The Baseball Project joins host Stephen Kallao

A few friends, Steve Wynn, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Scott McCaughey [McCoy], and Linda Pitmon of bands like The Dream Syndicate and R.E.M., asked “what if we only wrote songs about baseball?” As it turns out, America’s pastime is an apt backdrop for songs about winners, losers, and misfits, along with joy, regret, and despair. The Baseball Project join us to play songs from their new album, Grand Salami Time.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
The Amazing “Rewind” In Transit
The Baseball Project “Journeyman” Grand Salami Time
The Baseball Project “New OH In Town” Grand Salami Time
The Baseball Project “The Yips” Grand Salami Time
R.E.M. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” Monster
John Fogerty “Centerfield” single
Count Basie “Did You See Jackie Robins Hit That Ball” Baseball’s Greatest Hits
Deer Tick “The Dream’s In The Ditch” WC Recording
Low Cut Connie “Don’t Get Fresh With Me” Art Dealers
The Heavy Heavy “Miles and Miles” Life and Life Only
Jessie Ware “That! Feels! Good!” That! Feels Good!
Josh Ritter “For Your Soul” Spectral Lines
The Police “Roxanne” Outlandos D’amour

Hour Two
Daniel Johnston “Some Things Last A Long Time” 1990
Mitski “My Love Mine All Mine” The Land is Inhospitable
Everything But the Girl “Nothing Left to Lose” Fuse
Slaughter Beach, Dog “Float Away” Crying Laughing Waving Smiling
Joe Jackson “Steppin Out” Night And Day
The Neville Brothers “Yellow Moon” Yellow Moon
Fiona Apple “Sleep To Dream” W.C. Recording
Margo Price “Proud Mary” Recorded Live at XPN Fest
Blur “Barbaric” The Ballad of Darren
The National “Eucalyptus” First Two Pages of Frankenstien
Sheryl Crow “Everyday Is A Winding Road” Sheryl Crow
Sharon Van Etten “Seventeen” WC Recording
Big Thief “Vampire Empire” Vampire Empire (single)
Sugarcubes “Birthday ” Life’s Too Good
Field Report “Home (Leave The Lights On)” Marigolden