World Cafe Playlist for 12/13/2025
Lukas Nelson joins host Stephen Kallao
A lifetime of travelling around the country informed Lukas Nelson’s new album, his first without longtime band Promise of the Real. Inspired by John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charlie”, Nelson’s new album American Romance was produced by Shooter Jennings, and catalogs a life lived on the road. Lukas Nelson joins World Cafe to talk about American Romance and he’ll perform solo acoustic in studio.
Today’s Playlist
Willie Nelson “Crazy” … And Then I Wrote
Vampire Weekend “Holiday” Contra
Lukas Nelson “American Romance” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Lukas Nelson “You Were It” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Lukas Nelson “Pretty Much” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Lukas Nelson “Still Crazy” Recorded Live for World Cafe
ZIPPER “ZIPPER” ZIPPER
Big Thief “Words” Double Infinity
The Shins “Australia” Wincing The Night Away
Clairo “Sexy to Someone” Charm
Geese “100 Horses” Getting Killed
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” Fever To Tell
Hour Two
Kinky “The Headphonist” Atlas
Juliana Hatfield “Popsicle” Popsicle (single)
Pete Yorn “Life On A Chain” Musicforthemorningafter
Paul Simon “The Boy In The Bubble” Graceland
Of Monsters and Men “Ordinary Creature” All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade
Pulp “Grown Ups” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
Arlo Parks “Hurt” Collapsed in Sunbeams
Bruce Springsteen “Atlantic City (Electric Nebraska)” Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
Ron Gallo “Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me” Heavy Meta
Lola Young “Messy” This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway
Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” No Secrets