Atarashii Gakko joins host Raina Douris

ATARASHII GAKKO! are a four-woman J-pop band that have given jaw-dropping performances this year at festivals including Coachella and Primavera. On the World Cafe, they play songs from their latest album AG Calling! and talk about playing with people’s expectations of what a J-pop group can do.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The Avett Brothers “Another Is Waiting” Magpie and the Dandelion

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers “Talkin’ To Myself” Nightroamer

Atarashii Gakko “Tokyo Calling” WC Recording

Momoe Yamaguchi “Playback Part 2″ドラマチック

Atarashii Gakko “Omakase” WC Recording

Atarashii Gakko “Forever Sisters” WC Recording

Atarashii Gakko “Otonablue” ICHIJIKIKOKU

Atarashii Gakko “Arigato” WC Recording

New Order “Bizarre Love Triangle” Brotherhood

Beck “Up All Night” Colors

St. Vincent “Big Time Nothing” All Born Screaming

Orla Gartland “Little Chaos” Everybody Needs A Hero

Arctic Monkeys “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured” Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

Fontaines D.C. “Starburster” Romance

Hour Two
Robert Palmer “Looking For Clues” Clues

Michigander “Giving Up” single

Waxahatchee “Bored” Tigers Blood

Coldplay “A Sky Full of Stars” Ghost Stories

Michael Kiwanuka “Floating Parade” Floating Parade (single)

Laura Marling “Roll Away Your Stone” Recorded Live For World Cafe

Kate & Anna McGarrigle “DJ Serenade” Live at the World Cafe

Blind Faith “Presence Of The Lord” Blind Faith

Sierra Ferrell “American Dreaming” Trail of Flowers

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

MJ Lenderman “She’s Leaving You” Manning Fireworks

Neil Young “Like A Hurricane” American Stars ‘n Bars