Songs for driving home in the middle of the night

When I’m on a long night drive home, I’m worried about three things: staying awake, staying engaged, and maintaining the mood. A well-sequenced series of dark, continually moving slow-burners succeeds on all of these fronts.

01. Mogwai - Friend of the Night [Mr. Beast]
02. Massive Attack (feat. Terry Callier) - Live With Me [Collected]
03. Oneohtrix Point Never - Zones Without People [Zones Without People]
04. Boris (feat. Michio Kurihara) - Rainbow
05. Anathema - Closer [A Natural Disaster]
06. The Knife - Silent Shout [Silent Shout]
07. Portishead - Roads [Dummy]
08. Earth - Engine of Ruin [The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull]
09. Interpol - Leif Erikson [Turn on the Bright Lights]
10. Café Tacuba - Encantamiento Inútil [Cuatro Caminos]
11. Gilberto Gil - Can’t Find My Way Home [Gilberto Gil [Nega]

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