Jason Isbell joins host Raina Douris

Weathervanes is the name of the new album from Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – a record of powerful songs about everyday people. On the World Cafe, Jason Isbell talks about what draws him to write about people that others may judge and how, the more difficult the topic, the more he personalizes the song. Plus, live recordings of the new music.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Jackson Browne “Running On Empty” Running On Empty
Jason Isbell “Death Wish” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jason Isbell “Middle of the Morning” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jason Isbell “Super 8” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jason Isbell “King of Oklahoma” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit “Save the World” Weathervanes
Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” The Nashville Sound
Jason Isbell “Cast Iron Skillet” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Counting Crows “Scarecrow” Somewhere Under Wonderland
Allison Russell “The Returner” The Returner
The Lone Below “Dried Up River” Half Moon Light (Deluxe Edition)
Low Cut Connie “Are You Gonna Run?” Art Dealers
Dire Straits “Southbound Again” Dire Straits

Hour Two
Haim “Forever” Days Are Gone
David Gray “Please Forgive Me” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
David Gilmour “Confortably Numb” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The National “The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift)” First Two Pages of Frankenstein
Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
ÌFÉ “Higher Love” IIII+IIII
Jenny Lewis “Psychos” Joy’all
Patty Griffin “One Big Love” Flaming Red
Girl Scout “Boy In Blue” Granny Music EP
Lucius “Turn It Around” Wildewoman