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Listen Yeasayer On World Cafe WXPN
November 29, 2012 – On Fragrant World, the band adopts a sparser sound. Hear Yeasayer perform live in the studio. WXPN
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Listen Jon Spencer Blues Explosion On World Cafe WXPN
November 28, 2012 – The rowdy blues-rock revivalist joins host David Dye in the studio to play songs from Meat and Bone. WXPN
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Listen Electric Guest on World Cafe WXPN
November 27, 2012 – Hear this Danger Mouse-approved songwriter perform four songs in the World Cafe studio. WXPN
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Listen Next: Elephant Stone WXPN
November 26, 2012 – The metallic, resonant drones of a sitar twist the band's pop songs into something unexpected. WXPN
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Listen Dwight Yoakam On World Cafe WXPN
November 26, 2012 – Hear the country-music veteran perform four songs and sit down for an extended interview. WXPN
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Listen Ben Folds Five On World Cafe WXPN
November 23, 2012 – Hear a four-song set from the wildly popular pianist and his re-formed band. WXPN
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Listen Delta Rae On World Cafe WXPN
November 21, 2012 – The popular North Carolina folk-rock band performs a four-song set in the World Cafe studio. WXPN
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Listen Leonard Cohen On World Cafe WXPN
November 20, 2012 – Music journalist Sylvie Simmons recently wrote a biography of the iconic singer and poet. WXPN
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Listen Next: The Fresh And Onlys WXPN
November 19, 2012 – Fusing garage-rock and pop with punk, the band just released Long Slow Dance (Mexican Summer). WXPN
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Listen Grizzly Bear On World Cafe WXPN
November 19, 2012 – Originally started as a bedroom project, the band just released the lavishly produced Shields. WXPN
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Listen Latin Roots: The Conga WXPN
November 15, 2012 – Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras visits World Cafe to discuss the conga's place in Afro-Cuban culture. WXPN
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Listen Titus Andronicus On World Cafe WXPN
November 15, 2012 – The New Jersey band has never shied away from big ideas, dispensed with vein-bulging urgency. WXPN
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Listen John Cale On World Cafe WXPN
November 14, 2012 – The producer and songwriter just released his 15th solo album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie World. WXPN
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Listen Next: Aaron Embry WXPN
November 12, 2012 – The Californian recorded his solo debut, Tiny Prayers, after a three-year stint with Edward Sharpe. WXPN
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Listen Field Report On World Cafe WXPN
November 12, 2012 – The band just released its debut album — the result of years of work for founder Chris Porterfield. WXPN
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