Sam Roberts: Songs For 'The End Of The World' : World Cafe After winning the Juno Award in 2003, Sam Roberts' trajectory has gone nowhere but up. The Canadian rocker started as a humble self-recorded singer-songwriter and quickly found himself one of the country's biggest exports. He performs songs off his new riff-filled CD in a session from WXPN.

Sam Roberts: Songs For 'The End Of The World'

Web-Only Outtake: Sam Roberts Performs 'Love At The End Of The World'

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Set List

  • "Detroit '67"
  • "Lions of the Kalahari"
  • "Them Kids"

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After winning a Juno Award for We Were Born in a Flame in 2003, Sam Roberts has gone nowhere but up. The Canadian rocker started as a self-recorded singer-songwriter and quickly found himself one of the country's biggest exports. Here, Roberts tells World Cafe host David Dye how his frequent traveling influenced his new album, Love at the End of the World.

The new record is a riff-filled look at social inequality. Released late last year, its rootsy and radio-friendly feel helped push it to the top of the Canadian charts.