Squirrel Nut Zippers On World Cafe
The band just released Beasts of Burgundy, its first new album of original material in 18 years. If you don't like funk, now would be the time to move on to another session.
Studio Sessions
Field Report On World Cafe
Frontman Chris Porterfield shares stories and performs songs from Field Report's new album, Summertime Songs.
Laura Veirs On World Cafe
Veirs performs songs from The Lookout, for which she originally wrote over 100 songs, and explains how a set of creative constraints helped her arrive at its gauzy new sound.
World Cafe Nashville: Dom Flemons
Flemons' latest work, Black Cowboys, explodes the stereotypes that have dominated one of America's founding mythologies and opens up the frontier for all to claim.
Watch Destroyer Perform 'Tinseltown Swimming In Blood' Live In The Studio
Destroyer, the long-running solo project from The New Pornographer's Dan Bejar, traffics in foggy tales of intimate, modern-American decay. Destroyer's 12th album, 'ken,' showcases those evocations.
Kyle Craft On World Cafe
There's few people who enjoy telling a story as much as Kyle Craft and the rocker has plenty of inventory to keep you engaged.
Courtney Marie Andrews On World Cafe
Now here's something you don't hear every day: a young person who makes a record about the value of kindness and compassion.
Phoebe Bridgers Sings An Ode To New Love With 'Georgia' On The World Cafe
Stranger in the Alps was one of NPR Music's Stephen Thompson's top albums of 2017. Watch Bridgers perform "Georgia" from her World Cafe studio session.
Liz Brasher Performs Unreleased Songs Live In The WMOT Studio
The NPR Music Slingshot selection melds the blues with fiery rock. Brasher stopped by WMOT in Nashville to perform cuts off her upcoming debut, Outcast.
A Change Of Pace For Detroit's Anna Burch
Hear a performance of songs from the singer-songwriter's debut Quit The Curse recorded live for WXPN's Indie Rock Hit Parade.