Acoustic Café: In-studio guest John Moreland discusses a year unplugged

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Oklahoma songwriter John Moreland returned after throwing away the smartphone for a year and reconnecting with “real life” on a new album called “Visitor.”

Also, in-studio performances from Sara Watkins, Jack Johnson, a Dylan classic about to turn 50 and more — plus milestone birthdays on the way in 2025!

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for Jan. 4, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)” – Lamont Dozier ft. Marc Cohn
• “Run” – TopHouse
• “Punisher” – Phoebe Bridgers
• “The Baton” – Katie Gavin
• “Any Old Time” – Sara Watkins
• “Crawling Back To You” – Kathleen Edwards
• “The More You Say, The Less It Means” – John Moreland (in-studio performance)
• “One Man Holds The World Hostage” – John Moreland (in-studio performance)
• “C’est La Vie” – Jade Bird (in-studio performance, 2024)
• “Me In 20 Years” – Moses Sumney
• “Big Sur” – Jack Johnson
• “Mudfootball” – Jack Johnson (in-studio performance, 2004)
• “Happy New Year” – Arny Margret
• “Lover Take It Easy” – Bonny Light Horseman
• “I’ll Go Anywhere” – Mustafa
• “Atom Bomb” – Bully
• “Working For The Enemy” – Peter Case (in-studio performance, 1995)
• “Tangled Up In Blue (Take 3)” – Bob Dylan (Blood On The Tracks turns 50!)
• “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome…” – Shawn Colvin
• “My Name” – Kara Jackson, Ahya Simone, Dirty Projectors
• “Overlord” – Dirty Projectors (in-studio performance, 2020)
• “Gentle Violence” – John Moreland (in-studio performance)
• “Visitor” – John Moreland (in-studio performance)