On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, the band NEEDTOBREATHE joins us in the studio for songs from their brand new album “The Long Surrender.” Now 20 years on, the band is charting the course for the next phase with their 10th studio album.

Also this week, archives from Abraham Alexander, Ye Vagabonds, James Hunter and a cool cover from The Heavy Heavy.

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 March 29, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Whatever’s For Us, For Us” – Joan Armatrading
• “Woncha Come Home” – kissing other ppl
• “Time Traveler” – Emily Scott Robinson
• “Just A Rock” – Jose Gonzalez
• “Don’t Do me No Favors” – James Hunter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Obvious” – Wet Leg
• “Spread The Ashes” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Sing To Me Savannah” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “At All” – Jon Batiste
• “Empty Trainload Of Sky” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
• “Paper And Stone” – Iron & Wine
• “Real Love Baby” – The Heavy Heavy (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “I Am A Fish” – Carla Khilstedt (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Video” – India Arie
• “Different Light” – Rostam
• “Sitric Road” – Ye Vagabonds (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Love” – Beck
• “Sink” – waterbaby
• “You Without Me” – Brandi Carlile
• “Tears Run Dry” – Abraham Alexander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Long Surrender” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Say It Now” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

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