World Cafe Playlist for 02/06/2026

Brandi Carlile joins host Raina Douris

When Brandi Carlile went to visit producer Aaron Dessner, it was supposed to be a sort of break after a busy few years – not the start of a new album. On the World Cafe, Brandi talks about writing a song there that catapulted her into making her latest record, Returning to Myself, as well as about playing blackjack with Joni Mitchell, and why it’s okay to never want to be alone.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Elton John “Amoreena” Tumbleweed Connection

Brandi Carlile “Returning to Myself” Returning to Myself

Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Brandi Carlile “Joni” Returning to Myself

Brandi Carlile “The Things I Regret” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Brandi Carlile “No One Knows Us” Returning to Myself

Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball” Wrecking Ball

Brandi Carlile “Human” Returning to Myself

Brandi Carlile “Church & State” Returning to Myself

Rilo Kiley “Silver Lining” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Brandi Carlile “A War With Time” Returning to Myself

Hour Two

Red Hot Chili Peppers “Breaking The Girl” Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Jobi Riccio “Buzzkill” Face The Feeling

R.E.M. “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” Automatic for The People

Paul Simon “Slip Slidin’ Away” Greatest Hits, Etc.

Goose “Madalena” Chain Yer Dragon

Bruce Springsteen “Kitty’s Back” The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle

Patti Scialfa “Looking for Elvis” Recorded Live for World Cafe

October Project “Bury My Lovely” Recorded Live for World Cafe

The Black Crowes “Pharmacy Chronicles” A Pound of Feathers

Wilco ”Jesus, Etc.” Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

The Suburbs “Music for Boys” Credit In Heaven

Ellur “Missing Kid” At Home in My Mind

The Blue Nile “Stay” A Walk Across The Rooftops

Charley Crockett “I’m Just A Clown” The Man From Waco

Alabama Shakes “Another Life” Single