There's a wonderful album that is by far my favorite to play when on a road trip. It's by a band called Turin Brakes, the album is called "the Optimist Lp". There's even a song titled "The Road" which is one of my favorites off the album. An amazing album that is highly underrated and overlooked by many.

Here's their myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/turinbrakes