NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'Sunn O)))' by Sunn O))) The drone doom metal icons return with their first in seven years, debuting on Sub Pop with a release which sees them return to the core duo line up. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'Ambiguous Desire' by Arlo Parks Pulses of dance beats meet flashes of electronic production on the award-winning songwriter’s third full-length. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘Hymns from the Hills’ by Poison Ruïn Philly punks Poison Ruïn fuse deathrock with metal and dungeon synth influences on their second for Relapse. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: 02/04/2026 New Album: Ladytron - ‘Paradises’ Preorder: The Temper Trap - ‘Sungazer’ Reissue: Guided By Voices - ‘Sandbox’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: '50 Years In The Wilderness 1976-2026' by Mike Coles Half a century of weird and wonderful sleeve art and design from the artist, perhaps best known for his decades-long collaborations with Killing Joke. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

PREORDER: 'Dreamland (Supermarket is a Warhol Painting)' by Phenomenal Cat Psychedelic pop whimsy meets flashes of prog instrumentation and power pop hooks on this limited CD from the Kent six-piece. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

PREORDER: 'I Am The Weather' by Noveller Guitarist and ambient droner Sarah Lipstate announces her first Noveller LP in five years. Sir Iggy of Pop-shire guests, marking the first use of vocals in her entire discography. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

SHIPS NEXT WEEK: Join us from Tuesday for releases from GNOD, Pictish Trail, My New Band Believe, Lime Garden, PUNCHBAG, Squarepusher, Melvins with Napalm Death, Juni Habel, By Storm, Joshua Burnside, Scritti Politti, Inrain, and more… www.normanrecords.com/features/upc...

PREORDER: 'Crème Caramel / Salted Caramel' by Studio Kosmische Tasty kosmische morsels as Dom Keen's krautrock guise offer two interpretations of Cluster’s ‘Caramel’ from the classic 'Zuckerzeit' LP. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

PREORDER: 'Actual Earth Music – Volume 3&4' by EarthBall Performances from Geneva and the Le Guess Who? festival from the avant noise rock group. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

PREORDER: 'Ruin Everything' by Les Big Byrd Stockholm's finest space/krautrockers blend exploratory soundscapes with riffy drive on LP five. @pnkslm.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

WEEKLY VINYL UPDATE: Ft. Sunn O))), Billy Fuller, Thundercat, Venetian Snares, The Budos Band, Arlo Parks, Shy One, Crack Cloud, Thelonious Monk, A Place To Bury Strangers, Quelza, and heaps more of this week’s new arrivals. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

COMPETITION: Win One Of Two Signed deary Test Pressings We’ve got a couple of signed rare records to give away to customers who order an LP copy of deary’s debut album ‘birding’. Full deets below! Released tomorrow on Bella Union. www.normanrecords.com/competitions...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Canada' by Placid Angles John Beltran splits ethereal ambient and rave euphoria on yet another beauty from his P.A. guise. @oathcreations.bandcamp.com www.normanrecords.com/records/2130...

PREORDER: 'This Heat' by This Heat Reissue of the debut LP from one of the strangest groups to emerge from the early post-punk scene. www.normanrecords.com/records/1567...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Plugged In' by The Wedding Present Decades-spanning compilation of hits, singles, and fan-favourites from the Leeds formed indie post-punk unit. www.normanrecords.com/records/1429...

JUST IN: ‘Sandbox’ & ‘Strut Of Kings’ by Guided By Voices A reissue of an early one and a repress of a recent LP from the lo-fi indie icons. www.normanrecords.com/artist/4384-...

JUST IN! 'Tour Split' by Redd Kross / Hard-Ons The pair of veteran power pop punk groups go halves on a full-length. www.normanrecords.com/records/2138...

JUST IN! 'Hero of Time (Music from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)' by Slovak National Symphony Orchestra Officially licensed orchestral reimagining of Koji Kondo’s legendary score to the first 3D game in the series. Revisit Robin’s 8/10 review below. www.normanrecords.com/records/1646...

JUST IN! 'Slip' by Silicon Scally & Fleck ESC Four-track EP on Sheffield's CPU Records from two of the finest electro producers in the biz - Carl Finlow and Franck Collin. @cpurecords.net www.normanrecords.com/records/2148...

JUST IN! 'Digging Central Asia: Musical Archaeology along the Silk Road' by Anvar Kalandarov The Uzbek musician and archivist selects late-Soviet era folk-pop and psychedelia from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kurdistan and beyond. LP on Death Is Not The End. www.normanrecords.com/records/2084...

JUST IN! 'Never Eclipsed: Dancehall from Philip Smart's HC&F Studio 1985-1996' by Various Compilation focusing on the second half of Prince Philip's career, the widely revered reggae, dub, and dancehall producer. www.normanrecords.com/records/2148...

JUST IN! 'Real-Time EP' by Thomas + James House grooves meet the cosmic drift of dub techno on the latest four-track EP by the Glasgow producer pair. www.normanrecords.com/records/2142...

JUST IN! 'Architectonics' by Hoavi Inner Ubiquity member Kirill Vasin returns with a Peak Oil-released LP, gamelan-inspired rhythms meet textured synths, dub bass, and influences from ambient techno and jazz. Released next Friday. www.normanrecords.com/records/2141...

JUST IN! 'Windchime' by Underground Resistance 12'' from the original Detroit techno icons, originally released in '04 as a split between Perception and Mad Mike Banks. www.normanrecords.com/records/1915...

RELEASED TOMMOROW: 'Waves' by Moonchild Jazz and downtempo-shaded neo-soul complete with appearances from Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, and Lalah Hathaway. www.normanrecords.com/records/2148...

JUST IN! 'Ayam El Disco (Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92)' by Various WEWANTSOUNDS dive deep into Cairo cassette culture, sourcing heaps of rare funk, Egyptian pop, and synth gems. www.normanrecords.com/records/2143...

REISSUE OF THE WEEK: ‘The Budos Band’ by The Budos Band Initially dropping in 2005 on the revered soul revival label Daptone Records, TBB’s debut makes a welcome reappearance on wax. @daptonerecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

RELEASED THIS WEEK: 'The Road Is Never Easy' by BCUC Soweto's Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness bring the Afro-psychedelic fire once more. www.normanrecords.com/records/2139...

PREORDER: 'Sojourn' by CAVS Mildlife's Jim Rindfleish features alongside Melbourne-scene musicians on the second solo album of percussive psychedelia from King Gizzard drummer Michael Cavanagh. www.normanrecords.com/records/2150...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'Distracted' by Thundercat Mac Miller, FlyLo, The Lemon Twigs, Tame Impala, Kenny Beats, A$AP Rocky, Lil Yachty, AND Channel Tres guest on the latest from the songwriter and bassist. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'Paradises' by Ladytron Seventh studio album from the Scouse trio, with their synth/electro-pop approaches sounding slick and futuristic as machine-led beats meet shimmering electronics and melodic vocal hooks. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'VOLUMES: ONE ''SELECTIONS FROM MUSIC CONCERTS 2019-2023 BON IVER 6 PIECE BAND''' by Bon Iver Justin Vernon hand-picks ten live recordings from performances in the US, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, and Italy. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

FEATURE: New Music Friday Treating you a day early due to the Easter Bank Holiday weekend! 🪺 Ft. Sunn O))), Thundercat, Arlo Parks, Billy Fuller, Poison Ruïn, Bon Iver, Nathan Fake, and more. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Computer World' by Kraftwerk Bagged a copy of this belter myself recently, ahead of seeing them this summer. www.normanrecords.com/records/1070...

JUST IN! 'Boyhood' by David Keenan New novel from the acclaimed writer - each copy includes a signed, limited, exclusive to record shops A5 art print. Released next Friday. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2125...

FEATURE: This Week's Best Preorders Reissue highlights include Camera Obscura, Sleater-Kinney, Harumi, The Visitors, Punch, The Beach Boys, Pia Fraus, and more. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: ‘Fragments’ by Billy Fuller Sixteen tracks of home studio recorded kosmische and krautrock from the Beak> bassist, written, performed, and recorded entirely solo. @beakbristol.bsky.social @invadarecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Ghost of Yotei (Original Soundtrack)' by Toma Otowa Traditional Japanese acoustic instrumentation meets cinematic ambience on the acclaimed sequel to the feudal Japan set action video game. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

WEEKLY PLAYLIST: Featuring Elder, SLIFT, Opus Kink, Ryuichi Sakamoto, BCUC, deary, Bratmobile, Shy One, Flickers From The Fen, Pizza Hotline, Placid Angles, and more. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

DINKED EDITION 405: 'Sungazer' by The Temper Trap The Australian anthemic indie group return after a ten-year hiatus, with LP four arriving as a Dinked exclusive variant with a gatefold jacket, bumper sticker, and gloss art card. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: 01/04/2026 New Album: Joe Pernice - ‘Sunny, I Was Wrong’ Preorder: Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - ‘Happy Today’ Reissue: Tim Buckley - ‘Tim Buckley’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

Happy days! New @cravenfaults.bsky.social Sidings Box Set has arrived. @theleaflabel.com @normanrecords.com

PREORDER: 'Smile' by Thrillhouse Brighton duo Thrillhouse pair post-punk revival influences with chamber pop grandeur. www.normanrecords.com/records/2134...

JUST IN! 'Tim Buckley' by Tim Buckley Debut album from the folk icon, released when he was just nineteen years old. www.normanrecords.com/records/1862...

JUST IN! 'Sunny, I Was Wrong' by Joe Pernice Autographed copies of the first in six years from Americana and slowcore influenced songwriter Joe Pernice of Chappaquiddick Skyline, Scud Mountain Boys, and the Pernice Brothers www.normanrecords.com/records/2133...

PREORDER: 'Possible Utopias For Jazz Quintet' by Laurence Pike One-man jazz experiments from the percussionist of Szun Waves, Triosk, Pivot, and PVT, blending modern jazz approaches with ambient and post-rock textures. www.normanrecords.com/records/2150...

PREORDER: 'Everyone Good Is Called Molly' by Nashpaints Dreamy psychedelia, hazy ambient textures, and electronics-laced collages merge on the second solo LP from Irish songwriter Finn Carraher McDonald. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

PREORDER: 'Musique pour 3 femmes enceintes' by Marc Leclair First time on vinyl for the sole album under his own name from the Canadian producer behind Akufen and Horror Inc. Expect a blend of ambient, glitch, and IDM. RIYL: Fennesz, Sora, Oval. www.normanrecords.com/records/6905...

PREORDER: 'ChurchyardStreet 8B' by Veps Veps' third full-length sees the Oslo indie pop outfit join the fold of @pnkslm.bsky.social records. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...