Raina Douris
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The 1975's Matty Healy says the band's latest record is 'a call for empathy'
The British band sought to be more earnest in their exploration of love on their fifth album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language. → Read More
The Culture Corner: Love's 'Forever Changes' counterbalanced 1967's 'Summer of Love'
The Los Angeles-based band reacted a little differently to the "Summer of Love" with their 1967 album, Forever Changes. → Read More
Amy Ray sees the good, the bad and the ugly on 'If It All Goes South'
On her latest solo album, the Indigo Girls member finds positivity and love in places some folks might give up on. → Read More
Alex G brings indescribable feelings to life on 'God Save the Animals'
For his ninth album, the Philadelphia artist branched out and enlisted the help of different studios and engineers for the first time. → Read More
Guitar virtuoso Marcus King found his way out of the darkness with 'Young Blood'
Marcus King's new album, Young Blood, sounds almost jubilant — but is the product of some very difficult years for the guitarist. → Read More
Marcus Mumford charts painful, powerful journey to healing on debut album
In this session, Marcus Mumford talks about sharing a message of hope and healing on his solo debut album, self-titled. → Read More
Maggie Rogers channeled the chaos of recent years into 'Surrender'
With Surrender, Rogers is figuring out what she can control, what she can't and exactly what it means to accept and give in. → Read More
Phoenix dishes on its date with the Mona Lisa
Hear a live performance from Phoenix recorded in their dressing room before a concert in Boston earlier this fall. → Read More
The Culture Corner: Janet Jackson's 'The Velvet Rope' turns 25
Janet Jackson experimented lyrically on the 1997 album, which included exploring new sexual themes she'd never sung about before. → Read More
Get to know Colson Baker, the person behind Machine Gun Kelly
In this session, MGK opens up about the ups and downs he's faced in the music industry, his relationship with fame and how being a father has shaped his music. → Read More
Belle & Sebastian's influence on indie rock and pop since the '90s is undeniable
The music industry is known for hype and drama and flash-in-the-pan stars who are up-and-coming one day and gone the next. But Belle & Sebastian are an exception. → Read More
Mini-concert: Listening to Angel Olsen can be an emotional experience
In this mini-concert, Angel Olsen performs songs from her latest album, Big Time, recorded live at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif. → Read More
Nilüfer Yanya showcases her growing confidence in her own voice on 'Painless'
The London-based artist's latest album is a genre-blending record that was produced by a much smaller team than her previous releases. → Read More
Bonnie Raitt performs as if no one has ever seen the show before
Whether singing stories she wrote herself or those written by others, Bonnie Raitt is a brilliant storyteller. → Read More
The Lumineers are expert chefs when it comes to making songs together
In this session, The Lumineers talk about how they improvised more than ever while writing their latest album, Brightside. → Read More
The Culture Corner: Get to know Cody ChesnuTT, the writer behind The Roots' 'The Seed'
On today's edition of The Culture Corner, World Cafe Correspondent John Morrison talks about that song and dives deep into Cody's 2002 album, The Headphone Masterpiece. → Read More
Tim Heidecker's latest is largely inspired by his own high school memories
Along with his sense of humor, that kind of tenderness and perspective is the most arresting part of Tim Heidecker's latest album, High School. → Read More
MUNA's latest album is more confident, more focused than anything they've done before
In this session, all three members of the band join World Cafe to talk about how they went from "almost ending" to getting a brand new start. → Read More
Rhett Miller still finds the freedom to experiment and play on 'The Misfit'
Miller talks about the making of the record, how much he missed live performance, his side hustle as a children's author and more on World Cafe Live. → Read More
Peeling back the layers of Amanda Shires' life and musical career
In this session of World Cafe, Shires shares about getting to a place of confidence again after thinking she was finished with making music. → Read More