World Cafe Playlist for 02/22/2022

John Morrison’s Culture Corner with host Raina Douris

February is Black History Month, and every week World Cafe correspondent John Morrison has been stopping by to talk about some of the Black Innovators of Rock & Roll, decade by decade. For the final installment, we’ve arrived at the new millennium! John shines a spotlight on Black artists from the 2000s who made their mark on rock – Like Santigold, who weaves in Caribbean, electronic, and dub influences. As John puts it, now is an exciting time for Black musicians who play rock music and what one might call “weird” music.

*Lord Huron “Ends Of The Earth” Lonesome Dreams

Dragons of Zynth “Anna Mae” Coronation Thieves

The Bots “5:17” Sincerely Sorry

Stiffed “A Day With Andrew” Burned Again

Santigold “Disparate Youth” Master of My Make-Believe

Muddy Waters “I’m Ready” I’m Ready

The Stuffers “Make Some Room” Make Some Room

Dijon “The Dress” Absolutely

Adele “Can I get It” 30

John Mayer “Wild Blue” Sob Rock

Dire Straits “Romeo & Juliet” Making Movies

Hour Two
*U2 “With Or Without You” The Joshua Tree

Shea Diamond “I Am America” Single

Shea Diamond “Smile” Single

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “SOB” Nathanial Rateliff & The Night Sweats

The Dip “Paddle To The Stars” Sticking With It

Dehd “Bad Love” Blue Skies

Modern English “I Melt With You” After The Snow

Parquet Courts “Walking at a Downtown Pace” Sympathy for Life

Big Thief “Certainty” Dragon New Warm Mountain

The Beatles “Dig A Pony” Let It Be

Stephanie Lambring “Losing My Religion” Autonomy

Fontaines D.C. “Jackie Down The Line” Skinty Fia

Pulp “Common People” Different Class

*Optional Song