World Cafe Playlist for 03/09/2026

Jobi Riccio joins host Raina Douris
In 2023, Jobi Riccio was awarded the John Prine Songwriter’s Fellowship, a high honor that also came with a performance slot at Newport Folk Festival. On the World Cafe, Jobi talks about what it meant to her, and the pressure that comes with being a buzzy new artist. Plus, she performs songs from her upcoming new album, Face the Feeling.
Today’s Playlist
Sade “Smooth Operator” Diamond Life
Jobi Riccio “The Ridge ” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Jobi Riccio “Buzzkill” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Margo Price “Weekender” WC Recording
Jobi Riccio “Coyote” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Jobi Riccio “Wildfire Season” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Adia Victoria “Different Kind Of Love” WC Recording
Bonnie Raitt & John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” The Bonnie Raitt Collection
Kurt Vile “How Lucky (with John Prine)” Speed, Sound, Lonely KV
Hour Two
LCD Soundsystem “Disco Infiltrator” LCD Soundsystem
Devon Gilfillian “Hold On (Hourglass)” Time Will Tell
Alabama Shakes “Another Life” (single)
Parquet Courts “Berlin Got Blurry” Human Performance
Sharp Pins “I Don’t Have The Heart” Balloon Balloon Balloon
Low Cut Connie “Rio” Get Out the Lotion
Phosphorescent “New Birth New England” Recorded Live for World Cafe
JD McPherson “North Side Gal” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Stephen Sanchez “Sweet Love” (single)
Lianne La Havas “Is Your Love Big Enough?” Is Your Love Big Enough?
Noah Kahan “The Great Divide” The Great Divide
Sunny War “Every Day Every Night” WC Recording
Victoryland “No Cameras” My Heart is a Room with No Cameras
Pavement “Gold Soundz” Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
The Beths “Straight Line Was a Lie” Straight Line Was a Lie
The Lumineers “Same Old Song” Automatic
Citizen Cope “Son’s Gonna Rise” The Clarence Greenwood Recordings