World Cafe Playlist for 08/17/2026
Telehealth joins host Stephen Kallao
Seattle has changed dramatically over the last few decades, and for Alexander Attitude and Kendra Cox of the indie-punk band Telehealth, that change is personal. As tech money has driven up rents and displaced artists, they’ve watched the city’s independent identity slip away. On Telehealth’s new album, Green World Image, they satirize life under late-stage capitalism in the 21st century, calling it ‘a cry for help’ as well as ‘a call to community’
Listen to the session here.
Today’s Playlist
Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” The Bends
Telehealth “Yassify Me” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Telehealth “Donor Country” Green World Image
Telehealth “Cool Job” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Parquet Courts “Berlin Got Blurry” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Tori Amos “Cornflake Girl” Under The Pink
Hozier “Almost (Sweet Music)” Wasteland, Baby!
Charley Crockett “Lonesome Drifter” Lonesome Drifter
Mon Rovia “Heavy Foot” Bloodline
This Is Lorelei “Billy Came Back” The Singer in My Band
Local Natives “Heavy Feet” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Michigander “YYY” Over Before You Know It
The Sundays “Here’s Where the Story Ends” Reading, Writing And Arithmetic
Goose “Your Direction” Everything Must Go
Hour Two
Kurt Vile “Chance to Bleed” Philadelphia’s been good to me
Phoebe Bridgers “Lost Boys” Lost Weekend
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory “Idiot Box” Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
Waxahatchee “Silver” Out In the Storm
Kevin Morby “100000” Little Wide Open
She & Him “Turn To White” Recorded Live for World Cafe
The Wallflowers “6th Avenue Heartache” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Robert Plant “Shine It All Around” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Medium Build “Home Depot” King of Having Fun
Aimee Mann “That’s Just What You Are” I’m With Stupid
First Aid Kit “My Silver Lining” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Babe Rainbow “Special” Acid and Honey
The Flaming Lips “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” The Soft Bulletin
Pearl Jam “Yellow Ledbetter” Lost Dogs