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What music do you like to listen to while driving?

As the title says. I've been listening to some synth, some alternative rock, some electronica. But I find a lot of the music I usually listen to doesn't sound that great in my car. And I also find I'm more open to different music genres while driving.

I'm curious to know what you're into, if you want to share artists then the more the better.

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  • Radio : NPR. ( Love me some local news, & marketplace is the bomb.com) Spotify : almost anything. Recently it's been Sleep Token, Coheed & Cambria, Kamasi Washington, synthwave boy, Sithu Aye, oddisee, the Offline

  • Depends. Daily commute is discovery, just grinding through unheard stuff and adding stuff I like to playlists.

    Long trips are mostly prog rock, long track times and constant variety help keep me awake and stimulated.

  • Usually local town radio (short commute).

    Longer drives I usually take some post rock like God is an astronaut, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Hammock, etc. Second choice would be something prog/psychedelic/stoner rock like, bands like King Buffalo, 1000mods, Naxatras, OM, Kyuss, etc.

  • Depends on my mood. I have a few playlists for that. Or, I use Spotify's blend feature if I want to see what my friends are listening to.

  • If it's a road trip and after 2am, I put on Tom Waits' 'Nighthawks at the Diner', otherwise it's random, preferably Post-punk or Adult Alternative.

  • The bulk of my driving is short trips with many stops, so I generally don't even bother putting on any music. For longer (routine) drives, I like to throw on audiobooks.

    Haven't been on a road trip (longer, non-routine, pleasure drive) in forever, but those usually get their own playlist (formerly series of CDs) that depend on the nature of the trip/destination.

  • I usually listen to all the stuff I listen to normally, with the single exception of speedcore/Splittercore/Extratone, since it sounds kinda ass in a car.

    So what I'm listening to while driving is: Hardtekk, German, German Rap Hardtechno, (German political) Rap, Metal or Terrorcore

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