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WYSO's 2020 Summertime Selections: Evan Miller

WYSO | By Evan Miller

Published September 17, 2020 at 3:08 PM EDT

^{As we pass by Labor Day this year, the sunshine and temperatures remind us that there's still a few summer days left to go. We asked our WYSO music hosts about some of their favorite songs and albums for that summer mood, and today we hear from The Outside's Evan Miller.}

Over the past handful of years, summer has come to mean touring road trip time for me. That sunny stretch of June through August is prime time for hitting the highway to play my percussion and tape loops noise music wherever and with whoever I can. I’ve logged many miles and tortured a couple cars on the eastern half of the country – the western half eludes me yet – sight-seeing the many basements, art spaces, and divey bars it has to offer, and visiting as many friends and family on the way as possible. With lots of hours of (usually) solo drive time on my schedule, my car stereo gets a workout as the summer heat burns on, and I’ve come to develop a wheelhouse of beloved summer road records over time. I love using the time to check out new things I haven’t heard – and podcasts too when I just want to hear some conversation for a while – but I’ve always got my standby list of albums I can put on to keep the drive moving. Here are some of my favorite road trip albums, tested and approved for passing the time on those triple-digit mile drives – or for throwing on during your commute to fantasize for a moment.

Music to pick up the pace and press down the gas pedal:

Swervedriver - Raise