Songs for a Mellow Drive
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
by Ryan Stroud
If you're like me, sometimes you just need to drive late at night, feel the wind in your face and crank some mellow tunes to relax you. You can forget your worries and just have some fun. Nothing beats you, the road and great, soothing music. I always feel relaxed and revived after one of these drives. So here's a list of song I listen too when I need a mellow drive.
Criteria : Rescue Rescue
Dashboard Confessional : Jamie
Death Cab for Cutie : Brothers on a Hotel Bed
The Decemberists : Billy Liar
Dustin Kensrue : Pistol
The Get Up Kids : All That I Know
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins : Handle with Care
John Vanderslice : Exodus Damage
Modest Mouse : Float On
Neutral Milk Hotel : In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The New Amsterdams : The Spoils of the Spoiled
Ozma : Immigration Song
Slowreader : Anesthetic for the Amputee
The Smashing Pumpkins : Landslide
Weezer : Pig
Give these songs a try next time you need a mellow ride. Safe travels.
Ryan Stroud is a military trained journalist who has served in Iraq with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, US Army. Prior to his military experiences, Stroud grew up playing, coaching, and refereeing soccer. Also, Stroud focused many years of his life playing, touring, and recording/producing local music acts. He has a wonderful wife of 4 years, a 2 year old son and a newborn daughter.
Stroud's biggest writing influences are Jim Butcher, Chuck Palahniuk, Edward Lee, Jack Ketchum, Christopher Moore and Ben Fox.
He currently resides in Huntsville, Al, with the 59th Ordnance Brigade at Redstone Arsenal.
Stroud would also like to take a moment to thank his friends who are currently in battle over in Iraq. God bless all of you.
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