World Cafe Playlist for 10/24/2025
Brandi Carlile joins host Raina Douris
When Brandi Carlile went to visit producer Aaron Dessner, it was supposed to be a sort of break after a busy few years – not the start of a new album. On the World Cafe, Brandi talks about writing a song there that catapulted her into making her latest record, Returning to Myself, as well as about playing blackjack with Joni Mitchell, and why it’s okay to never want to be alone.
Today’s Playlist
Elton John “Amoreena” Tumbleweed Connection
Brandi Carlile “Returning to Myself” Returning to Myself
Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Brandi Carlile “Joni” Returning to Myself
Brandi Carlile “The Things I Regret” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Brandi Carlile “No One Knows Us” Returning to Myself
Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball” Wrecking Ball
Brandi Carlile “Human” Returning to Myself
Brandi Carlile “Church & State” Returning to Myself
Rilo Kiley “Silver Lining” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Brandi Carlile “A War With Time” Returning to Myself
Hour Two
Tori Amos “Crucify” Little Earthquakes
Lucius “Thick as Thieves” Single
R.E.M. “The One I Love” Document
Paul Simon “Loves Me Like A Rock” There Goes Rhymin’ Simon
Goose “Royal” Chain Yer Dragon
Margaret Glaspy “Memory Street” Recorded Live for World Cafe
John Wesley Harding “Kiss Me Miss Liberty” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Fastball “The Way” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Sons of Sevilla “Street Light Moon” Street Light Moon
Amos Lee “Windows Are Rolled Down” Mission Bell
Robert Plant “Rainbow” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Ike and Tina Turner “Whole Lotta Love” Acid Queen
The White Stripes “The Denial Twist” Get Behind Me Satan
Jamie XX “Loud Places” In Colour
Say She She “Disco Life” Cut & Rewind