Alvvays joins host Raina Douris

Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin had left her apartment for just an hour when thieves broke in and stole the demos for what would become the band’s new album, Blue Rev. In the end, with help of producer Shawn Everett, Blue Rev turned into one of Alvvays most experimental and beautiful records. On the World Cafe, hear live versions of the songs as Rankin discusses everything from bag pipes to Pomeranians.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Nada Surf “Inside Of Love” Let Go
Alvvays “Pharmacist” Live at the World Cafe
Alvvays “After The Earthquake” Live at the World Cafe
Alvvays “Archie Marry Me” Alvvays
Alvvays “Pomeranian Spinster” Live at the World Cafe
Alvvays “Plimsoll Punks” WC Recording
Mitski “My Love Mine All Mine” The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We
The War On Drugs “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Jon Batiste “Calling Your Name” World Music Radio
Alvvays “Party Police” WC Recording
Lizzie No “Lagunita” Halfsies
Buffalo Nichols “How To Love” Buffalo Nichols
Ilsey “No California” From The Valley
Hozier “Damage Gets Done (ft. Brandi Carlile)” Unreal Unearth

Hour Two
Rufus Wainwright “I Don’t Know What It Is” Want One
Jaime Wyatt “World Worth Keeping” Feel Good
Eddie Vedder “Hard Sun” Into The Wild (soundtrack)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Wolf” Cool It Down
The Last Dinner Party “Sinner” Prelude to Ecstasy
New Order “Age Of Consent” Power, Corruption & Lies
Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood “Little Walter Rides Again” Out Louder
Lykke Li “I Follow Rivers” World cafe archives
Adele “Rolling In The Deep” Live at the World Cafe
Black Pumas “More Than A Love Song” Chronicles Of A Diamond
Arlo Parks “Weightless” My Soft Machine
Peter Bjorn & John “Second Chance” WC Recording
Future Islands “The Tower” People Who Aren’t There Anymore
The Flaming Lips “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” The Soft Bulletin
Say She She “Questions” Silver
Low Cut Connie “Are You Gonna Run?” Art Dealers