World Cafe Playlist for 09/15/2026
Interpol joins host Stephen Kallao
Interpol burst onto the indie-rock scene at the turn of century, part of a crop of bands that included The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. For their latest album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, they teamed up with notable pop producer, Andrew Wyatt, and added glockenspiels and woodwinds to the mix. Coming up, Daniel Kessler of Interpol talks about making their most experimental record yet, on the World Cafe.
Today’s Playlist
Coldplay “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” A Rush of Blood to the Head
Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why” Come Away With Me
Beck “Lost Cause” Sea Change
Spoon “The Way We Get By” Kill The Moonlight
Beck “Tropicalia” Mutations
Interpol “See Out Loud” This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper “Shallow” A Star Is Born
Rosalia “Sauvignon Blanc” LUX
Interpol “Iron City” This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Interpol “So Rides The Reindeer” This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Johnny Cash “I Walk The Line” The Sun Story
Johnny Cash “Hurt” American IV: The Man Comes Around
The Flaming Lips “Do You Realize??” Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Wilco “Heavy Metal Drummer” Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Hour Two
The Rolling Stones “Miss You” Some Girls
Fontaines D.C. “Marianne” Dopamine Chamber
The Strokes “Going Shopping” Reality Awaits
Fleet Foxes “Can I Believe You” Shore
Blondshell “Heart Has to Work So Hard” Violins
Trampled By Turtles “Alone” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Nickel Creek “When In Rome” Recorded Live for World Cafe
John Hiatt “Thing Called Love” Recorded Live for World Cafe
mary in the junkyard “Blood” Role Model Hermit
10,000 Maniacs “Like The Weather” In My Tribe
Talking Heads “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)” Speaking In Tongues
Dogwood Tales “Ralph Sampson” Every Star In Rockingham County
The Band “Acadian Driftwood” Northern Lights-Southern Cross
Okkervil River “Down Down The Deep River” The Silver Gymnasium