What Portland Sounds Like This Weekend

Every city has a soundtrack — but Portland’s isn’t just one genre or tempo. It shifts with the weather, the time of night, and where you are when you press play.

Enjoy the music.

Some weekends are built for late-night walks under streetlights and neon reflections on wet pavement. Others are about slow mornings, quiet coffee shops, and crossing the river with nowhere specific to be. This playlist isn’t about what’s trending — it’s about what fits the city right now.

Whether you’re visiting, rediscovering Portland, or just moving through it with headphones on, here’s what Portland sounds like this weekend.

The Playlist

• Portland — Drake
  A subtle name-drop that always lands differently when you’re actually here.

• Nights — Frank Ocean
  For when plans blur and the night stretches longer than expected.

• Midnight City — M83
  Late drives, glowing windows, and familiar city lights.

• Holocene — Bon Iver
  Quiet reflection — perfect for bridges, rain, and thinking.

• Do I Wanna Know? — Arctic Monkeys
  Low-lit bars, half-finished conversations, lingering looks.

• Dreams Tonite — Alvvays
  Soft indie energy for walking home through familiar streets.

• Electric Feel — MGMT
  The spark before heading out — or staying out.

• Ribs — Lorde
  Nostalgia always hits harder after midnight.

• Sunset Lover — Petit Biscuit
  The city winding down, lights dimming, streets quiet again.

• Bitter Sweet Symphony — The Verve
  For those walks that feel cinematic for no obvious reason.

• Coffee — Sylvan Esso
  Slow mornings, neighborhood cafés, easing into the day.

• Motion Picture Soundtrack — Radiohead
  Moody, introspective, and unmistakably Portland.

How to Use This Playlist

Start it on the way into the city.
Let it run while you wander.
Finish it late at night — or early the next morning.

Portland doesn’t demand your attention.
It rewards it.

And if you’re looking for more ways to experience the city beyond the soundtrack, Portland City Card is built to help you explore the places, neighborhoods, and moments that make Portland feel like Portland — all in one easy pass.