Carter Vail joins host Stephen Kallao

Carter Vail was working as an engineer and producer in Nashville when he started making playful music videos on social media. One of those songs, “Dirt Man”, went viral, and introduced folks not only to Vail’s humorous songs, but his serious work as a solo musician too. Carter Vail joins World Cafe to talk about his latest album, 100 Cowboys, how he crafts his 30 second music videos, and why he thinks you shouldn’t delete your posts.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Radiohead “Down Is The New Up” In Rainbows
Carter Vail “Arizona” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Carter Vail “Nashville” 100 Cowboys
Carter Vail “Dirt Man” TikTok
Carter Vail “Silk Ad” Instagram
Carter Vail “Aliens Aren’t That Tough” Instagram
Carter Vail “Ready Aim Fire” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Mac DeMarco “Chicago” Five Easy Hot Dogs
Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me With Science” The Golden Age of Wireless
Amy Winehouse “Tears Dry On Their Own” Back To Black
Peach Pit “Magpie” Magpie
Gillian Welch “Look At Miss Ohio” Soul Journey
Bartees Strange “Sober” Horror
Kings of Leon “Temple” Mechanical Bull

Hour Two
Cher “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” The Sonny Side of Cher
Best Coast “Boyfriend” Crazy For You
Dawes “I Love L.A.” I Love L.A. (single)
Joni Mitchell “California” Blue
St. Vincent “Broken Man” All Born Screaming
The Doors “L.A. Woman” L.A. Woman
Dawes “Right On Time” WC Recording
Jonathon Wilson “Desert Raven” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Los Lobos “Can’t Stop The Rain” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Bangles “Manic Monday” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Kendrick Lamar “I” To Pimp A Butterfly
Daft Punk “Touch feat. Paul Williams” Random Access Memories
Wallice “Flash In The Pan” The Jester
Beck “Dreams” Colors
Randy Newman “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” Randy Newman