World Cafe Playlist for 07/15/2025
Jensen McRae joins host Stephen Kallao
Influenced by classic songwriters like Carole King and James Taylor, Jensen McRae got a bachelor’s degree in popular music from USC. She just released her sophomore album, I Don’t Know How, But They Found Me. Coming up on the World Cafe, McRae gets into the finer details of songwriting, how there’s more math involved than you may think, and how she thinks about solving problems by using art.
Today’s Playlist
The Marcus King Band “Where I’m Headed” Carolina Confessions
Jensen McRae “Praying For Your Downfall” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jensen McRae “Savannah” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
John Mayer “Why Georgia” Room for Squares
Sara Bareilles “Love Song” Little Voice
Jensen McRae “Tuesday” I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!
Jensen McRae “I Can Change Him” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jensen McRae “Let Me Be Wrong” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Laura Marling “Ghosts” Alas, I Cannot Swim
Momma “I Want You (Fever)” Welcome to My Blue Sky
K.T. Tunstall “Suddenly I See” Eye To The Telescope
La Santa Cecilia “Monedita” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
NxWorries “Everybody Gets Down” Single
Leon Bridges “If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be)” Good Thing
Crosby Stills & Nash “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” Crosby, Stills & Nash
Hour Two
Dave Matthews Band “Satellite” Under The Table And Dreaming
Yazmin Lacey “Ain’t I Good For You” Single
Michael Kiwanuka “Tell Me A Tale” Home Again
Tori Amos “Cornflake Girl” Under The Pink
Lenny Kravitz “Let Love Rule” Let Love Rule
Haim “Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out” I Quit
Parquet Courts “Berlin Got Blurry” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Trey Anastasio “Shine” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Drive-By Truckers “The Righteous Path” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Richard Ashcroft “Lover” Lovin’ You
The Verve “Bittersweet Symphony” Urban Hymns
Rhiannon Giddens “Black is The Color” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Bruce Springsteen “Sunday Love” Tracks II: The Lost Albums
Norah Jones “Creepin’ In” Feels Like Home
Thee Sacred Souls “Easier Said Than Done” Thee Sacred Souls