The Milk Carton Kids join host Stephen Kallao

After recording their last album with a backing band, The Milk Carton Kids decided to return to their duo roots. On the new record, The Only Ones, you’ll hear just the voices and acoustic guitars of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. They stop by the World Cafe today to perform some of the new music around a single microphone. And we’ll hear the story of how they came to host the Americana Music Awards, and what they think the label “Americana” really means.

*Sharon Van Etten “Seventeen (feat. Norah Jones)” Seventeen (single)
The Milk Carton Kids “I Meant Every Word I Said” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Milk Carton Kids “The Only Ones” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Milk Carton Kids “What Even Is Americana?” Recorded Live from Americana Music Awards, 2018
The Milk Carton Kids “A Sea of Rose” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Pearl Jam “Dance of the Clairvoyants” Gigaton
Talking Heads “Girlfriend Is Better” Speaking In Tongues
Elliot Smith “Son of Sam” Figure 8
Fiona Apple “Fast As You Can” When The Pawn…
Michaela Anne “If I Wanted Your Opinion” Desert Dove
The Mavericks “Dance The Night Away” Trampoline

Hour Two
*Robbie Robertson “Go Back To Your Woods” Storyville
Moaning “Ego” Uneasy Laughter
Echo & The Bunnymen “The Cutter” Porcupine
Margo Price “Stone Me” Stone Me (single)
The Lone Bellow “Count On Me” Half Moon Light
Tennis “Need Your Love” Swimmer
Todd Rundgren “Hello It’s Me” Something/Anything?
Whitney “Giving Up” Forever Turned Around
Best Coast “Everything Has Changed” Always Tomorrow
Oasis “Live Forever” Definitely Maybe
Katie Pruitt “Expectations” Expectations
Bailen “I Was Wrong” Thrilled To Be Here
R.E.M. “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” Automatic For The People
Squeeze “Black Coffee In Bed” Sweets From a Stranger

*Optional Song