Shamir joins host Raina Douris

Shamir was 19 when he released the catchy electro pop single “On the Regular.” Feeling boxed in by the expectations that followed, it took him the next 6 years and several albums to get to a release that was finally, totally him. On the World Cafe, he talks about what kept him going in darker moments and the happier process of creating his self-titled record, and he plays a stripped-down set of music.

This is an encore.

Today’s Playlist
Brandi Carlile “The Joke” Live at the World Cafe
SHAMIR “On My Own” Recorded Live for World Cafe
SHAMIR “On My Own” Ratchet
SHAMIR “Other Side” Recorded Live for World Cafe
SHAMIR “On The Regular” Ratchet
{Sharon Van Etten “Seventeen” WC Recording}
SHAMIR “Hope” Hope
SHAMIR “Diet” Recorded Live for World Cafe
SHAMIR “Gay Agenda” Heterosexuality
{Angelique Kidjo “Samba Pa Ti” WC Recording}
Janelle Monae “Float (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)” The Age of Pleasure
Tegan and Sara “Girls Talk” The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Muna “One That Got Away” single

Hour Two
Steely Dan “Hey Nineteen” Gaucho
boygenius “Not Strong Enough” The Record
The National “Tropic Morning News” First Two Pages of Frankenstein
Devon Gilfillian “All I Really Wanna Do” Love You Anyway
Counting Crows “Daylight Fading” Recovering The Satellites
{Dr. Dog “Lonesome” Be The Void}
Indigo Girls “Closer To Fine” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Arlo Parks “Black Dog” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Blur “The Narcissist” The Ballad of Darren
Beck “Where It’s At” Odelay
{LCD Soundsystem “Someone Great” Sound of Silver}
Bully “Days Move Slow” Lucky for You
Franz Ferdinand “Do You Want To” You Could Have It So Much
Hozier “Eat Your Young” Unreal Unearth
The Beetles “I Me Mine” Let It Be
Kathleen Edwards “I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory” Asking For Flowers