Best New Music This Week: Hotline TNT, HAIM, Malevolence, And More

Photo: Graham Tolbert

Every Friday, we challenge ourselves to sift through new music releases and curate a list of albums we think you should be listening to. 

This week, Hotline TNT’s Raspberry Moon sharpens their fuzzed-out shoegaze with bright, hook-laced anthems and a newfound sense of clarity. HAIM’s I Quit leans into sun-soaked soft rock and bittersweet breakups, channeling both vulnerability and empowerment. Malevolence’s Where Only the Truth Is Spoken is a heavy-hitting metalcore barrage that delivers both brutal riffs and emotional depth. U.S. Girls’ Scratch It captures a loose, genre-hopping groove, blending folk, gospel, and garage rock with effortless warmth.

Tap your favourite music app, put those headphones on, and listen to some new music you hopefully discover for the first time. See below for this week's recommendations.

HOTLINE TNT – RASPBERRY MOON

Genre: Shoegaze / Noise Pop
Label: Third Man

HAIM – I QUIT

Genre: Indie / Pop Rock
Label: Universal

MALEVOLENCE – WHERE ONLY THE TRUTH IS SPOKEN

Genre: Metalcore
Label: Nuclear Blast

U.S. GIRLS – SCRATCH IT

Genre: Soft Rock
Label: 4AD