North Star Union has released "Echoes of decay", a slice of melodic heavy metal that feels less like a standard studio tracking and more like something dug out of the permafrost. There is a curious quality to Icelandic composer Myrmann’s work here; because he handles all the instrumentation and composition himself at Midgard Studio, the track possesses a singular, frighteningly cohesive nervous system. It...

Some endings arrive without the noise people expect from heartbreak. They come instead as a room left too neat, a cup washed before leaving, a name saved on a phone that suddenly feels heavier than the device itself. In that private territory, where affection remains but love has changed its address, G-String places "Breathe In Your Dust." The single does not treat separation as theatre. It...