World Cafe Playlist for 05/24/2024

Kim Gordon joins host Raina Douris

Kim Gordon has been beloved in rock circles for decades as a member of Sonic Youth, and for her own solo music, but at the beginning of this year she also became a TikTok celebrity for a whole new generation with her song “Bye Bye” from her new album, The Collective. Kim Gordon talks about how collaborating with the right person takes you in exciting artistic directions, about how her visual art melds with her music, and about what it’s like to become TikTok famous at the age of 70.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
The Pretenders “Time The Avenger” Learning To Crawl
Kim Gordon “Dream Dollar” The Collective
Kim Gordon “The Candy House” The Collective
Kim Gordon “Psychedelic Orgasm” The Collective
Kim Gordon “Bye Bye” The Collective
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” Fever To Tell
Blondie “The Tide Is High” Autoamerican
Fiona Apple “Sleep To Dream” Tidal
Wednesday “Quarry” Rat Saw God
Sleater-Kinney “Say It Like You Mean It” Little Rope

Hour Two
Counting Crows “Perfect Blue Buildings” August And Everything After
Dehd “Dog Dogs” Poetry
The Records “Starry Eyes” The Records
Waxahatchee “Bored” Tigers Blood
Tori Amos “Past The Mission” Under The Pink
Sunny War “If It Wasn’t Broken” Live at the World Cafe
Steel Pulse “Back To My Roots” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Mt. Joy “Astrovan’ Astrovan (single)
Grateful Dead “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo” Wake Of The Flood
Good Morning “Just in Time” Good Morning Seven
G. Love & Special Sauce “Blues Music” G. Love & Special Sauce
Fontaines D.C. ‘Starburster” Romance
Cake “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” Comfort Eagle
Best Coast “Boyfriend” Crazy For You