12 Songs to Inspire Summer Travel

As the weather in Brooklyn steadily improved this week, I began to notice a corresponding increase in my own eagerness to travel. Sunny skies and wanderlust just seem to go hand in hand. That and it's been months since I last left the Eastern Seaboard. So, without a trip to look forward to in the immediate future, I decided to troll through iTunes for songs to inspire a journey instead. Herewith, in no particular order, are my selections:

• The Drums—Let's Go Surfing (Summertime!)
  
• White Rabbits—Tourist Trap (Fort Nightly)
• The New Pornographers—Go Places (Challengers)
• Bishop Allen—The Chinatown Bus (The Broken String)
• The Lucksmiths—The Year of Driving Languorously (Why That Doesn't Surprise Me)
  
• Fountains of Wayne—New Routine (Traffic and Weather)
  
• Camera Obscura—Honey in the Sun (My Maudlin Career)
  
• The Walkmen—Louisiana (A Hundred Miles Off)
  
• Ted Leo—La Costa Brava (Living with the Living)
  
• The Shins—Australia (Wincing the Night Away)
  
• Beirut—Nantes (The Flying Club Cup)
• David Mead—New Mexico (Indiana)

Which songs or albums make you want to pack your bags and head out for points unknown?