Lo Moon recreates the feeling of its live shows on 'A Modern Life'
Hear the band's very first performance since the pandemic began, recorded live for World Cafe.
Music Interviews
On her debut album 'Duality,' Luna Li finds a sense of belonging between two worlds
Luna Li's debut album is an orchestral, dreamy ode to loneliness and an intense desire for belonging.
Miami-based musician riela's new EP 'Llorar y Perrear' is a big 2022 mood
Adrian Florido speaks to Miami-based musician riela about her new EP, "Llorar y Perrear," which translates to "crying and twerking."
Stromae channels the complexity of humanity in long-awaited album 'Multitude'
Scott Simon speaks with electro-pop sensation Stromae about his new album, Multitude, and the musical influences from around the world that inspired it.
Kaina's 'It Was A Home' samples the mood and music of her childhood
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kaina about her new album, It Was A Home. Much of it serves as a tribute to her family and the home she grew up in in Chicago.
For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film
Greenwood is nominated for an Oscar for writing the music for The Power of the Dog. He also recently scored Spencer and Licorice Pizza. Originally broadcast Feb. 7, 2022.
On 'PAINLESS,' Nilüfer Yanya doesn't play nice
The singer-songwriter's second album is sparing and remarkably tough, weighted by an instrumental sound that matches Yanya's darker impulses and solidifies her status as a bona fide rock star.
Anaïs Mitchell returns to her roots on a new self-titled album
It's a confessional, intimate album a world away from Midtown Manhattan.
Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an 'artist's classic run' could mean
For the occasion of its half-centennial, cultural critic and poet Hanif Abdurraqib takes the measure of Stevie Wonder's unmatchable artistic achivements in the early-to-mid '70s.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2009
2009 was a big year for really big pop stars, like Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z; indie rock artists like Wilco, Dirty Projectors and Animal Collective also put out standout records.