World Cafe Playlist for 05/26/2025

Leon Bridges joins host Raina Douris

Gold-Diggers Sound is not only the name of Leon Bridges’ 2021 album, but the place in LA where he was able to work on the album in solitude even as his star rose. This Summer and Fall, Leon is out on tour across the US, so World Cafe is revisiting a 2021 session where Leon talks music, fame, and being an introvert.

This is an ENCORE

Today’s Playlist

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Trouble” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Leon Bridges “Motorbike” Gold-Diggers Sound

Dinner Party “Freeze Tag” Dinner Party

Leon Bridges “Sweeter” Gold-Diggers Sound

Khruangbin & Leon Bridges “Texas Sun” Texas Sun

Leon Bridges “Blue Mesas” Gold-Diggers Sound

Leon Bridges “Born Again” Gold-Diggers Sound

Haim “Forever” Days Are Gone

Alabama Shakes “Hold On” Boys & Girls

Silk Sonic “Leave The Door Open” An Evening With Silk Sonic

Bon Iver “Everything is Peaceful Love” SABLE, fABLE

Michael Kiwanuka “I Need Your Company” Tell Me A Tale – EP

Fiona Apple “Heart of Gold” Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young

Neil Young “Wrecking Ball” Freedom

Hour Two
Bob Dylan “Summer Days” Love and Theft

Charley Crockett “The Man From Waco” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Charley Crockett “Music City U.S.A” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Charley Crockett “Jamestown Ferry” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Charley Crockett “Trinity River” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Bob Dylan “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue” Bringing It All Back Home

Adele “Chasing Pavements” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Damien Rice “Volcano” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Simon & Garfunkel “America” Bookends

First Aid Kit “Stay Gold” Stay Gold

Lord Huron “Nothing I Need” Nothing I Need – Single

Courtney Barnett “Avant Gardener” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Japanese Breakfast “Honey Water” For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

Air “Playground Love” The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack

Jamiroquai “Virtual Insanity” Travelling Without Moving