Grace’s Pick: Chicago “25 or 6 to 4”
My pick this week is a marching band classic. When the trumpets start blaring, I feel a race track form beneath my feet. As the music builds, so does the car. I’m in the front seat. As the song starts to reach the chorus and we hear “25 or 6 to 4”, we’re off to the races. Wind is in my hair as the instrumental plays. Nothing but the open road and Chicago to keep me company. Tapping my finger on the wheel and nodding my head along as the song continues to play.
I chose this masterpiece of a song as my Talladega driving song because it is such an upbeat and exciting tune. I love how Chicago added horns to this song… breaking rock boundaries. Listen to this song ASAP.
Michelle’s Pick: Dying Wish “Cowards Feed, Cowards Bleed”
My hardcore playlist is my go to for late night drives, where I definitely drive the speed limit. This song is off of Dying Wish’s 2021 Album, Fragments of a Bitter Memory. Their vocalist, Emma Boster, is one of the most compelling female singers in hardcore right now. She is very melodic but still embodies the angst that goes along with the genre. The instrumentals of this song are heavy and give you the need for speed. Give it a listen below and add it to your fast driving playlist.
Zerita’s Pick: Soundgarden “Superunknown”
Soundgarden encapsulates the best of 90s rock to me. They have just enough balance between the grunge popularized by groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, and the classic rock of the 70s that they were inspired by. This mixture brings about a type of pure rock n roll that carries enough edge to be fresh while remaining timeless. “Superunknown” boasts a hard driving riff that is perfect for taking your car for a 500 mile spin. As the title track of Soundgarden’s most popular album, “Superunkown” is not only a great jam to take you back, but to carry you forward from behind the wheel.
Leo’s pick: Frost Children “LET IT BE”
If I were speeding away from the cops in a fast chase pursuit, with nothing but the open road and helicopters in my periphery, there is only one song chaotic enough to encourage me to keep the pedal to the metal. Frost Children, who were originally based in Nashville, use viscous vocal samples, distorted baselines, and psychotic drums to keep energy high. Frost Children are forward thinking with their over-the-top, hyper production, but somehow tug at nostalgia through early 2000s aesthetics. “LET IT BE,” is completely set apart by its originality. If I were going to make a break for it, before I drop a gear and disappear, I would need to queue up this banger.
