World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The English singer, songwriter and producer says his fourth record represents a period of big life changes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Father John Misty's Josh Tillman explains why his sixth studio album feels like an ending.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Check out the U.K. band's live performance from this year's XPoNential Music Festival.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hear a live performance from the Louisiana Music Hall of Famer with a gritty southern rock and blues sound.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Find out how Lowe's longtime backing band, Los Straitjackets, were were the catalyst for the songwriter's return to recording albums.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The punk pioneers talk about their ninth and final studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The pop minimalists return with a record that feels like calling up an old friend.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Find out which songs the English musician chose to perform for World Cafe's new feature called Backtracking.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Philadelphia musician delivers his most cohesive record to date.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The saxophonist has spent his life developing his unique, physically demanding performance style.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Heavily inspired by cumbia, the London-based band has a straightforward ethos: have fun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The record producer and composer sought inspiration from his beginnings in Sacramento for his latest record.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The hip-hop group's second and final album took a sharp sonic turn away from their radio-friendly debut.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Nashville-based singer-songwriter sought inspiration from Dorothy's journey in The Wizard of Oz.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The alternative rock pioneers perform an exclusive set ahead of the release of their latest album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The band co-founded by Lowell George and led by Bill Payne has flourished with their gumbo approach to rock and roll.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hear a live performance from the young Cajun group Amis Du Teche as they perform songs from their latest self-titled album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Denver's iconic outdoor venue comes with a unique set of challenges.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Just like their name implies, this desert rock trio is buzzy, loud and fun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Big Richard formed to play a one-off festival gig, then the quartet fell in love with playing together.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Tune in to a mini-concert with Latin pop and hip hop group 2MX2, plus learn about the foundation cultivating Fort Collins' music scene.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The English rock band looks to '80s synth pop on their seventh studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Philadelphia musician wanted to reconnect with his tight-knit circle of bandmates on his new record.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Montreal-based band blends together different influences, from japanese folk to J-Pop and Brazilian surf rock.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Frontman BJ Barham talks about working with producer Shooter Jennings and tackling the complexity of Southern identity on the band's new album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The English singer-songwriter chats about why "labour" went viral and the inspirations behind her new album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The English guitarist and songwriter joins us to talk about his fifth studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This English indie rock band formed while studying at the Leeds Conservatoire in 2020. Four years laters, they won the Mercury Prize.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The funk, soul and R&B band from Seattle explores the more complicated side of love on their latest album, Love Direction.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

On The Past is Still Alive, folk songwriter Alynda Segarra reignites visions from a past life and the people they've met along the way.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

World Cafe's new concert series highlights music from Louisiana's Cajun Country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Lou Barlow and John Davis talk about what brought them together again, plus they perform live for World Cafe.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Los Angeles-based musician was inspired by the dark side of state's mythology in the making of her fourth studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Australian musician talks about the motivation and meaning behind Wild God, a new album with his band The Bad Seeds.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison digs into the South African gospel group's latest record, which recontextualizes classic club hits.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Australian artist performs songs from her latest album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The folk duo's latest album is named after the East Nashville studio that was destroyed by a devastating tornado outbreak in 2020.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A new box set chronicles Elvis Presley's time in Grind City.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Philadelphia band is back with a new self-titled album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Following a set at Coachella and a breakout hit, this energetic Japanese girl group has its sights set on world domination.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Philadelphia-born singer found a thriving community of jazz and blues musicians after moving to Japan.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The New York-based folk rock band perform songs from their latest album, Valley of Abandoned Songs.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy