World Cafe Playlist for 08/13/2025
TOKiMONSTA joins host Stephen Kallao
Grammy nominated producer and DJ Jennifer Lee, who performs as TOKiMONSTA, was set to release a new album, but after her best friend and tour manager was diagnosed with cancer, she changed course, cancelling her tour and postponing the album. Coming up, TOKiMONSTA joins World Cafe to talk about how the album, Eternal Reverie, became a touching tribute and celebration of life.
Today’s Playlist
The Headphonist “Atlas” Kinky
TOKiMOnsta “Enjoy Your Life” Eternal Reverie
TOKiMOnsta “For You” Eternal Reverie
TOKiMOnsta “Feel It All Around” Life of Leisure
TOKiMOnsta “I Wish I Could” Lune Rouge
TOKiMOnsta “On Sum” Eternal Reverie
Broken Bells “Holding on For Life” Recorded Live for World Cafe
NxWorries “Everybody Gets Down” Everybody Gets Down (single)
Beach House “Space Song” Depression Cherry
Björk “All Is Full Of Love” Homogenic
Bjork “Venus As A Boy” Debut
Lorde “What Was That” Virgin
Sylvan Esso “Radio” What Now
Hour Two
Jeff Buckley “The Sky Is A Landfill” Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk
MJ Lenderman “Just Be Simple” I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina
Elliott Smith “Miss Misery” Good Will Hunting (soundtrack)
Maren Morris “carry me through” D R E A M S I C L E
Beth Orton “Central Reservation” Central Reservation
Beth Orton “She Cries Your Name” Trailer Park
Courtney Barnett “Avant Gardener” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Boz Scaggs “Lowdown” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Laufey “Silver Lining” A Matter of Time
Modest Mouse “Dashboard” We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Lizzie No “Lagunita” Halfsies
Nirvana “Plateau” MTV Unplugged
Jon Batiste “Big Money” Big Money
Johnny Cash “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” American V: A Hundred Highways
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Burning” Cool It Down
Stevie Nicks “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” Bella Donna