Atarashii Gakko joins host Raina Douris

ATARASHII GAKKO! are a four-woman J-pop band that have given jaw-dropping performances this year at festivals including Coachella and Primavera. On the World Cafe, they play songs from their latest album AG Calling! and talk about playing with people’s expectations of what a J-pop group can do.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
The Avett Brothers “Another Is Waiting” Magpie and the Dandelion
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers “Talkin’ To Myself” Nightroamer
Atarashii Gakko “Tokyo Calling” WC Recording
Momoe Yamaguchi “Playback Part 2″ドラマチック
Atarashii Gakko “Omakase” WC Recording
Atarashii Gakko “Forever Sisters” WC Recording
Atarashii Gakko “Otonablue” ICHIJIKIKOKU
Atarashii Gakko “Arigato” WC Recording
New Order “Bizarre Love Triangle” Brotherhood
Beck “Up All Night” Colors
St. Vincent “Big Time Nothing” All Born Screaming
Orla Gartland “Little Chaos” Everybody Needs A Hero
Arctic Monkeys “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured” Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Fontaines D.C. “Starburster” Romance

Hour Two
Robert Palmer “Looking For Clues” Clues
Michigander “Giving Up” single
Waxahatchee “Bored” Tigers Blood
Coldplay “A Sky Full of Stars” Ghost Stories
Michael Kiwanuka “Floating Parade” Floating Parade (single)
Laura Marling “Roll Away Your Stone” Recorded Live For World Cafe
Kate & Anna McGarrigle “DJ Serenade” Live at the World Cafe
Blind Faith “Presence Of The Lord” Blind Faith
Sierra Ferrell “American Dreaming” Trail of Flowers
Johnny Blue Skies “If The Sun Never Rises Again” Passage Du Desir
MJ Lenderman “She’s Leaving You” Manning Fireworks
Neil Young “Like A Hurricane” American Stars ‘n Bars