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Various Artists - Live at the World Cafe, Volume 25, Quarter Notes - World Cafe

World Cafe with David Dye has just polished off the track list for the 25th Volume in its incredible series of live recordings from XPN's signature program. Artists including Suzanne Vega, Josh Ritter, Martin Sexton, Sea Wolf and many others have contributed to this stellar collection.

Here's the complete track list:

1.  Dan Wilson / Free Life
2.  Fionn Regan / Be Good Or Be Gone
3.  Flight of the Conchords / The Most Beautiful Girl In The Room
4.  Iron & Wine / Boy With A Coin
5.  John Doe / Golden State
6.  Jose Gonzales / Down the Line
7.  Josh Ritter / To The Dogs
8.  Martin Sexton / Happy
9.  Okkervill River / Unles It's Kicks
10. Phonograph / In Your Mind
11. Sea Wolf / You're A Wolf
12. STARS / On Peak Hill
13. Suzanne Vega / Frand and Ava
14. Thurston Moore / Fri/End
15. Waterboys / She Tried To Hold Me
16. Weakerthans / Civil Twilight

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