TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: 10/07/2026 New Album: Function - ‘Aeternum (Existenz)’ Preorder: Howling Bells - ‘Howling Bells (20th Anniversary Edition)’ Reissue: Michael Brook - ‘Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium (2026 Remaster)’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory' Two Michigan duos meet on their first collaborative LP, seeing the ambient-drone legends link up with the pair made up of Laughing Gas and Saturday Looks Good To Me members. @krankyltd.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

BACK IN STOCK: 'War Ina Babylon' by Max Romeo & The Upsetters Heavyweight roots reggae on 180g heavyweight vinyl. Faithfully replicates the original Island Records UK release. www.normanrecords.com/records/1417...

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: 'A ? of WHEN' by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom The Animal Collective man links up with the producer, solo musician, and one-time Spacemen 3 member for a second dose of addictive, genre-warping, and colourful neo-psychedelic pop. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

JUST IN! 'Orbit Flares' by Seekersinternational & wzrdryAV The expansive post-dub group reshape ambient and drone recordings from Kelly Nairn. www.normanrecords.com/records/2163...

FEATURE: New Music Friday Ft. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Jack White, Ebbb, Kelela, Holy Wave, The Temper Trap, and more… www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Tarkovsky' by Various 5CD box set featuring individual scores to the widely acclaimed director's films. Includes Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror, and Stalker. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘Sungazer’ by The Temper Trap Widescreen production meets Big Music inspired anthemic indie yearners from the recently reformed Australian group. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Mystical Obscurant' by Andrew Chalk The prolific veteran ambient musician returns with a limited LP on Students Of Decay. www.normanrecords.com/records/2168...

PREORDER: 'Meet The EELS - Essential EELS Vol. 1 1996-2006' by Eels Hello E, meet the real E... www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

PREORDER: 'Northern Earth' by Dean McPhee The Bradford musician blends space rock, ambient, drone, folk, dub, and electronic styles on his follow up to the Album of the Week winning 'Astral Gold'. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

PREORDER: 'Your Hearts Belong To Us' by Antioch Arrow 23 track compilation from the San Diego post-hardcore group ft. 'In Love With Jetts', 'The Lady Is A Cat', tracks from the Candle split, two live recordings, and a couple of previously unreleased outtakes. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

PREORDER: 'molly picture' by god of war Genre-bending neo-psych from Douglas Dulgarian (They Are Gutting A Body Of Water), Scott Turner, and Sam Silbert, covering styles as varied as instrumental hip-hop, drum & bass, shoegaze, and indie-electronic. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

PREORDER: 'Cloch 's Claí' by Trá Pháidín Traditional Irish folk spun with DIY and experimental rock approaches as the Galway group pull from post-rock, krautrock, drone, and minimalism. Limited to 500 copies LP on World Of Echo. @worldofechomusic.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2168...

PREORDER: 'Amulet' by Freak Slug Second album from Manchester indie rock and bedroom pop songwriter Xenya Genovese. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘The Well’ by Tracy Byrant Fourth solo record and first in seven years from the former Corners frontman and indie folk songwriter. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'The Green Line / Adlestrop' by Gilroy Mere Double album CD set on Clay Pipe of Oliver Cherer’s first two albums as Gilroy Mere. @claypipemusic.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

PREORDER: 'Atol Scrap' by Arovane IDM and ambient techno with glitch electronics and ambient production. www.normanrecords.com/records/7106...

PREORDER: 'I Must Be Dreaming' by Alabama Shakes The soulful blues rock group return with their first album in eleven years. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

DINKED ARCHIVE 34: 'Howling Bells (20th Anniversary Edition)' by Howling Bells The debut album of gothic rock and country shaded indie/alternative rock from the Australian group gets its long-awaited vinyl dues. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Homogenic' by Björk 🐐 www.normanrecords.com/records/9990...

IN STOCK: ‘Moon Beams’ & ‘Interplay’ by Bill Evans Trio / Bill Evans Reissues of a couple of classics from the revered cool jazz pianist www.normanrecords.com/artist/31166...

NORMAN 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXCLUSIVE: ‘20 Jazz Funk Greats’ by Throbbing Gristle A total classic hearing the ground-breaking industrial pioneers at their most accessible. Limited Norman exclusive pressing on Mute. www.normanrecords.com/records/1201... www.normanrecords.com/features/ann...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Mash Down Birmingham: The Early Recordings Of Musical Youth' by Musical Youth Rare and previously unheard recordings from the first line-up of the roots reggae youngsters. @needlemythology.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2140...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Keep On Livin' / Late To camberwell' by Zed Bias x MJK DJ Luke Una launches a series of dancefloor-focused releases on E Soul Cultura on this 12'' collaboration between the UKG producer and revered DJ Michael Kedjanyi, plus a solo MJK number. www.normanrecords.com/records/2155...

PREORDER: 'Stories They Don’t Teach You At School' by Meryl Streek The DIY musician blends fervent lyricism with instrumentals pulling from synth-punk, noise rock, post-punk, and experimental hip-hop. www.normanrecords.com/records/2162...

IN STOCK: 'The Montreux Years' by Roberta Flack Live LP featuring highlights from five stripped-back piano and vocal performances from the soul musician. www.normanrecords.com/records/2156...

PREORDER: 'Off Course' by OSEES ‘Off Course’ follows last year’s ‘Abomination Revealed at Last’ and the debut of psych-noise rock project Heathen Axe. www.normanrecords.com/records/2163...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘Eraserhead Xiu Xiu’ by Xiu Xiu The experimental rock/pop and post-industrial group are back in the David Lynch universe as they follow their re-interpreted Twin Peaks score with an alternative soundtrack to the surrealist director’s debut. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

IN THIS WEEK: 'The Devil and All His Works' by Witchsorrow Hampshire power trio Witchsorrow put a spin on vintage doom metal. www.normanrecords.com/records/2164...

RELEASED TODAY: 'Here Comes That Crow' by LEENALCHI Third album from the Korean group known for blending trad/folk music with psych pop, indie, and left-field pop. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

RELEASED TODAY: 'Foreign Tongues' by The Rolling Stones Blues rock veterans The Rolling Stones return with Macca and The Cure’s Bob Smith guesting. www.normanrecords.com/records/2157...

RELEASED TODAY: 'Live from the Cathedral' by The Specials The 2-tone icons play on home soil during their tour supporting comeback LP ‘Encore’. www.normanrecords.com/records/2160...

RELEASED TODAY: 'The Complete BBC Peel Sessions' by Xmal Deutschland All of the German gothic rock group’s BBC sessions in one spot. www.normanrecords.com/records/2143...

REISSUED TODAY: 'Oum Shatt (10th Anniversary Edition)' by Oum Shatt Genre-blending brilliance covering psych, indie, surf, and krautrock with Anatolian shades from the underground Berlin unit. www.normanrecords.com/records/2163...

REISSUED TODAY: 'The Greatest (20th Anniversary Edition)' by Cat Power The singer-songwriter revisits one of her most revered works in honours of its twentieth release anniversary. More incoming. @matadorrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2157...

REISSUED TODAY: 'You Ain't No Weight' by Blue Eyed Soul Lo-fi gospel and psych-soul tinged private press soul number rescued from obscurity by Numero. www.normanrecords.com/records/2156...

DINKED ARCHIVE 33: The Early Days: Animalism, Pool Party, Crybaby' by Beach Bunny The compilation features the first trio of pre-debut album EP releases from the Lili Trifilio-led indie power pop group. www.normanrecords.com/records/2167...

NORMAN EXCLUSIVE: '73 & Good Luck' by Test Card Limited to 250 copies pressing of the latest from the project of auteur DIY producer and multi-instrumentalist Lee Nicholson. www.normanrecords.com/records/2167...

RELEASED TODAY: 'Métaphysique Du Hit-Parade' by Pascal Comelade Covers album from the inventive French-Catalan songwriter, here offering unique interpretations of tracks across the punk, psych, art rock, folk, and grunge spectrums. www.normanrecords.com/records/2154...

RELEASED TODAY: 'SANS VISAGE' by Félicia Atkinson The French ambient and electroacoustic composer provides an alternative score to Georges Franju-directed 1960 cult horror film Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes Without a Face). Edition of 500 copies. www.normanrecords.com/records/2162...

RELEASED TODAY: 'Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium (2026 Remaster)' by Michael Brook Subtle, intricate rhythms meet guitar-led ambient instrumentals with art rock and dream pop influences, complete with contributions from the Eno brothers and Daniel Lanois. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'Weather Me' by BODEGA Fresh two-track 7'' single from the New York post-punks featuring their brand-new track plus a vinyl-only exclusive song. Their recently announced full-length 'All Inside Aquarium' arrives this autumn. www.normanrecords.com/records/2168...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ by MAQUINA. Lovers of capslock, driven krautrock and EBM rhythms, and mashing up a wide-range of post-punk and electronic sounds, the Lisbon trio return. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Pugnello' by Gilla Band ‘Pugnello’ blends fierce, groove-heavy art punk with rhythms and beats lifted from krautrock, dance-punk, and club music, while the guitarwork boasts flashes of abstract effects and searing discord. www.normanrecords.com/records/2168...

PREORDER: 'Mod Mayday 23' by Sharp Pins Covers collection of second-era mod tracks from Kai Slater of Lifeguard's lo-fi indie solo vehicle. www.normanrecords.com/records/2169...

PREORDER / DINKED 425: 'The Intermittent Signal' by The Sick Man Of Europe The krautrock, minimal wave, and art rock inspired post-punks return with LP two in September. We can get hold of a few more of the Dinked Edition set. @theleaflabel.com www.normanrecords.com/records/2168...

RELEASED TODAY: 'Synoptic Audio' by Speaker Music DeForrest Brown Jr. finalises a series of works as Speaker Music with an album of improvised electronic and drone pieces inspired by Don Lewis and Henri Lefebvre. CD on Planet Mu. @planetmurecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2162...

WEEKLY PLAYLIST: Staff-curated playlist featuring new singles alongside tracks plucked from our new vinyl and reissue arrivals. Apple Music users take note, we’re back on the app… www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'new avatar' by Kelela Left-field R&B and experimental pop threaded through with dreamy psychedelic electronic production plus beats and moods pulled from future garage. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...