The Alabama Shakes, Lucinda Williams, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, a Session with Chuck Prophet, and more  – all on today’s World Cafe Playlist!

Gonzaghuinha – “Tanacara” – Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Temples – “Mesmerize” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Alabama Shakes – “Hold On” – Hold On EP
Hozier – “Jackie and Wilson” – Hozier
Wilson Pickett – “Hey Jude” – Muscle Shoals
John Lennon – “Whatever Gets You Through” – The John Lennon Collection

Chuck Prophet – “Wish Me Luck” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chuck Prophet – “Tell Me Anything” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chuck Prophet – “Ford Ecoline” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chuck Prophet – “Guilty as a Saint” – Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Nick Lowe – “True Love Travels on a Gravel Road” – The Impossible Bird
Lucinda Williams – “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Gonzaghuinha – “Tanacara” – Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Spoon – “Inside Out” – They Want My Soul
Joan Shelley – “First of August” –     Electric Ursa
Joan Shelley – “Rising Air” –     Electric Ursa
The New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers” –     Recorded Live for the World Cafe
XTC – “Makign Plans for Nigel” – Drums and Wires
Vampire Weekend – “Unbelievers” – Modern Vampires of the City
TV on the Radio – “Happy Idiot” – Seeds
MGMT – “Kids” – Oracular Spectacular
Talking Heads – “Stay Up Late” – Little Creatures
Laura Mvula – “Green Garden” – Sing to the Moon
Allo Darlin’ – “King and Queens ” – We Come from the Same Place
Justin Townes Earle – “Single Mothers” – Single Mothers
The Head and the Heart – “Shake” – Let’s Be Still

Chris Whitley – “Look What Love Has Done” – Living with the Law