Northbound. · Song 01
Debut album · 2026
First Light
A quiet beginning, where a new road opens before the day has fully arrived.
I’ll follow the first light, wherever it goes.
01 · Behind the song
Why this song exists.
First Light opens the album at the point where stillness begins to turn into movement. It is about the private decision to leave familiar ground before there is any certainty about what lies ahead.
The song establishes the language of Northbound.: roads, distance and the quiet hope carried into a new day. Rather than announcing the journey loudly, it begins with restraint and lets possibility emerge gradually.
02 · Character
The shape of the song.
Reflective and quietly optimistic
- Beginnings
- Hope
- The open road
- Album
- Northbound.
- Track
- 01 of 10
- Label
- Open Road Records
- Year
- 2026
03 · Lyrics
The words.
Read the complete lyric as it appears on the record.
Coffee on the dashboard Windows half rolled down Morning finds the gravel road Long before the town A river bends beside me Like it always knew Somewhere in the silence The sky begins to bloomRead full lyrics
04 · Credits
The record.
- Artist
- Northbound Project
- Written by
- Martijn Kerssing
- Produced by
- Northbound Project, Open Road Records
05 · Listen
Follow the song.
Streaming links will appear here as soon as the official release is available.