The Folk Implosion joins host Stephen Kallao

Started by Lou Barlow and John Davis in the early 90s, The Folk Implosion wanted to take the music trends of the time and fuse it with their indie folk sensibilities. The duo released four albums and scored a Top 40 hit before going on hiatus in 2004. Now, The Folk Implosion are back with a new record, called Walk Thru Me. They join us on the World Cafe to talk about what brought the band together again and how their approach to music has changed.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Coldplay “Fix You” X & Y
The Folk Implosion “Moonlit Kind” WC Recording
The Folk Implosion “The Day You Died” WC Recording
Lana Del Rey “West Coast” Ultraviolence
The Folk Implosion “My Little Lamb” WC Recording
The Folk Implosion “Natural One” WC Recording
Arctic Monkeys “I Wanna Be Yours” AM
Alanis Morissette “All I Really Want” Jagged Little Pill
St. Vincent “Big Time Nothing” All Born Screaming
Angie McMahon “Keeping Time” Salt
Valley “When You Know Someone” Water The Flowers, Pray for the Garden

Hour Two
Joe Jackson “Breaking Us In Two” Night and Day
The Dip “Doing The Thing” Love Direction
Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” Hit Me Hard and Soft
Pete Yorn “Life on a Chain” Musicforthemorningafter
Ray Lamontagne “Step Into Your Power” Long Way Home
Adele “Set Fire To The Rain” 21
Sergio Mendes “Mas Que Nada” WC Recording
The Heavy “How You Like Me Now?” WC Recording
Mavis Staples “Worthy” Worthy (single)
Rosanne Cash “Black Cadillac” Black Cadillac
Greensky “Born Again” The Iceland Sessions
Glass Animals “Life Itself” How To Be A Human Being
Mondo Cozmo “Angels” IT’S PRINCIPLE!
Cake “Never There” Prolonging The Magic
Leon Bridges “Peaceful Place” Leon
Vampire Weekend “Ya Hey” Modern Vampires of the City