World Cafe Playlist for 07/21/2021

Islands join host Raina Douris

It’s been five years, and Islands is back with Islomania, an album of joy and inspiration written pre-pandemic. Additionally during that time, band leader Nick Thorburn stayed busy writing theme music for podcasts like “Serial” and numerous other projects. He joins host Raina Douris on the next World Cafe, for a conversation about why he has the constant urge to create, and what inspired Islands to get back together.

*Spoon “Anything You Want” Girls Can Tell

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Breakdown” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Islands “Islomania” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Islands “(We Like To) Do It With The Lights On” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Nick Thorburn “Bad Dream (the theme)” Original Music from Serial

Islands “Marble” Recorded Live for the World Café

The New Pornographers “Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile” In The Morse Code of Brake Lights

St. Vincent “Pay Your Way In Pain” Daddy’s Home

Jason Isbell “Sad But True” The Metallica Blacklist

The Black Keys “Crawling Kingsnake” Delta Kream

Dawes “Strangers Getting Strange” Nothing Is Wrong (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Warren Zevon “Join Me In L.A.” Warren Zevon

Hour Two
*Stevie Wonder “Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing” Innervisions

Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard “Only Love” Only Love (single)

Tame Impala “Lost In Yesterday” The Slow Rush

Natalie Hemby “Heroes” Heroes

David Poe “Blue Glass Fall” David Poe

Sofi Tukker x Amadou & Mariam “Mon Cheri” Red Hot + Free

Janelle Monae “Dance Apocalyptic” The Electric Lady

H.E.R. “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” Juneteenth 2021: Freedom Songs

Lenny Kravitz “Believe” Are You Gonna Go My Way?

FYOHNA “You Get What You Give” You Get What You Give (single)

The Goon Sax “In The Stone” Mirror II

The National “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Sleep Well Beast

Black Pumas “Black Moon Rising” Black Pumas

*Optional Song