Some of the songs are pretty mellow, but the majority chug along at an easy laid back traveling pace.” –Monica LaPlanteĬrazy Frog, “Axel F” Darude, “Sandstorm” Black Eyed Peas, “Pump It” He and Emmylou Harris have such a unique voice combo and it's really fun to sing along and jump between harmonies. I always find myself going back to Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons. “Depending on my travel destination, it really pumps me up to listen to musicians who grew up or base themselves in that location. (We hope we are in our own way fusing American traditional music with modern stylings as well!) And her VOICE – technically acrobatic, sounds effortless, sexy, powerful, shifting between colors and timbres like it ain’t no thang! And it’s also nice to hear a totally different sound than what we are usually playing and hearing on our lineups.” –Barbaro We love how Rosalía effortlessly combines a rich flamenco tradition with modern pop sensibilities. “As a band, the album we listened to the most was Rosalía’s El Mal Querer. Still a little moody, but in a windows-down, volume-up at the gas station sorta way." –Dessa "I’ll be playing this one on repeat all summer – immediately catchy, head-nodding, and Dijon just slays the performance. To me this song sounds like how I remember that dreaminess – I hope it can be a soundtrack for the joyful rides of others.” –Anju “I wanted to conjure and capture a really dreamy in-love car ride I experienced – where the whole moment feels tinted with rose-y sunset-y magic and it feels like nothing can go wrong. ![]() I like songs that are about driving and great to drive to as well!” –Bad Bad Hats And also something that's recorded well because it's very hard to hear what's going on through the van speakers … My other favorite driving song is ‘Life Is A Highway’ by Tom Cochrane. “I would say Sheryl Crow's Greatest Hits comes to mind right away and of course the classic, ‘Every Day Is a Winding Road.’ I like something energetic and sing-along-able when I'm driving. Sheryl Crow, "Every Day Is a Winding Road" Tom Cochrane, "Life Is a Highway" That random journey through sounds is what lets me know I’m on the road.” –John Munson (The New Standards, Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare) Even in our own state: WTIP, WELY, KAXE, KVSC, KUMD, KUOM. Some cities used to have really distinctive radio profiles as you drove into town: New York, LA, Philadelphia, DC, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle … They are still out there, though. Just love listening to whatever is blowing around the airwaves when I travel. It demands nothing of you as a listener but when you do listen, it gives a lot.” –we are the willows His music is somehow both intricate and effortless. “His self-titled album is one of my go-to records. Mathieu Boogaerts, “Avant que je m'ennuie” We probably set the record for most listens to “Not My Baby,” off Antisocialites, but both records are wall-to-wall hits.” –Graveyard Club “It’s hard to find an artist or album we can all agree on when we are on the road, but the band Alvvays is a favorite for all of us. If I am in the driver's seat for long enough then Hounds of Love and Vespertine are both guaranteed plays too.” –Early Eyes (John O’Brien) “ The Sacrificial Code by Kali Malone is essential backseat reading/sleeping/decompressing music for tour. Kali Malone, The Sacrificial Code Kate Bush, Hounds of Love Björk, Vespertine “I love the Channel ORANGE album by Frank Ocean for long rides, mostly because I love to sing along and it keeps me awake! It’s 10 years old but was an instant classic from the jump.” –Lady Midnight We probably listened to that album like five or six times through. “A song that we kept coming back to on our Mary EP tour was ‘Chicken No Dey Fly’ by Onipa, off their Tapes of Utopia Mixtape. Bouncing through western Wisconsin I find this album often painting my trail home to Minnesota. I find its rhythmic pace to be that of a textbook driving album. I’ve put a lot of miles of travel in a car and this album always picks me up. “One album I can suggest for a road trip is Phil Cook’s Southland Mission. ![]() IDK it makes my heart smile, feels like I’m on the cusp of something new.” –Mike Kota It feels sunny, expansive, kinda naive, and curious, and the continuous drums maintain energy throughout. Check out who picked what, and why, below: Musicians
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