World Cafe : World Cafe Phrases and Music Podcast : NPR


  • “Moonlit Variety”
  • “The Day You Died”
  • “My Little Lamb”
  • “Pure One”

The Folks Implosion had an unlikely hit on their arms again in 1995, with the discharge of their track “Pure One.” It was an unlikely success as a result of it is not day by day two guys who first met as pen friends would determine to file music collectively, not to mention launch a single that hits Billboard‘s Sizzling 100 chart.

Began by Lou Barlow of Sebadoh and songwriter John Davis, the purpose was to take the music developments of the time and fuse them with the pair’s indie folks sensibilities. It led to 4 underrated albums earlier than the band went on an indefinite hiatus within the early 2000s. Throughout the pandemic, Barlow and Davis reconnected and began recording once more collectively. Tour dates adopted, and now we’ve a brand new album. It is their first in over 20 years, referred to as Stroll Via Me.

On this session, Barlow and Davis discuss what introduced them again collectively, they usually mirror on the slingshot that launched them into popular culture: “Pure One” and the soundtrack to Concord Korine’s Children.

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.

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