Zach Williams, Kanene Pipkin and Brian Elmquist are The Lone Bellow. Although Williams, the principal songwriter and lead singer, is a native Georgian, the group found its soulful folk-rock sound in Brooklyn. The group recorded its self-titled debut album on the Lower East Side, yet the lyrical, foot-stomping songs could have easily come from the heart of Nashville.
On this installment of World Café, The Lone Bellow plays songs from its first record and talks with host David Dye about the tragedy that sparked Williams' songwriting. (Link)
Tracklisting
(( )) for interlude music
Bob Dylan “Things Have Changed” Wonder Boys: Music From the Motion Picture
Nico “I’ll Keep It With Mine” Chelsea Girl
Cat Stevens “On the Road to Find Out” Tea for the Tillerman
Josh Ritter “Hopeful” The Beast In Its Tracks
Peter Bjorn And John “Young Folks” Writer’s Block
((Bat For Lashes “Lilies” Recorded Live for the World Cafe))
The Lone Bellow “You Can Be All Kinds of Emotional” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Lone Bellow “You Don’t Love Me Like You Used To” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Lone Bellow “You Never Need Nobody” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
((Trey Anastasio “Frost” Recorded Live for the World Cafe))
Dire Straits “Lady Writer” Communique
Stereophonics “Maybe Tomorrow” You Gotta Go There To Come Back
The Postal Service “A Tattered Line of String” Give Up
((VHS Or Beta “Euglama” Bring On the Comets))
Radiohead “Lotus Flower” The Kind of Limbs
Richard Thompson “Good Things Happen To Bad People” Electric
The Jayhawks “Tailspin” Rainy Day Music
Graham Parker “Don’t Ask Me Questions” Passion Is No Ordinary Word
Eels “Peach Blossom” Wonderful Glorious
((The Black Keys “I Got Mine” Attack & Release))
Tom Petty “Free Girl Now” Echo
Beirut “Santa Fe” The Rip Tide
Shout Out Louds “Illusions” Optica
((Husker Du “Turn On the News” Zen Arcade))
The Clash “I Fought the Law” The Story of the Clash, Vol. 1
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside “They Told Me” Untamed Beast
Jim White “Crash Into the Sun” Transnormal Skiperoo
Amy Winehouse “Rehab” Back To Black
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds “We No Who U R” Push the Sky Away
((Beck “Loser” Mellow Gold))