8 Perfect Songs For A Road Trip You Have Been Daydreaming About
If you are already imagining a road trip amidst this pandemic, then we are with you. We all are dreaming about such a trip where we for once, live our lives to the fullest. Here is a list of indie/alternative songs that might be a perfect companion to our hopes for ‘the road trip.’
1. Hypnotized, Fever Fever
Mood: euphoria
This song is about the euphoria of love. The beats of the song are perfectly in sync with the happy feelings we feel when we have just fallen in love. This song is a perfect addition to your road trip playlist!
2. Silver and Gold, WILD
Mood: Embracing yourself
This song is about wading through the trials of life without reducing the self. It is about the profound realization that one is enough. The lyrics are amazing and have the subtle power to move you! This song beautifully celebrates the self.
3. The Wolves, Ben Howard
Mood: Contemplative
This song isn’t one of those songs that you just listen to and forget, rather this is a song that figuratively speaking, bombards you with questions. It might, through its subtle power, compel you to contemplate. If these lines from its lyrics intrigue you, then this is the song for you-
'These clock towers burning up
I lost my time here, oh'
4. Like Gold, Vance Joy
Mood: when you are thinking about your lost love
This song is about thinking about the love you have lost, about the promises of the past. It is about a lover wanting to let go but being unable to do so. The lyrics perfectly capture all that we think about when we go down memory lane!
5. Golden October, All the Luck in the World
Mood: Freedom in letting go
This song is about the honest acceptance of a dying relationship. Sometimes, things don’t work out and it’s okay. This song is about a relationship that has ended and how the present is understood in the frame of this past experience. One of the striking lines of this song is
‘We have to grow and grow apart
There's no halftime or restart
There is no restart’
This song is a song about freeing ourselves from relationships that hold us back, it is about choosing to evolve over choosing to decay.
6. All My Life, WILD
Mood: delicate yet beautiful friendships
This song is about treasuring the beautiful friendships in our lives, it is about celebrating the friends that are always there for us. Moreover, friendship isn’t only found among humans, there are other furry friends that we have. The official video of this song is an ode to their unconditional love. Isn’t wonderful how some souls tell us through their eyes that they will be there for us even on our darkest days. Certainly, some friendships are too beautiful for this world!
7. The Future Is Female, Madame Gandhi
Mood: When you feel empowered
This song is about unabashedly embracing femininity. It is about accepting the characteristics that are looked downed by society. It is a song of hope for a world where women aren’t subordinated to male power and where the system doesn’t feel threatened by women who can think for themselves. The lyrics mirror the inner monologues of women.
8. God Is A Woman, Ariana Grande
Mood: Empowering to the core
If you are searching for a feminist song out there, this is the perfect match for you. This song is all about the liberation of women, more specifically the sexual liberation of women. It is filled will powerful and jaw-dropping lines that are bound to make one ponder on the gender dynamics of this world. Symbolism is used throughout the song to metaphorically draw parallels with reality. Do listen to this song if you need some strength to smash patriarchy yet again!
By Sharmee Godhulika (Suggest Nest)
