Arkells joins host Raina Douris

Arkells are best known for big, singalong anthems, but on their new album, Laundry Pile, they strip things down and get more intimate. The 9-time Juno Award winning band get into why they wanted to do something that felt more raw and honest, and they perform live.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
The Band “Helpless” The Last Waltz
Arkells “Laundry Pile” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Arkells “Skin” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Arkells “Knocking At the Door” Morning Report
Arkells “Quiet Love” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Arkells “Time” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Allah-Las “Sacred Sands” WC Recording
k. d. Lang “The Mind Of Love” Ingenue
Joni Mitchell “In France They Kiss On Main Street” The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Leonard Cohen “Closing Time” The Future
Leonard Cohen “Leaving The Table” You Want It Darker
The New Pornographers “Brill Bruisers” Brill Bruisers
Sarah McLachlan “Good Enough” Live At the World Cafe

Hour Two
Lucinda Williams “I Just Wanted to See You” Lucinda Williams
The Lone Bellow “Count On Me” Half Moon Light
The Last Dinner Party “Sinner” Prelude to Ecstasy
The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio” High Violet
Laufey “From The Start” Bewitched
Beck “Tropicalia” Mutations
Beck “The Information” The Information
Sylvan Esso “Radio” Live At the World Cafe
LCD Soundsystem “All My Friends” Live At the World Cafe
Peter Gabriel “Solsbury Hill” Peter Gabriel 1: Car
Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” Hounds Of Love
LCD Soundsystem “Someone Great” Sound of Silver
Sampha “Spirit 2.0” Lahai
Leon Bridges “Bad Bad News” Good Thing
Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated” On and On
Alice In Chains “No Excuses” Jar of Flies