Gregory Alan Isakov joins host Stephen Kallao

Gregory Alan Isakov’s latest album Appaloosa Bones, his first in five years, began as a chance for a sonic reset. Isakov, inspired by travels in West Texas and Big Bend National Park, wanted to strip down his sound, something that had become increasingly layered and textured, culminating in 2018’s Evening Machines, but the songs had other ideas. Gregory explains what the record became, and we’ll hear live performances.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Bully “Days Move Slow” Lucky for You
Foo Fighters “Big Me” Foo Fighters
Gregory Alan Isakov “The Fall” WC Recording
Gregory Alan Isakov “Miles To Go” WC Recording
Gregory Alan Isakov “Mistakes” Appaloosa Bonnes
Mandolin Orange “Amsterdam” Amsterdam (single)
Gregory Alan Isakov “Before The Sun” WC Recording
Gregory Alan Isakov “Dark, Dark, Dark” WC Recording
Lucinda Williams “Drunken Angel” Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “The Waiting” Hard Promises
The Record Company “Talk To Me” The 4th Album
The Record Company “Feels So Good” WC Recording
Metric “Just the Once” Formenterra II
M.I.A “Paper Planes” Kala
Florence + The Machine “My Love” Dance Fever

Hour Two
The Lumineers “Ho Hey” The Lumineers
Houndmouth “On the Road” From The Hills Below the City
Slowdive “kisses” Everything is Alive

World Cafe Guest: The Church “Ripple” PriestAura

The Pretenders “Mystery Achievement” Pretenders
boygenius “Not Strong Enough” The Record
Phoebe Bridgers “Funeral” WC Recording
Alanis Morissette “Everything” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits” Recorded Live for the World Café
Hiss Golden Messenger “Nu-Grape” Jump for Joy
The Allman Brothers “Southbound” Brothers and Sisters
Lake Street Dive “Stop Your Crying” WC Recording
Semisonic “The Rope” Little Bit of Sun
The Replacements “I’ll Be You” Don’t Tell a Soul
Blondshell “Salad” Blondshell
Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood” Gorillaz