Danish quintet Iceage have broken their five-year silence with the release of “Star,” the band’s first new material since 2021’s acclaimed Seek Shelter. Arriving via Mexican Summer, the single is accompanied by a cinematic music video directed by Thinh T. Petrus Nguyen. Throughout their 18-year career, the group, consisting of Elias Rønnenfelt, Johan Suurballe Wieth, Dan Kjær Nielsen, Jakob Tvilling Pless, and Casper Morilla Fernandez, has famously operated “inside the idea of collapse,” creating music that feels as though it is simultaneously falling apart and pulling together.
“Star” marks a vibrant evolution for the band, shedding some of their trademark world-weary grit for what the group describes as a “total love song.” Built on a propulsive sixteenth-note jangle, the track features twinkling guitar work and soaring melodies punctuated by enthusiastic, out-of-nowhere handclaps. Frontman Elias Rønnenfelt explores the paradox of love through the lens of a dying star, a catastrophic, traceless extinguishing of everything that nonetheless provides the most incandescent high possible. As the band transitions from Rønnenfelt’s recent solo projects back into their collective identity, “Star” signals a bright and urgent new chapter.
The post Iceage Return from the Brink of Collapse with Radiant New Single “Star” appeared first on Indie is not a genre.