![]() ![]() It was the year the whole world was talking about a band from our backyard: Philly's The War on Drugs, thanks to its tremendous album Lost In The Dream. We try to stay unbiased and avoid ringing the bells louder for Philly bands than for other artists. from Anchorage to Zanesville, but for the past 25 years, we've made the show in Philadelphia. ![]() So we flew halfway around the world to catch her in her native habitat of Melbourne and take in a night of music from artists on her label, Milk! Records - which proves she's not only a tremendous musician, but also a powerful influencer from whom we can't wait to hear more. We featured Barnett on a World Cafe session, but it wasn't enough to satisfy our long-distance love affair. ![]() It was a collection of material from her first two EPs, with clever lyrics that managed to feel like a loose stream of consciousness and sharp poetry at the same time. We fell head-over-heels in love with Melbourne, Australia's Courtney Barnett thanks to her 2015 debut full-length, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit. Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) Flip back through the calendar pages with Talia Schlanger and me as we explore some of the greatest albums I've spun since the show's beginning, going all the way back to Richard Thompson's Rumor And Sigh from 1991. While preparing for my departure from World Cafe as full-time host, I've been looking back on the last 25 years of the show. ![]()
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