Bess Atwell joins host Raina Douris

You might think it would be intimidating working with a mega-producer like Aaron Dessner, The National bandmember who has worked with artists like Taylor Swift, but on the World Cafe, Brighton U.K. singer songwriter Bess Atwell talks about how Dessner reached out to her – and helped her find her voice on her latest album, Light Sleeper.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Gorillaz “We Got The Power” Humanz
Yard Act “Dream Job” Where’s My Utopia?
Bess Atwell “Something Now” WC Recording
Taylor Swift “White Horse” Fearless
Bess Atwell “Sylvester” WC Recording
Bess Atwell “The Weeping” Light Sleeper
Bess Atwell “Spinning Sun” WC Recording
Bess Atwell “Fan Favourite” WC Recording
Beth Orton “She Cries Your Name” Trailer Park
The National “Mistaken For Strangers” Boxer
Pearl Jam “Wreckage” Dark Matter
Lizzie No “Lagunita” Halfsies
Eric Krasno “Curse Lifter” WC Recording
Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” Hit Me Hard and Soft
The Style Council “Long Hot Summer” Introducing The Style Council

Hour Two
Elvis Costello “I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down” Get Happy!!
The Kinks “The Village Green Preservation Society” The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Strand Of Oaks “Party at Monster Lake” Miracle Focus
Catherine Wheel “Black Metallic” Ferment
Blondie “Sunday Girl” Parallel Lines
Blondie “Heart Of Glass” WC Recording
The Civil Wars “Poison & Wine” WC Recording
She & Him “Lingering Still” WC Recording
Sarah McLachlan “Path Of Thorns” Solace
Leif Vollebekk “Moondog” Revelation
Leif Vollebekk “Elegy” WC Recording
illuminati hotties “Can’t Be Still” Power
Bjôrk “Big Time Sensuality” Debut
Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien” OK Computer
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles “I Second That Emotion” Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Ray Lamontagne “Step Into Your Power” Long Way Home