d4vd joins host Stephen Kallao

David Burke was a teen YouTuber who kept getting his videos taken down for using other people’s music. So, he decided to make his own. Since recording vocals in his sister’s closet using a free app, Burke’s music has been streamed billions of times. Now simply known as d4vd (pronounced David), he just released his debut album, Withered. On the World Cafe, hear live performances recorded in studio, and find out how d4vd became one of pop’s rising stars.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Spoon “Inside Out” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
d4vd “Feel It” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
d4vd “Romantic Homicide” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
d4vd “This Is How It Feels (with Laufey) Petals to Thorns
d4vd “Crashing” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Yuki Hayashi “You Say Run” My Hero Academia OST
d4vd “Afterlife” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Daft Punk “Touch feat. Paul Williams” Random Access Memories
Bakar “Hell n Back” Will You Be My Yellow? EP
Fontaines D.C. “Favourite” Romance
Japanese Breakfast “Picture Window” For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
Jade Jackson “Finish Line” WC Recording
Palmyra “Arizona” Restless
Moby “Natural Blues” Play

Hour Two
The Allman Brothers “Heart of Stone” Hittin’ The Note
Molly Tuttle “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Passion Pit “Take A Walk” Gossamer
My Morning Jacket “Time Waited” is
Bruce Springsteen “Rain In The River” Tracks II: The Lost Albums
K.T. Tunstall “Black Horse & The Cherry Tree” Eye To The Telescope
Kae Tempest “Lionmouth Door Knocker” WC Recording
The Frames “Falling Slowly” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Hannah Cohen “Dusty” Earthstar Mountain
Blondshell “23’s a Baby” If You Asked for a Picture
Little Comets “Jennifer” WC Recording
The Beths “Metal” Metal (single)
The Decemberists “Down By The Water” The King is Dead
Jason Isbell “Bury Me” Foxes in the Snow
Liz Phair “Cinco De Mayo” Whip-Smart