Lode Star are not your average band. In fact, they’re not even a band in the traditional sense. They're a border-blurring, genre-smashing studio project birthed from the minds (and bedrooms) of Jensen Rodolfo in Canada and Kate Glock across the sea in Ireland. Together, they’ve created something that feels at once intimate and otherworldly, a soundscape as expansive as the void it dares to explore.

Their single, “The Great Beyond” is a moody, cinematic plunge into the existential unknown—a cosmic descent into mortality and musical alchemy.

Lode Star began with Jensen doing it all himself—guitar, bass, drums, production, probably soul-searching too. Initially built around session vocalists, the project found its true voice when Kate Glock joined, not just as a vocalist, but as a full creative partner. It’s this intercontinental connection that gives the music such a unique push-pull energy—a bit of Canadian doom metal meets Irish alt-rock soul.

The result is both tightly constructed and emotionally volatile. It feels handcrafted, but also like it might unravel in the best way possible.

“The Great Beyond” isn’t just another moody, post-rock meditation on death. It’s a narrative—a moment frozen in time where a character realizes they’re dead. And not in some abstract, floaty way. This track puts you right there in that moment: confused, overwhelmed, maybe a little angry, maybe a little free.

The emotional arc is brilliantly supported by the instrumentals: Jensen brings a doom-tinged guitar backbone that grinds and swells like some cosmic storm, while Kate’s vocals float and crackle over top—sometimes ethereal, sometimes intense, always evocative.

There’s also a layer of experimental synth work that shifts the atmosphere. These aren’t just textures—they're emotional cues, and they whisper at you, “This is not your world anymore.”

The entire thing was recorded remotely, from their home studios in Canada and Ireland. The production is lush, layered, and deliberate. The final mix was handled by an Italian engineer they’ve now collaborated with on three albums, which shows—there’s continuity and clarity, despite the controlled chaos within the music itself.

This is what Lode Star is all about—defying the limits of geography and tradition to make music that sounds like it came from a singular universe all its own.

As the band puts it, “The Great Beyond” marks a turn into more experimental, darker territory. Think more edge, more atmosphere, more emotional weight—but without losing their melodic anchor. It’s a growth spurt you can hear: a band not content to stay in their lane, but swerving into the unknown with purpose.

And this isn’t a gimmick. It’s not spooky-season fluff or just sad-boy vibes with reverb. It’s a legit exploration of one of life’s most universal (and terrifying) questions: what happens when it ends? Lode Star isn’t trying to answer it—they’re trying to feel through it. And you feel it right alongside them.

“After four years of working together as a studio band, we can say it’s been quite a journey—with doubts, challenges, maybe some regrets—but most importantly, growth despite anything that seemed to stand in our way.”

That's the core of this project: resilience, evolution, connection, and doing something beautiful despite every obstacle. If that’s not the indie music spirit, what is?

No shows on the calendar (yet!), but they’re deep into album #4, and if “The Great Beyond” is the direction they’re heading, this might be their most boundary-breaking work to date.

Lode Star aren’t chasing trends. They’re chasing truth, in its messiest, heaviest, most gorgeous forms. And with “The Great Beyond,” they’ve delivered a track that invites you into the dark and lets you leave with something deeper than fear—a kind of peace, maybe. A kind of power.

“The Great Beyond” is available now on all major streaming platforms

Listen to Lode Star and other similar artists on our Spotify Playlist ‘New Music Spotlight - Rock, Punk & Metal’

“The Great Beyond” - Lode Star

“Elements” - Yves Pilon

“Fireman” - Worcester Ground