World Cafe Playlist for 05/15/2026

Jobi Riccio joins host Raina Douris

In 2023, Jobi Riccio was awarded the John Prine Songwriter’s Fellowship, a high honor that also came with a performance slot at Newport Folk Festival. Jobi talks about what it meant to her, the pressure that comes with being a buzzy new artist, and she performs songs from her new album, Face the Feeling.

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Today’s Playlist

Sade “Smooth Operator” Diamond Life

Jobi Riccio “The Ridge ” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Jobi Riccio “Buzzkill” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Margo Price “Weekender” WC Recording

Jobi Riccio “Coyote” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Jobi Riccio “Wildfire Season” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Adia Victoria “Different Kind Of Love” WC Recording

Bonnie Raitt & John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” The Bonnie Raitt Collection

Kurt Vile “How Lucky (with John Prine)” Speed, Sound, Lonely KV

Hour Two

LCD Soundsystem “Disco Infiltrator” LCD Soundsystem

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

Alabama Shakes “Another Life” (single)

Parquet Courts “Berlin Got Blurry” Human Performance

Sharp Pins “I Don’t Have The Heart” Balloon Balloon Balloon

Low Cut Connie “Rio” Get Out the Lotion

Phosphorescent “New Birth New England” Recorded Live for World Cafe

JD McPherson “North Side Gal” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Stephen Sanchez “Sweet Love” (single)

Lianne La Havas “Is Your Love Big Enough?” Is Your Love Big Enough?

Noah Kahan “The Great Divide” The Great Divide

Sunny War “Every Day Every Night” WC Recording

Victoryland “No Cameras” My Heart is a Room with No Cameras

Pavement “Gold Soundz” Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

The Beths “Straight Line Was a Lie” Straight Line Was a Lie

The Lumineers “Same Old Song” Automatic

Citizen Cope “Son’s Gonna Rise” The Clarence Greenwood Recordings