Arkells joins host Raina Douris

Arkells are best known for big, singalong anthems, but on their new album, Laundry Pile, they strip things down and get more intimate. The 9-time Juno Award winning band get into why they wanted to do something that felt more raw and honest, and they perform live.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The Band “Helpless” The Last Waltz

Arkells “Laundry Pile” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Arkells “Skin” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Arkells “Knocking At the Door” Morning Report

Arkells “Quiet Love” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Arkells “Time” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Allah-Las “Sacred Sands” WC Recording

k. d. Lang “The Mind Of Love” Ingenue

Joni Mitchell “In France They Kiss On Main Street” The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Leonard Cohen “Closing Time” The Future

Leonard Cohen “Leaving The Table” You Want It Darker

The New Pornographers “Brill Bruisers” Brill Bruisers

Sarah McLachlan “Good Enough” Live At the World Cafe

Hour Two
Lucinda Williams “I Just Wanted to See You” Lucinda Williams

The Lone Bellow “Count On Me” Half Moon Light

The Last Dinner Party “Sinner” Prelude to Ecstasy

The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio” High Violet

Laufey “From The Start” Bewitched

Beck “Tropicalia” Mutations

Beck “The Information” The Information

Sylvan Esso “Radio” Live At the World Cafe

LCD Soundsystem “All My Friends” Live At the World Cafe

Peter Gabriel “Solsbury Hill” Peter Gabriel 1: Car

Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” Hounds Of Love

LCD Soundsystem “Someone Great” Sound of Silver

Sampha “Spirit 2.0” Lahai

Leon Bridges “Bad Bad News” Good Thing

Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated” On and On

Alice In Chains “No Excuses” Jar of Flies