REISSUE OF THE WEEK: ‘The Eighteenth Day of May’ by The Eighteenth Day of May The group’s only record hears them interpret the traditional British folk of the late 1960s and early 70s with wyrd and psychedelic styles. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PROMO: Cheap Releases Across the Psych, Post-rock, Electronic, Ambient & Left-Field Spectrum We’ve refreshed our promotion, with prices starting as little as £3.99 for a double LP. www.normanrecords.com/promos/1395

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: ‘Inferno’ by Boards Of Canada Who else, really? www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

DINKED EDITION 418: 'Put A Smile On For Me' by Keo That’s three debuts on the Dinked series this week, as the UK quartet release their first full-length as a limited exclusive vinyl variant with a poster and alternative sleeve artwork. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium (2026 Remaster)' by Michael Brook Two 1992 ambient cult classics are back on wax in one set through 4AD, featuring the guitarist and producer's studio album and performance at London zoo's aquarium. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE' by Genesis Owusu Post-punk, funk, and neo-soul meets hip-hop beats and strutting high-energy vocal performances from the Ghanaian-Australian musician. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'Further Combinations' by Joseph Kamaru Disciples and Kamaru’s grandson KMRU hand-pick lesser known tracks from across the Kenyan Benga music and gospel musician's discography. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: ‘Punch Card’ by Formal Sppeedwear Funk, disco, and dance rhythms meet wiry post-punk guitars, groove heavy bass riffs, and lively vocal performances on the Stoke trio’s debut LP. www.normanrecords.com/records/2160...

FEATURE: This Week's Best Preorders Reissues highlights include Ween, Primal Scream, ¡Forward, Russia!, Sun Ra, Neil Young, Bikini Kill, Wooden Shjips, and more. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'A ? of WHEN' by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom The second Panda-Boom collab will only be available on physical formats and a digital download - no streaming! @dominorecordco.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: 27/05/2026 New Album: Bluetech - ‘Petite Constellations’ Preorder: Grandmas House - ‘Baby You're A Winner’ Reissue: The Eighteenth Day of May - ‘The Eighteenth Day of May’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

PREORDER: 'Gravest Gravy' by The Cramps Once-shelved release from the psychobilly pioneers recorded during the same sessions which birthed 'Gravest Hits'. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'Giraffe' by Gilla Band Single track 7’’ from the Dublin noise rock meets post-punk group. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'Renascent' by The Durutti Column First in sixteen years from veteran songwriter and guitarist Vini Reilly. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'Low Kick and Hard Bop (25th Anniversary)' by Solex First time on vinyl for the acclaimed 2001 album of sample-heavy left-field pop meets neo-psych and indie-electronic. @matadorrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

PREORDER: 'The Complete BBC Peel Sessions' by Xmal Deutschland Compilation from German goth legends featuring early-to-mid 1980s recordings. www.normanrecords.com/records/2143...

JUST IN! 'Mad Iris' by Mad Iris Dynamic 90s inspired indie rock meets bruising discord, sly hooks, and twists of shoegaze and psychedelia. www.normanrecords.com/records/2155...

JUST IN! 'Who Cares?' by Who Cares? Four-track EP on 7’’ from the Melbourne slowcore and psych-folk influenced indie folk group. www.normanrecords.com/records/2155...

JUST IN! 'Café Mirage' by Satoshi & Makoto Warm ambient textures meet subtle analogue electronic driven grooves on the cult Japanese duo’s first in six years. www.normanrecords.com/records/2145...

JUST IN! 'The Return of Officer John' by Officer John Impressive debut mini-album hearing neo-psych, baggy, and dream pop meet. www.normanrecords.com/records/2129...

PREORDER: 'i'm DADA' by Holy Wave (Norman Exclusive) Limited exclusive of the latest from the Texas neo-psych group, featuring contributions from Lorelle Meets The Obsolete. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

JUST IN! 'The Song Is In The Drum' by Lulu Rouge Hefty downtempo meets dub techno depth on the second and to date final release from the Danish electronic duo. www.normanrecords.com/records/2147...

JUST IN! 'Fire In My Heart' by Escape From New York Repress of a mutant electro-disco cult classic. Remastered 12" on Isle Of Jura. www.normanrecords.com/records/1580...

JUST IN! 'Sabine' by EYE 2016 minimal synth LP from Swiss producer-songwriter Laurène Exposito. www.normanrecords.com/records/2160...

PREORDER: 'A ? of WHEN' by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom The Animal Collective man and the producer and one-time Spacemen 3 member link up for a follow up to their acclaimed 2022 album 'Reset'. www.normanrecords.com/records/2161...

JUST IN! 'EP#1 Dub Versions' by Sensible Soccers x Mad Professor Collaboration from the Portuguese trio know for blending post-rock, indie-electronic, and ambient sounds with the revered dub producer. www.normanrecords.com/records/2155...

JUST IN! 'After Dark' by Onra Late night, early hours primed work from the instrumental hip-hop producer, this time drawing on synth-funk and neo-soul. www.normanrecords.com/records/2153...

JUST IN! 'Culvert Dub Session Seven' by Mick Harris Murky dub techno with high-pressure bass weight, bristling industrial textures, and heavy beats. www.normanrecords.com/records/2150...

JUST IN! 'Spacious Heart' by Anthony Calonico One third of acclaimed ambient trio Total Blue flies solo with an expansive, expressive set blending live instrumental detail with subtle electronics and layered production. www.normanrecords.com/records/2149...

JUST IN! 'Disque 4 -’76 Studio et Live' by Les Rallizes Dénudés Archival set from the cult Japanese noise-psych misfits, overseen and produced by the band’s own Makoto Kubota. www.normanrecords.com/records/2149...

JUST IN! 'Everyone Good Is Called Molly' by Nashpaints The songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer returns with a set of dreamy, hazy psychedelic pop shaped through ghostly atmosphere and ambient-like textures. www.normanrecords.com/records/2127...

JUST IN! 'Automation & Torso' by Twin Terminals The duo made up of poet Ryan-Lewis Walker with producer and multi-instrumentalist Niikkolahs release a limited-to-50 copies tape of unsettled post-industrial instrumentals meeting abstract spoken word. www.normanrecords.com/records/2160...

JUST IN! 'Petite Constellations' by Bluetech Thirteen concise electronic miniatures inspired by early electronic music, Berlin School, ambient, kosmische, and impressionism. www.normanrecords.com/records/2150...

JUST IN! 'Fuzz' by Fuzz 2013 debut from the Ty Segall-led heavy psych power trio, here linking proto-metal and stoner rock with garage punk. ttps://www.normanrecords.com/records/142687-fuzz-fuzz

JUST IN! 'Psychic Sidekick' by Rump State Mark Morgan and Gaute Granli link up for their second Rump State album of volatile noise rock, surreal electronics, fractured beats, and looped samples. www.normanrecords.com/records/2142...

JUST IN! 'The Sleeves' by The Sleeves Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham aka one half of Modern Nature blend stripped-back electric guitar instrumentals with subtle harmonised vocals. www.normanrecords.com/records/2142...

JUST IN! 'Crawlspace Of The Pantheon' by Guided By Voices The prolific lo-fi indie rock veterans return with their forty-fourth full-length, a work which ranks among the best of their 2020s material. www.normanrecords.com/records/2145...

JUST IN! 'Chins For Lefty' by Gichard DIY minimal synth, post-punk, distant psychedelia, and offbeat art pop collisions from the Glasgow duo. @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

JUST IN! 'Glassy Tears' by Mitra Mitra Limited one-time only pressing of the minimal synth-pop and post-punk group’s latest LP on Feral Child recordings. www.normanrecords.com/records/2157...

JUST IN! 'Trickster / 3am Crowd' by Vorderhaus Mark Vorderhaus aka one half of Detox Twins drops a limited-to-99 copies lathe cut on Feral Child, channelling minimal synth, left-field new wave, EBM, and the darker strains of early 80s synth-pop. www.normanrecords.com/records/2157...

JUST IN! 'Quiet Village - The Exotics Sounds of Martin Denny' by Martin Denny Eighth studio album from the Exotica pioneer complete with five bonuses. www.normanrecords.com/records/1829...

JUST IN! 'Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in Trinidad' by Various Soundway records unite 70s recordings from artists known for their stylistic blends of jazz, calypso, and steelband sounds. www.normanrecords.com/records/2150...

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JUST IN! 'II & III (40th Anniversary Edition)' by Camper Van Beethoven Eclectic genre-hopping inventive second hearing indie meet country, folk, post-punk, lo-fi, neo-psych, and even ska. www.normanrecords.com/records/2155...

JUST IN! 'Don't Let It Control You' by Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Rejoice as heavy psych and glam doom metallers Uncle Acid return with a limited 7’’ single. www.normanrecords.com/records/2155...

JUST IN! 'Drammi e speranze' by Rovi (Piero Umiliani) Organ and electric piano-led library music set from the cult Italian composer. www.normanrecords.com/records/2153...

JUST IN! 'Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki' by Yamasuki Psych-prog-popera! Yamasuki's sole album remains a cult classic curio of early 1970s music. www.normanrecords.com/records/9024...

JUST IN! 'Batteaux' by Batteaux Folk meets smooth soft and yacht rock grooves on this cult classic by the Batteau brothers. www.normanrecords.com/records/1700...

JUST IN! 'There Is Love In You' by Four Tet Lush melodies and earworm samples meet intricate microhouse beats on the fifth and arguably best full-length from Kieran Hebden. www.normanrecords.com/records/1130...

JUST IN! 'The Eighteenth Day of May' by The Eighteenth Day of May 2005 release blending classic British folk rock with wyrd psych, Americana, and indie. www.normanrecords.com/records/7449...