Kurt Vile joins host Raina Douris

Kurt Vile had a great album to write, but a pandemic to overcome, so he built a basement studio in his home in Philadelphia. It led to Watch My Moves, the latest record from Kurt and his band, the Violators. We’ll hear some of the new music in a live performance on the next World Cafe. Plus, he shares stories from some memorable collaborations – like writing a song for pop star Kesha, and that time Kurt was joined in the studio by the late John Prine.

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*John Prine “Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody” Lost Dogs And Mixed Blessings
Kurt Vile “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Kurt Vile “Like Exploding Stones” (Watch My Moves)
Tim Heidecker “Sirens of Titan” Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vile “Flyin (like a fast train)” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Kurt Vile and John Prine “How Lucky” How Lucky
Kurt Vile “Goin on a Plane Today” (Watch My Moves)
The War On Drugs “Arms Like Boulders” Wagonwheel Blues
Courtney Barnett “Avant Gardener” The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
The Pretenders “Message Of Love” Pretenders II
The White Stripes “We’re Going To Be Friends” White Blood Cells
Rhett Miller “Come Around” The Instigator

Hour Two
*Pearl Jam “Yellow Ledbetter” Lost Dogs
Tamino “Fascination” Sahar
Chris Whitley “Big Sky Country” Living With The Law
The Suffers “Don’t Bother Me” It Starts With Love
Bill Withers “Use Me” Still Bill
Joan Shelley “Like The Thunder” The Spur
Jackson Browne “You Love The Thunder” Running On Empty
Arcade Fire “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” WE
Phoebe Bridgers “Kyoto” Punisher
Robert Randolph & The Family Band “Jesus Is Just Alright” Colorblind
The Cure “Boys Don’t Cry” Boys Don’t Cry
Fontaines D.C. “Roman Holiday” Skinty Fia
Radiohead “15 Step” In Rainbows

*Optional Song