World Cafe Playlist for 05/29/2026

Neko Case joins host Raina Douris

It’s Producer Week on World Cafe, a whole week of sessions with the folks who are often behind-the-scenes shaping the sound of the music and bringing the best out of musicians. For Neko Case, producing means getting the best out of herself. She talks about taking the producer credit for her latest album, Neon Grey Midnight Green.

This is an ENCORE

Today’s Playlist

Kings of Leon “Molly’s Chambers” Youth and Young Manhood

The Smiths “This Charming Man” Hatful of Hollow

Neko Case “Wreck” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Neko Case “Oh, Neglect…” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Neko Case “Match-lit” Neon Grey Midnight Green

Kurt Vile “Cold Was The Wind” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Neko Case “Rusty Mountain” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Trio Bulgarka “Strati Angelski Dumashe” Bulgarian Folklore Songs Vol. 14

Neko Case “Little Gears” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Foxygen “Follow The Leader” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Kevin Morby “Javelin” Little Wide Open

Waxahatchee “Lilacs” Saint Cloud

Hour Two

The Strokes “Going Shopping” Reality Awaits

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Dave Matthews Band “Crush” Before These Crowded Streets

Devon Gilfillian “Hold On (Hourglass)” Time Will Tell

Bruce Springsteen “Rosalita” The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle

Tyler Childers “All Your’n” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Camera Obscura “French Navy” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Adele “Make You Feel My Love” 19

Florence Road “Rabbits Can Swim” Spring Forward

Terry Callier “Love Theme from Spartacus” Timepeace

Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs “No Regrets” Mission of Mercy

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Counting on You” Echo

Ani DiFranco “Joyful Girl” Dilate

Iron and Wine “All in Good Time (feat. Fiona Apple)” Light Verse

Lucinda Williams “The World’s Gone Wrong” World’s Gone Wrong