HAPPY NEW YEAR!  The first World Cafe of 2015 is chock full of tunes; recorded live for World Cafe – including Boy George and Black Lips, Shakey Graves, Strand of Oaks, Sylvan Esso, Future islands and some picks from nprmusic’s Ann Powers!

*Spoon – “Inside Out” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Shakey Graves – “Dearly Departed” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Hiss Golden Messenger – “Southern Grammar” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Strand of Oaks – “Goshen 97” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jarekus Singleton – “I Refuse to Lose” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Boy George & Black Lips – “Bang a Gong (Get it On)” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe

First Aid Kit – “My Silver Lining” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Sylvan Esso – “Coffee” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Future Islands – “Seasons (Waiting on You)” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lake Street Dive – “Bad Self Portrait” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Hurray for the Riff Raff – “I Know It’s Wrong (But That’s Alright)” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Ryan Adams – “I Want to Know What Love Is” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Hour Two
*Pattern is Movement – “River” – Pattern is Movement
The Districts – “Rocking Chair” – The Districts EP
Israel Nash – “Rain Plans” – Rain Plans
Lily & Madeline – “Fumes” – Fumes
Quilt – “Saturday Bride” – Held in Splendor
Parker Milsap – “Truck Stop Gospel” – Parker Milsap
Sturgill Simpson – “Turtles All the Way Down” – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

NPR’s Ann Powers on The World Cafe
JD McPherson – “Bossy” – Let the Good Times Roll
THEESatisfaction – “WERQ” – EarthEE
Striking Matches – “Nothing But Silence” – Nothing But Silence