World Cafe Playlist for 05/12/2025

Nels Cline joins host Stephen Kallao
Nels Cline has rightly picked up accolades for his guitar work over the last two decades in Wilco, but he’s never abandoned his jazz roots, recording dozens of albums across his career. His latest is the inspired Consentrik Quartet. Coming up, Nels Cline talks about what makes for a good collaborator, and we’ll dig into the new album.
Listen to the session here.Today’s Playlist
Spoon “Inside Out” The Want My Soul
Nels Cline “The Returning Angel” Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline “The 23” Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline “Satomi” Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline “Time Of No Sirens” Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline & Thurston Moore “Tommy Hall Dragnet” Pillow Talk
Nels Cline “Surplus” Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline “Inner Wall” Consentrik Quartet
Wilco “Impossible Germany” Sky Blue Sky
Tegan and Sara “Back In Your Head” The Con
Father John Misty “She Cleans Up” Mahashmashana
Haim “Relationships” I Quit
Laura Veirs “Sun Song” Warp And Weft
Lucy Dacus “Modigliani” Forever is a Feeling
Beck “Think I’m In Love” The Information
Spirit “Nature’s Way” Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Hour Two
The Waterboys “The Whole Of The Moon” This Is The Sea
Maren Morris “carry me through” D R E A M S I C L E
Paul McCartney “Maybe I’m Amazed” McCartney
Modest Mouse “Dashboard” We Were Dead Before The
The Bends “Makeup” single
The Band “Ophelia” Northern Lights-Southern Cross
Live at the World Cafe “Down Down The Deep River” Live at the World Cafe
The Jayhawks “Blue” Live at the World Cafe
Hannah Cohen “Dusty” Earthstar Mountain
The Wallflowers “6th Avenue Heartache” Bringing Down The Horse
Lo Moon “Dream Never Dies” A Modern Life
Kaia Kater “Rising Down” WC Recording
Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift
The Polyphonic Spree “Have A day/celebratory” The Beginning Stages of