World Cafe Playlist for 02/26/2026
shame joins host Raina Douris
UK post-punk band Shame recently released their fourth album, Cutthroat, and on the World Cafe, Shame frontman Charlie Steen talks about music as an escape – and about how their songwriting has evolved since their early days when the band formed over a scrappy Brixton pub. Shame also performs songs from their new album live.
Today’s Playlist
Pavement “Range Life” Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Shame “Cutthroat” Recorded Live for World Café
Roxy Music “In Every Dream Home A Heartache” For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music “In Every Dream Home A Heartache” For Your Pleasure
Shame “Lampião” Recorded Live for World Café
Shame “One Rizla” Recorded Live for World Café
Shame “Quiet Life” Recorded Live for World Café
Patti Smith “Frederick” Wave
Bruce Springsteen “Cover Me” Born in the USA
Jobi Riccio “Buzzkill” Face the Feeling
Death Cab for Cutie “Little Bribes” The Open Door — EP
MJ Lenderman “She’s Leaving You” Manning Fireworks
Hour Two
Emmylou Harris “I Don’t Wanna Talk About It Now” Red Dirt Girl
Friko “Seven Degrees” Something Worth Waiting For
George Harrison “Awaiting on You All” All Things Must Pass
Blur “Tender” 13
Ani DiFranco “32 Flavors” Recorded Live for World Café
Pulp “Grown Ups” Recorded Live for World Café
Medium Build “Last Time” Last Time (Single)
Mk.gee “ROCKMAN” (Single)
R.E.M. “Man on the Moon” Automatic for the People
Broken Social Scene “Not Around Anymore” Remember the Humans
Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” Rocket
Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift]]