World Cafe Playlist for 02/23/2026

Mitski joins host Raina Douris

Mitski’s 2023 album, The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We, sounds like a movie. There’s orchestral drama, and big themes like “love” and “America”. But like any good filmmaker, even when she’s building a blockbuster, Mitski has an eye for the details. To celebrate the release of her new album, Nothing’s About To Happen To Me, we’re listening back to a 2023 conversation with Mitski, where she discusses her then new album, and about the last few years – which included an Oscar nomination for co-writing a song for the film Everything Everywhere All At Once.

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Today’s Playlist

Heartless Bastards “Parted Ways” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Mitski “Where’s My Phone?” Nothing’s About to Happen to Me

Mitski “Bug Like an Angel” The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Mitski “Heaven” The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne “This Is a Life” Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Mitski “Buffalo Replaced” The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Mitski “First Love / Late Spring” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Mitski “I Don’t Like My Mind” The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Mitski “My Love Mine All Mine” The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Maggie Rogers “Dog Years” Recorded Live for World Cafe

The New Pornographers “Votive” The Former Site Of

First Aid Kit “Emmylou” The Lion’s Roar

Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory

Hour Two

The Smiths “The Headmaster Ritual” Meat Is Murder

Westside Cowboy “Don’t Throw Rocks” So Much Country ’Till We Get There

Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc.” Demon Days

Mt. Joy “Coyote” Hope We Have Fun

The White Stripes “The Hardest Button to Button” Elephant

R.E.M. “First We Take Manhattan” I’m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Tori Amos “Silent All These Years” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Crash Test Dummies “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Zach Bryan “Plastic Cigarette” With Heaven on Top

Haim “The Wire” Days Are Gone

Mac Miller “Good News” Circles

Paris Paloma “labour” Cacophony

Foxygen “Follow the Leader” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Woody Guthrie “This Land Is Your Land” This Land Is Your Land

The Chiffons “He’s So Fine” The 60’s” – Vol. 2

Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Greatest Hits