MRCY Mini Concert

It’s hard not to have your soul shaken by the electric performance of South London band MRCY. Singer Kojo Degraft-Johnson and producer Barney Lister first connected during the COVID lockdowns over their shared love of Northern Soul and Motown, and that passion is on full display on their debut project, Volume 1. On the next World Cafe, you’ll hear a mini concert from MRCY recorded live in Philadelphia.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The Avett Brothers “I And Love And You” Live at SXSW 2009

MRCY “R.L.M.” Recorded for World Cafe

MRCY “Lorelei” Recorded for World Cafe

MRCY “Days Like These” Recorded for World Cafe

Neneh Cherry “Move With Me” Homebrew

Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” Blue Lines

Kacey Musgraves “Cardinal” Deeper Well

Crowded House “Something So Strong” Crowded House

The Heavy Heavy “Happiness” One Of A Kind

Johnny Blue Skies “If The Sun Never Rises Again” Passage Du Desir

Dire Straits “So Far Away” Brothers In Arms

Neko Case “People Got A Lotta Nerve” Middle Cyclone

The Suffers “Make Some Room” Make Some Room

Hour Two
The War and Treaty “Stealing A Kiss” single

The Dip “Doing The Thing” Love Direction

Brittany Howard “What Now” What Now

The Cure “The Head On The Door” Close To Me

Hippo Campus “Paranoid” Flood

The Blue Nile “Heatwave” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Gorillaz “Stylo” World Cafe Session 4/23/10

Mt. Joy “Rearrange Us (Live at The Salt Shed)” Live At The Salt Shed

Merce Lemon “Backyard Lover” Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild

Richard Thompson “When The Spell Is Broken” Across A Crowded Room

10,000 Maniacs “Trouble Me” Blind Man’s Zoo