World Cafe Playlist for 09/17/2026
Kelsey Lu joins host Stephen Kallao
Kelsey Lu calls their new album So Help Me God, a reckoning; one that takes on faith, identity, and the expectations we carry with us. Coming up, the cellist and vocalist talks about embracing all of their emotions, including the ones they might have covered up in the past, and why healing has no finish line. Plus, they play live in studio. It’s Kelsey Lu, on the World Cafe.
Today’s Playlist
The Wallflowers “Three Marlenas” Bringing Down The Horse
Angela Autumn “I Don’t Think About You At All” Believer
Pete Yorn “Life On A Chain” Musicforthemorningafter
Julia Jacklin “Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)” The Gem
Low Cut Connie “Can’t Be Wrong” Livin’ In The USA
Hozier “Take Me To Church” Hozier
Yola “Walk Through Fire” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Kelsey Lu “Portrait Of A Lady On Fire” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Kelsey Lu “Better Than That” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Leif Vollebekk “Elegy” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Kelsey Lu “Cutting Off The Head Of A Ghost” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Kelsey Lu “852” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Hour Two
Bruce Springsteen “Darlington County” Born In The USA
Stephen Wilson Jr. “Hardwired” Hardwired (single)
My Morning Jacket “Off The Record” Z
The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio” High Violet
Phoebe Bridgers “Lost Boys” Lost Weekend
Lera Lynn “Lying in the Sun” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Lyle Lovett “Church” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Neko Case “Hold On Hold On” Recorded Live for World Cafe
This Is Lorelei “Billy Came Back” The Singer in My Band
Lo Moon “This Is It” Lo Moon
Jeff Buckley “Last Goodbye” Grace
Hovvdy “Try Try Try” Big World
Sheryl Crow “What I Can Do For You” Tuesday Night Music Club
Lucius “Turn It Around” Wildewoman
CMAT “When a Good Man Cries” Euro-Country