Hear that adventure calling and looking for a road trip playlist? It’s time to pack a bag or two, get in the car, and take that scenic trip you’ve been planning for years. You need the perfect tunes to soundtrack your adventure, and luckily, we’ve got it all lined up for you. Here are 7 songs for your road trip playlist.
Your Road Trip Playlist:
1. WOWH – Pack Up Your Bags | Sofar London
Ok, before you can go, you gotta get ready, right? Get this WOWH track on your speaker, a smooth, snappy acoustic number to get excited as you throw your toothbrush and favorite jeans into a duffel bag.
2. BD3 – Green Juice | Sofar NYC
Start the car, roll the windows down, and hit the road. BD3’s “Green Juice” has that kind of high, hip-hop driven, sparkly synth energy that’ll give you the perfect lift off into your journey, starting on a high, excited note, the perfect kick-off for songs for your road trip playlist.
3. Flora Falls – Brand New Day | Sofar Nuremberg
Feeling that fresh, new air? You’re out of your normal day-to-day routine, leaning into the unknown of the road. And hey, maybe you’re even a little nervous about it. Flora Falls captures that exact feeling with their acoustic folky number, “Brand New Day”, an ode to letting go of the worry and awakening to all the new possibilities ahead.
4. Puppi – Anita | Sofar Rio de Janeiro
Maybe you’re cutting through high mountain paths, or curving along with highway arching over the ocean, or maybe moving through city after city, the ones you’ve always wanted to see. It’s a lot to take in on the road, and Puppi captures that complexity and newness with this driving, looped and layered electric tune, “Anita”. There’s never a dull moment on the road, or in this dynamic song.
5. Toledo – Knot | Sofar Boston
Finding those empty stretches of cracked highway, or country road? You know the kind of long afternoon hours in the car we’re talking about. That means it’s time for a vibe shift in your road trip playlist. Toledo’s got the perfect song for that, a harmony filled, serene feeling folky song that captures the sweetness and slight tinge of melancholy that comes from hours to think in the car.
6. Ashten White – Run and Hide | Sofar Chicago
Listen, every road trip’s gotta have that pensive moment on the night roads, the one where you’re flooded with thoughts. Ashten White captures that mood with this ultra smooth, solo performance of “Run and Hide”. Something about the simplicity and Ashten’s ultra powerful voice feels like the moonlight shining down on you through the car window.
7. Zeek Burse – One People | Sofar Philadelphia
You’ve seen some new places, but isn’t it the new friends that stick with you? Whether you’re stretching the trip out to meet even more people, or headed home to reconnect with loved ones, Zeek Burse’s “One People” speaks to that sentiment of community and love.
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Words by Sofar Editorial Team
Photo credit: BD3, photo by Jenny Luo
