Acoustic Café: New UK soul from guest MT Jones, archives from Norah Jones + more

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  our in-studio guest is the latest UK retro-soul voice, MT Jones. Starting as a busker at age 11, Jones attended the Livepool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), before launching his solo career this year with the album “Joy.”

Also on the show, archived performances from Norah Jones, I’m With Her, X Ambassadors and a Soul Coughing classic from Mike Doughty.

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 August 2, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Pegasus (acoustic)” – Arlo Parks
• “Heavy Eyes” – Houndmouth
• “Peaches” – Alex Amen
• “Anything He Was” – Tiny Habits
• “Unsteady” – X Ambassadors (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “You Know I’m No Good (acoustic version)” – Amy Winehouse
• “Gentle Reminder” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Why I Cry” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Burn The Other End” – Billy Strings
• “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Really Real” – Allison Russell
• “Cold Cold Heart” – Norah Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cornbread And Pinto Beans” – John R. Miller
• “Weird Divide” – The Shins
• “Bear Creek” – Lizzie NO
• “Annie, Anything” – Ryan Beatty
• “Mother Eagle (Sing Me Alive)” – I’m With Her (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Super Bon Bon” – Mike Doughty (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Rye Whiskey” – Old Crow Medicine Show
• “Sunday” – Baby Rose
• “Comes Around Again” – The Arcadian Wild
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Nothing I Can’t Do” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org