World Cafe Playlist for 04/29/2026

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong | photo by Max Bennett for WXPN
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong joins host Stephen Kallao
Over the last 15 years, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have become one of the premier attractions in the jam band world. For their latest album, Feed the Fire, the goal was to capture that live energy while recording in a studio environment. Coming up, the Baltimore funk and psychedelic four-piece join us for a mini concert playing songs from Feed the Fire.
Listen to the session here.
Today’s Playlist
Air “Sexy Boy” Moon Safari
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong “Right Track” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong “Twitch” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong “Dawn A New Day” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Snarky Puppy “Lingus” WC Recording
Radiohead “The National Anthem” Kid A
Soccer Mommy “Driver” Evergreen
Courtney Barnett “One Thing At A Time” Creature of Habit
Veruca Salt “Seether” American Thighs
Broken Social Scene “Not Around Anymore” Remember The Humans
Doves “Catch The Sun” Lost Souls
Orville Peck “Dead of Night” Pony
Hank Williams “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” The Ultimate Hank Williams
Hour Two
The Lumineers “Ophelia” Cleopatra
Neil Young “I’ve Been Waiting For You” Neil Young
Mt. Joy “Is Joy Easy” single
Grateful Dead “West L.A. Fadeaway” In The Dark
Charley Crockett “Kentucky Too Long” Age of the Ram
Gillian Welch “Look At Miss Ohio” Soul Journey
Death Cab For Cutie “Sick Of Myself” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Beck “Tropicalia” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Mitski “I’ll Change For You” Nothing’s About To Happen
Tom Waits “(Looking) For The Heart Of Saturday Night” The Heart Of Saturday Night
Mon Rovia “Heavy Foot” Bloodline
Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood “Little Walter Rides Again” Out Louder
Vampire Weekend “Ya Hey” Modern Vampires Of The City
Peter Tosh “(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back” Bush Doctor
Father John Misty “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us” Mahashmashana