Festival season is in full swing. So our sole advice to you (if you are, of course, a licensed driver) is GRAB YOUR FRIENDS, PACK YOUR BAG, AND ROAD TRIP TO FESTIVAL LAND! Here’s a playlist to get you going, inspired by the lineups of some of the continent’s notable music festivals. And then when you hit the highway to go to the musical summer fêtes – you can listen to this playlist again! Road-trip certified tunez – have a listen.
STREAM THE PLAYLIST:
TRACKLISTING:
1. Sleigh Bells – Rill Rill (Ottawa Blues Fest | July 4-15)
2. Grimes – Genesis (Ottawa Blues Fest | July 4-15)
3. Bahamas – Caught Me Thinking (Winnipeg Folk Fest | July 4-8)
4. James Vincent McMorrow – Higher Love (Calgary Stampede | July 6-15)
5. Beach House – Myth (Pitchfork | July 13-15)
6. Vampire Weekend – Ottoman (Pitchfork | July 13-15)
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue (Lollapalooza | August 3-5)
8. tUnE-yArDs – Gangsta (Lollapalooza | August 3-5)
9. Bombay Bicycle Club – Lights Out, Words Gone (Osheaga | August 3-5)
10. The Black Keys – Tighten Up (Osheaga | August 3-5)
11. Amadou & Miriam – Sabali (Edmonton Folk Fest | August 9-12)
12. Beck – Girl (San Francisco Outside Lands | August 10-12)
13. Passion Pit – Take A Walk (San Francisco Outside Lands | August 10-12)
14. The Shins – Simple Song (Austin City Limits | October 12-14)
15. The Weeknd – What You Need (Austin City Limits | October 12-14)
