World Cafe Playlist for 10/19/2026
Lucinda Williams Backtracking with host Raina Douris
Every artist’s discography tells a story. On an Encore edition of Backtracking, Lucinda Williams looks back at her catalogue and talks about songs that played a special role in her life and career, like the song she’s “most proud of”, the song she “still loves performing”, and more. Plus, we chat about her latest album World’s Gone Wrong. It’s Backtracking with Lucinda Williams, on the World Cafe.
Today’s Playlist
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Changed the Locks” Songs and Music from She’s the One
Mary Chapin Carpenter “Passionate Kisses” Come On Come On
Bettye LaVette “Joy” I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise
Amos Lee “Greenville” Honeysuckle Switches
Emmylou Harris “Sweet Old World” Wrecking Ball
Bob Dylan “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” Blood on the Tracks
Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” Secrets
Lucinda Williams “Unsuffer Me” West
Lucinda Williams “Joy” Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Kurt Vile “Wheelhouse” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “Little Angel, Little Brother” Sweet Old World
Lucinda Williams “The World’s Gone Wrong” World’s Gone Wrong
Hour Two
Sharon Van Etten “Tarifa” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Daft Punk “Get Lucky” Random Access Memories
The War on Drugs “Holding On” A Deeper Understanding
HAIM “The Wire” Days Are Gone
Lana Del Rey “West Coast” Ultraviolence
Solange “Cranes in the Sky” A Seat at the Table
Talking Heads “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” Speaking in Tongues
LCD Soundsystem “I Can Change” This Is Happening
David Bowie “I Can’t Give Everything Away” Blackstar
Adele “Rumour Has It” 21
Kacey Musgraves “High Horse” Golden Hour
Margo Price “Weekender” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Courtney Barnett “Pedestrian at Best” Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
Vampire Weekend “Unbelievers” Modern Vampires of the City