A really fascinating release from Cult Of Luna. 

Beyond I and II appear on the Long Road North album but now versions III, IV and V appear as a stand alone single.

Beyond III is the original version sung by the band guitarist with clean vocals over a brooding atmosphere and ominous synths. 

However Beyond IV takes the song to a new superlative level. The synths are replaced by strummed guitars and A.A. Williams provides her own distinct vocals. The change in key as she swoons "beneath a sky of black and blue" is spine tingling. You won't hear a better 3 minutes all year.

Finally we have a live take on version III. Beyond V adds a background of wind chimes and an extra 30 seconds to the outro.

For such an extreme band this is such a beautiful gift.

"Someone's calling out my name. I hear the echo, bleak and frail.

Every time I close my eyes. I see you.

Somethings moving up ahead. Shadows flickering and vague.

My feet are cold. My eyes are dim as I lay down.

Beneath a sky of black and blue. Into a night that never ends.

Every time I close my eyes. I see you"