a slow-burning bruise of a song, shadowed and beautifully heavy.

ache begins as a low tremor beneath the surface, the kind of feeling that rises before you even realise it is there. highroad no. 28 return after years away with something that feels scarred but fiercely alive, blending raw vocals, cinematic guitars, and brooding bass into a sound that pulls you straight into the heart of longing.

based in australia, the project leans into a darker, moodier edge for this new chapter. the production feels massive yet intimate, recorded in melbourne and shaped with a kind of deliberate restraint that makes every swell hit harder. opening with some distant drums, the guitars shimmer into life and the vocal delivery carries that unmistakable weight of someone telling truths it is atmospheric, intense, and emotionally direct.

this single marks the first glimpse of their upcoming album the will to endure, and it lives up to its name. it is about honesty, the ache that lingers, and the strange beauty of still feeling something real even after everything fractures. it stays under the skin, heavy and haunting, but lit with just enough fire to keep going.

thank u for making this highroad no. 28 🖤