ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 24: It’s time to open the final Advent door! Check below for today’s 25% off offer… www.normanrecords.com/christmas/ad...

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23: ‘Caramel’ by Coach Party Indie and alt. rock complete with shades of post-punk, grunge, noise pop, and shoegaze. The limited Dinked set features 25% off for today only. @dinkededition.bsky.social @chessclubrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/christmas/ad...

FEATURE: This Week's Best Preorders Reissue highlights this week include Model 500, Sun Ra, J Mascis + The Fog, Ichiko Aoba, and The Black Heart Procession, plus the The Ex, Terrie Ex, and The Ex with Tom Cora. www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

JUST IN! 'Echoes' by D.D. Mirage The Sydney group expand to a four-piece group on a genre-blending release covering shades of Balearic, disco, new wave, soul, and dream pop. www.normanrecords.com/records/2126...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Through The Wall' by Rochelle Jordan One of the year’s most acclaimed releases returns. Expect deep house-tinged R&B and dance-pop with a distinct 80s club vibe. www.normanrecords.com/records/2122...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Slippin' Out' by Delta Debut LP from The Sea Urchins related group Delta, an underrated slice of baroque and psych-tinged indie jangle. www.normanrecords.com/records/2121...

PREORDER: 'Dust Eater' by Dimscûa One of the year's most acclaimed underground metal releases comes to vinyl early next year. The Berkshire post-metal quintet's first LP lands via Big Scary Monsters in February. www.normanrecords.com/records/2130...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Yell At Cloud' by PLOSIVS The Rob Crow (Pinback) fronted indie and post-hardcore group featuring Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From The Crypt, and The Frights return with LP two. www.normanrecords.com/records/2120...

IN STOCK: 'Before Aksak Maboul (documents & experiments 1969-1977)' by Aksak Maboul Unreleased archival recordings from the Belgian avant-prog outfit. www.normanrecords.com/records/2124...

BACK IN STOCK: 'What of Our Nature' by Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover: Woody Guthrie-inspired collaborative LP between the pair of indie folk songwriters. www.normanrecords.com/records/2126...

IN STOCK: 'Mélodies pour Clairons' by Ioa Beduneau The experimental musician known for their self-playing installations and DIY electronic craft shapes a strange soundworld through field recordings, modular synths, and obscure instruments. www.normanrecords.com/records/2117...

JUST IN! 'Welcome to the Mood' by Leisure The New Zealand group bring live energy to the studio on an alt. pop record laced with nu-disco grooves. www.normanrecords.com/records/2111...

JUST IN! 'The Spitzer Space Telescope Sampler' by Spitzer Space Telescope Three-in-one EP set on Broadside Hacks from Dan MacDonald’s folk songwriting vehicle. www.normanrecords.com/records/2125...

IN STOCK: 'Personal Computer Music, 1997-2022' by Jeremy Dower & Tetrphn Compilation of works spanning the Australian musician’s ambient techno material to his jazz-tinged experimental electronic output. www.normanrecords.com/records/2117...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Baby' by Dijon Released this summer to widespread acclaim, the genre-melding neo-soul and R&B songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist drops his second LP on physicals. www.normanrecords.com/records/2112...

PREORDER: 'Sidings' by Craven Faults On their most eclectic and immediate listen to date, the synthesist adds subtle yet crucial differences to his Berlin School and kosmische inspired ambient-electronic. @cravenfaults.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2126...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Moonflowers' by Constant Smiles Yet another left-turn from Ben Jones and co., who return with a focused set of post-rock and art rock-tinged indie/chamber folk tunes. www.normanrecords.com/records/2110...

IN STOCK: ‘Duit On Tuesday’ & ‘Red Clover’ by Peter Jefferies Two 7’’ releases from post-punk meets lo-fi indie songwriter Peter Jefferies, one solo and one with New Zealand slacker songwriter Wio. www.normanrecords.com/artist/27810...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Forever Home: Live in Japan with Orchestra PITREZA' by MONO Orchestra-backed live album recorded on home soil from the post-rock favourites. @tempresltd.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2114...

IN STOCK: 'Melatonia' by Pausal Alex Smalley and Simon Bainton bring their 2020 album of ambient drone to vinyl and tape via Past Inside The Present. @pastinside.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2120...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Come and See' by Gurriers Repress of Gurriers’ debut LP of hefty, noisy post-punk. www.normanrecords.com/records/2032...

IN STOCK: 'Get To Heaven' by Everything Everything Repress of the Manc indie-art rock group’s most revered record. Limited translucent magenta vinyl LP in a deluxe gatefold sleeve w/ 12-page booklet. www.normanrecords.com/records/1538...

IN STOCK: 'Consecration I' by Bill Evans Live release from the jazz pianist, featuring select recordings from his 1980 residency at San Francisco’s Keystone Korner venue. www.normanrecords.com/records/2108...

IN STOCK: 'Underloop' by Lukid Following its tape release last month, the latest from one half of electronic manglers Rezzett aka Refreshers aka Luke Blair is in through Death Is Not The End. www.normanrecords.com/records/2111...

IN STOCK: 'Soft Shake' by Go Kurosawa Debut solo album from the drummer of defunct Japanese psychedelic folk group Kikagaku Moyo. www.normanrecords.com/records/2109...

BACK IN STOCK: 'God's World' by Manslaughter 777 Dub, breakbeat, ragga jungle, industrial, dark ambient - it’s all here, complete with twists of drone and doom metal. @thrilljockey.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2094...

PLAYLIST: Norman’s Alternative Christmas If you’re looking for some festive crackers which you haven’t heard a million and one times before, check out our staff-curated playlist. Feliz Norman-dad! www.normanrecords.com/christmas/al...

JUST IN! 'White Gloves' by Khruangbin Early single from the genre-melding Texan psych trio. www.normanrecords.com/records/2093...

JUST IN! 'Delux' by TEKE::TEKE The Canada-based Japanese genre-twisting psych group return with a compilation of rarities, remixes, and fresh versions. Remixes come from Suuns and Holy Fuck, while covers include The Clash, Unwound, and Takeshi Terauchi. www.normanrecords.com/records/2102...

BACK IN STOCK: 'dBpm 15' by Jeff Tweedy & Wilco Odds and ends compilation featuring select unreleased, rare, and cover tracks from Wilco and the group's frontman. www.normanrecords.com/records/2132...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Human After All (Remixes)' by Daft Punk Once a Japan-only release, the remix companion to the French house duo’s finally gets its wider vinyl dues. www.normanrecords.com/records/2123...

Underrated early Burial number youtu.be/cIfJVR_XSEc?...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Forever, I've Been Being Born' by Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter First album in fourteen years from the slowcore and goth-tinged Americana and folk troupe. www.normanrecords.com/records/2124...

BACK IN STOCK: 'LUX' by ROSALÍA The acclaimed latest of bombastic art pop from the Catalonia songwriter returns. 2LP clear vinyl. www.normanrecords.com/records/2124...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Locust Abortion Technician' by Butthole Surfers Just to get you all into the Christmas spirit... Satan, Satan, Satan! www.normanrecords.com/records/1426...

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UNDERRATED 90s ALBUMS: ‘Movietone’ by Movietone Movietone’s records have grown in stature over the years in a way many of their contemporaries’ haven’t, and their debut now sounds completely timeless. www.normanrecords.com/features/und...

JUST IN! 'The Illusion of Safety' by Thrice Second album from post-hardcore group Thrice which kickstarted an unstoppable run in the early-to-mid 2000s. www.normanrecords.com/records/2124...

FEATURE: This Week's Best Preorders Ft. Twat Union, Shackleton, Goose, Remember Sports, Galdive, Rifle, Together Pangea, David Boring, and much more… www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

UNDERRATED 90s ALBUMS: ‘Pod’ by The Breeders While considered a classic around these parts, the debut album from Kim Deal and co. remains somewhat undersung in the 90s alt. rock canon. www.normanrecords.com/features/und...

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23: ‘Caramel’ by Coach Party Indie and alt. rock complete with shades of post-punk, grunge, noise pop, and shoegaze. The limited Dinked set features 25% off for today only. @dinkededition.bsky.social @chessclubrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/christmas/ad...

JUST IN! 'Sinsekai' by Tanzmuzik This cult classic of Japanese techno with complex IDM production and nods to early ambient techno and trance returns for the first time in decades. www.normanrecords.com/records/2120...

JUST IN! 'Maximalism (incl. DJ Sotofett remixes)' by pdqb Two original tracks of sleek electro which takes it back to its 80s roots followed by a couple of club-geared reworks from Sotofett. www.normanrecords.com/records/2129...

One of the best proto metal records by some distance.

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS: New: Rupert Hine - ‘The Shout (Original Soundtrack)’ Preorder: Sun Ra - ‘Exotica’ Reissue: D'Angelo - ‘Brown Sugar’ 25% Off Advent Offer: Harmonia - ‘Deluxe (Anniversary Edition)’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 22: ‘Deluxe (Anniversary Edition)’ by Harmonia Classic of mid-1970s kosmische and ambient electronic on orange marble vinyl housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with unreleased archival photographs. 25% for today only! www.normanrecords.com/christmas/ad...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café' by The Other People Place Cult favourite of late night downtempo Detroit techno from Drexciya's James Stinson. www.normanrecords.com/records/1629...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Brown Sugar' by D'Angelo The classic neo-soul debut returns at last. www.normanrecords.com/records/1547...

BACK IN STOCK: 'Population II' by Randy Holden Proto-doom metal belters from the Blue Cheer member performed on sixteen 200-watt Sunn amplifiers. Revisit our 8/10 review below. www.normanrecords.com/records/1807...

JUST IN! 'The Shout (Original Soundtrack)' by Rupert Hine First time on physicals release for Hine’s moody electronic-leaning score to the cult psychological drama/horror. www.normanrecords.com/records/2130...