The history of rock is rife with great driving songs: “Radar Love,” “Highway Star,” “I Drove All Night.” To that list, add J.P. Mortier’s “Drive Far,” an instantly addictive entry in the pantheon of tunes that compel you to lean on that pedal just a little bit harder the moment the first bars kick in.
His gas tank full and his yen to explore boundless, the Montreal singer-songwriter accelerates himself through a night of motor-vating all the way ’til dawn, “always searching for what’s just beyond.” At the end of the eternal horizon waits the perfect passenger—someone who can join him in his addiction to the open road.
“Someday I’ll find you,” he promises. “I’ll drive you very far.”