HITS MALSONANTES Vol. 4 · Weekly Edition

HITS MALSONANTES · VOL. 4 · ABR ·28 ·2026

Seven artists from the south, seven from the north. This week’s picks include punk from Nariño, soul from Cuenca, eurodance from Montreal, metalcore from Toronto, and plenty more in between. You’ll find them all in our Hits Malsonantes playlist at the end of the article.

This week on the Latin side, La Hija Menor releases Dos Minutos, the third single from Andrea Landínez and Alejandro Cárdenas Zuleta. Acoustic guitar and synthesizers create a quiet space amid the noise, a place where sadness can stay without being pushed away. Gabriela Ponce brings Tan No Futuro from Nariño to Bogotá: punk music written from a woman’s perspective and the collapse of what once felt shared. It’s about grieving a broken friendship, but instead of ending in self-destruction, it ends in a surprise: “¡Quiero vivir! Hoy no me muero; me muero cuando me llame el suelo.” Leyna y Estos Otros presentan Escuchar al Corazón, con sintetizadores oscuros y una base hipnótica. This song comes when your body already knows what your mind keeps avoiding. La Valentina, a Colombian artist living in Paris, delivers Celoso y Lokito with Tonio 8cho. Brazilian funk, electronic beats, and amapiano blend with a voice that speaks its mind, holding nothing back. Martín Romero is only 16 and has already performed with Aterciopelados through Ilegibles. His first solo single, Desierto, moves through warm soul, an 80s-style guitar solo, and a wall of distortion in under 4 minutes. It feels like three songs in one, and each part is fully realized. Bestia Bebé sings about Gustavo Costas, Racing Club’s coach, but uses him to talk about something else. It’s the feeling of relief that comes after years of waiting, when “la vida nos dio esta vez un buen final,” and that hits harder than any goal. There’s also a preview of the album Yendo rápido a ningún lugar, out May 15th. Ghetto Kumbé closes with ¿Y lo mío, qué? It’s Afro-Colombian percussion, Caribbean house, and Afrofuturism from Bogotá, made by a trio who have spent over a decade turning ritual and dancefloor into one and the same.

This week on the Canadian side, Lydia Képinski releases Graal, the second single from her album C’est parti! coming in September. She sings, “Je pense à toi en accélérant,” over a 90s eurodance beat made in Montreal. That image alone makes the song stand out. Ralph shares Girls Together, a song she wrote one night at her kitchen table in Toronto with friends from London. She wanted it to feel like riding in the back of a taxi in Paris after champagne, with lights blurring past and a cool September breeze in the air. That’s exactly how it sounds. Joseph Sarenhes, a Quebec rapper with Guinean and Huron-Wendat roots, starts Wendigo Hunt with drums from Wendake before the song shifts into fast-paced electronic rap. Inspired by talks with elders, the song is about more than surviving, t’s about growing until the demons are gone. Napoleon releases I Am Forgotten, a preview of their upcoming EP, recorded in Toronto on April 23rd. The track is faster and heavier than anything they’ve done before. The title feels less like a statement and more like a question the song keeps asking. Different Dream brings Geppetto, which sounds like a craftsman discovering something new in his workshop late at night. Electronics and live instruments blend together in a way that feels spontaneous. BIG|BRAVEshare the title track of in grief or in hope, their tenth album out June 12th on Thrill Jockey. Robin Wattie’s pitch-shifted voice floats over a guitar that beats like a drum. The track sits between distortion and tenderness, holding both grief and hope at once. Shel Khan closes with Garden, a restless spirit moving through what grows and what we let go, wondering if there’s still time to choose.