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 kicks off with Billie Eilish's highly anticipated third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, where she delivers another masterpiece that quite literally hits hard and soft. Pallbearer returns with Mind Burns Alive, offering a powerful collection of doom metal anthems that resonate with haunting melodies and crushing riffs. Draag captivates with their new EP Actually, the Quiet is Nice, a sonic journey through shoegaze and alternative rock landscapes. Crumb's Amama weaves psychedelic melodies and poetic lyricism into one infectious offering. Lastly, One Step Closer delivers a solid LP with All You Embrace, a hard-hitting album filled with melodic hardcore energy and heartfelt anthems.

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.

BILLIE EILISH – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

Genre: Alt-Pop
Label: Darkroom / Interscope

PALLBEARER – MIND BURNS ALIVE

Genre: Doom Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

DRAAG – ACTUALLY, THE QUIET IS NICE

Genre: Shoegaze
Label: Julia’s War

CRUMB – AMAMA

Genre: Indie/Psych Rock
Label: Crumb

ONE STEP CLOSER – ALL YOU EMBRACE

Genre: Melodic Hardcore
Label: Run For Cover