World Cafe Playlist for 06/15/2026

Snail Mail joins host Stephen Kallao

A lot has changed for Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail between the release of her last album, 2021’s Valentine, and her new record, Ricochet. She inverted the structure of how she wrote and recorded the album and changed how she sang in the aftermath of vocal surgery. Coming up, Snail Mail joins World Cafe to talk about big changes and the big themes behind Ricochet.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Bob Dylan “Absolutely Sweet Marie” Blonde on Blonde

Snail Mail “Dead End” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Snail Mail “My Maker” Ricochet

Snail Mail “Agony Freak” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Snail Mail “Butterfly” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Snail Mail “Reverie” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Jade Jackson “Finish Line” WC Recording

Tame Impala “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” Currents

Todd Rundgren “I Saw The Light” Something/Anything?

Fruit Bats “Flamingo” The Ruminant Band

Alex Amen “California Blues” Sun of Amen

Courtney Barnett “Pedestrian at Best” Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit

Warren Zevon “Join Me In L.A.” Warren Zevon

Hour Two

Shawn Colvin “Tenderness On The Block” Fat City

Sam Fender “Rein Me In (ft. Olivia Dean)” People Watching

Mitski “Where’s My Phone?” Nothing’s About to Happen to Me

Cage The Elephant “Ready To Let Go” Social Cues

Blondshell “Heart Has To Work So Hard” Heart Has To Work So Hard

Billy Idol “Rebel Yell” WC Recording

Graham Nash “Teach Your Children” Recorded Live for World Cafe

The Avett Brothers “I And Love and You” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Man/Woman/Chainsaw “Nosedive” Cannonball

Tears For Fears “Sowing the Seeds of Love” The Seeds of Love

Goose “Good2B” Big Modern!

Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” Stolen Dance

Johnny Blue Skies “Don’t Let Go” Mutiny After Midnight

Grateful Dead “Shakedown Street” Shakedown Street

The Ramones “Do You Wanna Dance?” Rocketship to Russia

Sharp Pins “I Don’t Have The Heart” Balloon Balloon Balloon