Hubbs, Piper, Magnolia Electric Co., HTRK, Andrew Bird, Akiko Yano, and more. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so much' by Yara Asmar Intimate ambient and electroacoustic sketches constructed from DIY instruments, music boxes, metallophones, and toy pianos, giving a familiar yet surreal sound. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: 'Jana Horn' by Jana Horn Dream-like folk songwriting meets shades of psychedelia, minimal post-punk, and influences from across indie's left-field. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

JUST IN! 'Black and Blue' by The Rolling Stones The Stones' 1976 album returns with a Steven Wilson remaster on a number of standard and expanded editions. www.normanrecords.com/records/2119...

JUST IN! 'DJ-Kicks' by Apparat Repress of the producer's 2010 mix featuring a bunch of eclectic selections from Panthu Du Prince, Burial & Four Tet, Martyn, Oval, T++, Joy Orbison, and more. Blue marble vinyl 2LP on !K7 with a DJ-Kicks playing card. www.normanrecords.com/records/1206...

JUST IN! 'Girls Gang' by Dina Summer Black vinyl repress of the latest from the German synth-pop meets darkwave trio. www.normanrecords.com/records/2058...

MERCH: Norman Records 2025 Merch Range We’ve teamed up with Well Dweller once again for a new, limited-edition run of merch. www.normanrecords.com/merch

PREORDER: 'Watching from a Distance' by Warning Sorrowful slow-burning doom metal classic from Patrick Walker and co.'s Warning. Released through Relapse on 2LP coloured vinyl and CD. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: New Album: Sister Ray Davies - ‘Holy Island’ @soniccathedral.bsky.social Preorder: Bill Callahan - ‘My Days of 58’ Reissue: Lush - ‘Gala (35th Anniversary Edition)’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'My Days of 58' by Bill Callahan New Bill C! The contemporary folk bard returns with his first album in four years, backed by a crack team backing band of Jim White, Matt Kinsey, and Dustin Laurenzi. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

DINKED EDITION 379: Announcement at 2pm Tomorrow Tune in, turn on, and drop out tomorrow as the Dinked folk will be bringing you something very colourful… 🕶️

PREORDER: 'Pomegranates' by Nicolas Jaar We haven't seen this one about for roughly seven years. Repress of the Chilean electronic producer's 2015 album. www.normanrecords.com/records/1726...

PREORDER: '2012' by Skee Mask Repress of the third EP and first in the Ilian Skee Series of releases. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: 'Metasymmetry' by Dopplereffekt Rudolf Klorzeiger (Gerald Donald) and To-Nhan mark thirty years of crafting quality Detroit techno and electro tracks with a four-track EP on Tresor. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: 'Militant Don' by Mala & Magugu The dubstep producer and grime MC's long-teased single finally comes to physicals. Includes the original track plus instrumental and acapella versions. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...