The Best (Not So Basic) Songs For A Road Trip
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The Best (Not So Basic) Songs For A Road Trip

Because songs just sound better when they come out of a car's stereo.

Julia Meyer
Apr 11, 2018
University of Kentucky
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The Best (Not So Basic) Songs For A Road Trip
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With summer coming soon, start preparing for your travels now. Whether you're flying or driving, listening to good tunes along the way is key to making the time go by. But, songs certainly sound better when it comes out of a cars stereo, battling out the sound of the tires against the pavement.

Get ready to add some new songs to your music library. These songs certainly aren't the mainstream songs everyone plays in the car, and you probably won't catch them being played by local radio stations. That's what makes them so special and fun to blast in the car.

Here are the best songs to jam to while cruising down the highway:

1. Sweet Disposition by The Temper Tramp

2. Open Season by High Highs

3. Runaway by Mat Kearney

4. Kids by MGMT

5. Young Blood by The Naked and Famous

6. Peaches by In The Valley Below

7. Dreaming (The Chainsmokers Remix) by Smallpools

8. Caves (Samuraii Remix) by Haux

9. Touch by Haux

10. Riptide by Vance Joy

11. Do You Remember by Vance Joy

12. BoRdErZ by ZAYN

13. Electric Love by BORNS

14. Electric (feat Khalid) by Alina Baraz

15. Die Trying by Michl

16. You'll Find A Way (Switch and Sinden Remix) by Santigold

17. Cruise (feat Andrew Jackson) by Kygo

18. Middle by DJ Snake

19. Come A Little Closer by Cage The Elephant

20. Goodbye (feat Mat Kearney) by Filous

21. The Sound of Sunshine by Michael Franti & Spearhead

22. Sex On Fire by Kings Of Lean

23. Electric Touch by A R I Z O N A

24. More Than You Know by Axwell Ingrosso

25. Show Me (feat Madison Ryann Ward) by John Splithoff

26. Unwind by Healy

27. Erase Me by KiD CuDi

28. What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club

29. Midnight City by M83

Take out your phone, download these 29 songs, grab your loved ones, pack a bag, and get driving. Let the music take you away, and don't let anything stop you until you reach your destination.

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