North West Releases Metal Leaning ‘#N0rth4evr’ As Debut EP Lands In Australia

North West is stepping into her own lane and dragging a surprisingly heavy sound with her.

The 12 year old has dropped ‘#N0rth4evr’, a metal influenced, genre warping single that arrives alongside her debut EP, now officially out in Australia today.

A chaotic mix that leans heavy

‘#N0rth4evr’ pulls from everywhere at once, there’s emo melodrama, trap style vocal processing, and streaks of ‘80s shred stitched into the track’s DNA, it opens with heavily auto tuned lines before sliding into jagged guitarmonies, eventually exploding into a full blown solo that feels lifted from classic metal playbooks.

The track leans into digital distortion and maximalist production, landing somewhere between internet-core fun and alt-adjacent experimentation (per Revolver). The video doubles down on that energy, glitched out visuals, spiked aesthetics, and a deliberately rough finish push it further away from polished pop territory.

Check it out below:

Not just a one off

North’s been circling music for a while now, earlier releases like ‘Piercing on My Hand’, plus her 2025 link-up with FKA Twigs on ‘Childlike Things’, hinted at something brewing, she also appeared on Kanye West’s ‘Never Stop’ EP last year.

This rollout feels different, ‘#N0rth4evr’ is less about dipping a toe in and more about throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks.

The EP is out now in Australia

The full North West ‘#N0rth4evr’ EP is available now locally, arriving ahead of the US release window thanks to time zone differences.

‘#N0rth4evr’ EP Tracklist

▪️H0W SH0ULD ! F33L
▪️D!E
▪️#N0RTH4EVR
▪️TH!S T!M3
▪️W0AH
▪️AI$BITE (愛して)

Listen here.

The bigger picture

There’s no ignoring the name attached here, but beyond that, the heavier elements feel intentional, not just aesthetic dressing, the guitar work actually drives parts of the track, rather than sitting in the background.

Whether this evolves into something more refined or stays deliberately chaotic is still up in the air, either way, it’s not the safe route, and in a space where most debut drops play it straight, this one doesn’t.

At just 12 years old too? Look out.

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