Foreigner
A straightforward car-racing anthem that uses drag-strip mechanics as a vehicle for macho self-definition. The song's pleasures…
speed and risk masculine bravado rebellion against authority
Sturgill Simpson
A blistering protest song wrapped in a lullaby's intent, addressed from a father to a son, that names the machinery of endless…
militarism and foreign policy loss of individual identity in institutions media saturation and distraction
Phoebe Bridgers
A road-trip-slash-tour-diary song that uses the disorientation of foreign travel to circle around an unresolved relationship…
estrangement from a parent disillusionment with travel/escape ambivalence and self-contradiction
Air
An instrumental mood piece built from a spare piano motif, brushed drums, and cool synth washes, evoking the specific loneliness…
solitude displacement travel
