World Cafe Playlist for 04/13/2026

Live World Cafe Performances Needledrop with host Stephen Kallao

On the World Cafe, it’s “Live from the Recent Archives.” We’ve handpicked some of our favorite live performances from the last few months. You’ll hear old friend and frequent guest Josh Ritter, Irish country singer CMAT, indie-rock icons Ratboys, as well as Cate Le Bon, Kashus Culpepper, Daniel Donato, and more.

Today’s Playlist

Mitski “Where’s My Phone?” Nothing’s About To Happen To Me

Spoon “The Book I Write” Stranger Than Fiction

Ratboys “Light Night Mountains All That” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Cate Le Bon “Heaven Is No Feeling” Recorded Live for World Cafe

CMAT “When A Good Man Cries” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Courtney Barnett “History Eraser” WC Recording

This Is Lorelei “Dancing In The Club” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Kashus Culpepper “Believe” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Josh Ritter “Deputy Blues Pt. 2” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Daniel Donato “Sunshine In The Rain” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Radiohead “Reckoner” In Rainbows

Johnny Blue Skies “Situation” Mutiny After Midnight

Yaz “Situation” Upstairs at Eric’s

Boz Scaggs “Lowdown” Silk Degrees

Hour Two

The Clash “I Fought The Law” The Clash

Sugarcubes “Motor Crash” Life’s Too Good

Courtney Barnett “One Thing at a Time” Creature of Habit

The Pretenders “Show Me” Learning To Crawl

Radiohead “Knives Out” Amnesiac

Fontaines D.C. “Black Boys on Mopeds” HELP(2)

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “Set Me Down On A Cloud” WC Recording

Yola “Future Enemies” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Mark Knopfler “Marbletown” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Florence Road “Rabbits Can Swim: Spring Forward

Peter Gabriel “Mercy Street” So

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

Norah Jones “Come Away With Me” WC Recording

Mon Rovia “Heavy Foot” Bloodline

Tracy Chapman “Mountain O’ Things” Tracy Chapman

Joe Cocker “Hitchcock Railway” Joe Cocker