MUNA's latest album is more confident, more focused than anything they've done before
In this session, all three members of the band join World Cafe to talk about how they went from "almost ending" to getting a brand new start.
Studio Sessions
'I Am The Moon' is Tedeschi Trucks at their finest and most adventurous
We caught up with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi to talk about the inspiration behind the album — and they share a performance, recorded live for World Cafe.
'Misadventures Of Doomscroller' hopes to pull you away from the information overload
In this session, frontman Taylor Goldsmith talks about how he was inspired to fight short attention spans with longer, proggier, jazzier songs that sound nothing like what Dawes have done before.
Listening to Tank and the Bangas' 'Red Balloon' is like scanning the radio dial
On this session of World Cafe, Tarriona "Tank" Ball talks about how the radio of her youth and the radio of today made her want to create her own station with the band.
Memories become songs on Kevin Morby's 'This Is A Photograph'
In this session, Kevin Morby talks about how photography inspired his latest album, This Is A Photograph, and how he steps inside those moments.
Animal Collective's pivot resulted in one of their most accessible albums yet
In this session, we catch up with Dave Portner and Noah Lennox, also known as Avey Tare and Panda Bear, to talk about Animal Collective's experience with making their latest album, Time Skiffs.
For Kurt Vile, 'settling down' doesn't necessarily mean 'staying still'
The Philly rocker's latest album is titled (watch my moves) and he joins me to talk about the moves he's been making, who he's been working with and lots more.
Joan Jett reinterprets her past on an acoustic guitar in 'Changeup'
Throughout her trailblazing career, Joan Jett defied peoples' expectations of what a woman could do in music — both as an artist and as a businessperson.
Arooj Aftab's life is in a bit of a whirlwind
Aftab is the first Pakistani woman not only to win a Grammy, but to even be nominated for one. Hear about her life and how music brought her to America in this episode of World Cafe.
Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Keb' Mo'
For 50 years, Keb's made music that's resonated deeply with people — and he's nowhere close to calling it a career. His latest album is Good to Be.