Nick Lowe joins host Stephen Kallao

Nick Lowe thought he would never record another album – but this Fall he released Indoor Safari, a record he made with Los Straitjackets. On the World Cafe, he talks about what led him back to the studio, why Los Straitjackets have been the longest running collaboration of his career, and what he has learned about songwriting, penning songs like “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding)” and “Cruel to Be Kind.”

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Me’shell Ndegeocello “Who Is He and What Is He” Peace Beyond Passion
Nick Lowe “Love Starvation” Indoor Safari
Nick Lowe “Different Kind of Blue” Indoor Safari
Nick Lowe “Man That I’ve Become” Dig My Mood
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes “The Love I Lost” Black and Blue
Nick Lowe “Cruel to Be Kind” Labour Of Lust
Kacey Musgraves “Deeper Well” Deeper Well
Neil Young “I Believe in You” After The Gold Rush

Hour Two
Patti Smith “Gimme Shelter” Twelve
Lucius ” Old Tape (Ft.Adam Granduciel) ” Old Tape (Single)
Tegan And Sara “The Con” The Con
Vampire Weekend “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” Vampire Weekend
Leif Vollebekk “Peace of Mind (Evening)” Revelation
Nickel Creek “Up on Cripple Creek” World Cafe Session
Mondo Cozmo “Plastic Soul” World Cafe Studio Session
beabadoobee “Beaches” This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Led Zepplin “Trampled Under Foot” Physical Graffiti
Tamino “Babylon” Every Dawn’s A River
Adele “Right as Rain” 19
Blur “Barbaric” The Ballad of Darren
Leon Bridges “Peaceful Place” Leon