Erykah Badu is heading to town on Sept. 11with the producer the Alchemist. It’s to support their upcoming album, which is out on Aug. 28—but still doesn’t have a name! Maybe the name of an album isn’t even important anymore… who knows! We do have a new single from the project called “Witch Doctor,” which kicks off the show today, plus new music from Dana and Alden, the Womack Sisters and lots more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 18, 2026

• “Witch Doctor” — Erykah Badu & The Alchemist
• “Goin’ Home (Remix)” — McCoy Tyner
• “Les ‘Là-bas'” — Henri Texier
• “Moon & I (feat. Céline Dessberg)” — Azekel
• “El Gaucho (feat. Marcos Valle, Mirella Costa & Zaza Desiderio)” — Dana and Alden
• “All Blues” — Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown
• “Troupeau bleu” — Cortex
• “You Ain’t the Problem” — Michael Kiwanuka
• “Sunshine Kisses” — Sabine McCalla
• “If I Let You” — The Womack Sisters
• “Shadows From Nowhere” — Blue Gas
• “Blue Shadows (feat. Karen O)” — The Avalanches
• “Keep It To Yourself” — Love Spells
• “Star Blanket River Child” — Brightblack Morning Light
• “Computer Love” — Romare
• “In Loving Memory” — Gabriels
• “Carry Me Higher (Elite Mix) [10 Inch Version]” — The Blessed Madonna, Joy Anonymous & Danielle Ponder
• “Puaj” — Salin
• “Ya Banat” — Kazdoura
• “Shmaali شمالي” — Yasmine Hamdan
• “She Will” — Savages
• “Hand Me A Cigarette” — Twisted Teens
• “Believe” — Benjamin Booker
• “Waiting on the Right Time” — Thee Sacred Souls
• “free fall” — berlioz
• “Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Ian Fink cover)” — Sade
• “The World Is a Ghetto (Laroye Rework)” — George Benson
• “Home is Where The Hatred Is (feat. Lisa Fischer) [Main]” — Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega
• “Please Forgive My Heart” — Bobby Womack
• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” — Olivia Dean

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

New music from Dungen, John Carroll Kirby, Karate Boogaloo, Nightbus, and Swish Jaguaralso along with music form Erykah Badu, Radiohead, David Bowie, and Curtis Mayfield. We also feature Detroit artists The Go, Deadbeat Beat, and Slippers. 

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above. 

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 5, 2026 

• “Alberto Balsalm (Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Session)” – Dungen 

• “Ibs” – Duval Timothy 

• “Booger’s Bounce of Joy” – Karate Boogaloo 

• “Acid and Honey” – Babe Rainbow 

• “Swallow Tail” – John Carroll Kirby 

• “Other Side Of The Game (Live)” – Erykah Badu 

• “My Dream” – 79.5 

• “Open the Door” – Betty Carter 

• “Lowdown” – Ronald Langestraat 

• “Discogedanken” – Klaus Johann Grobe 

• “Cha Cha Slide” – Getdown Services 

• “Garter Snake (Audiotree Live)” – Macie Stewart 

• “Down on Love” – Sam and Louise Sullivan 

• “I Made It” – Annie & the Caldwells 

• “Coltrane” – Cymande 

• “Billy Jack” – Curtis Mayfield 

• “Morning Sunrise” – Swish Jaguar 

• “Gil Scott Heron – (Angola, Louisiana remix)” – Martin Lundfall 

• “Flying” – Moon Duo 

• “Angles Mortz (Tom Sharkett Remix)” – Nightbus 

• “Phoenix” – JIM  

• “Go to Sleep” – Radiohead 

• “Mercury Avenue” – Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen 

• “Heroes (2017 Remaster)” – David Bowie 

• “All Dimensions Are Loose” – The Go 

• “Rock & Roll” – The Velvet Underground 

• “When the Sun Soaks In” – Deadbeat Beat 

• “Most Things Haven’t Worked Out” – Junior Kimbrough 

• “Roadrunner (Live At Harvard University, Boston, MA / 1971 – 1972)” – The Modern Lovers 

• “Wants For Everyone” – Slippers 

• “False Prophet (ashnymph Remix)” – Nightbus  

• “No, No, No” – Gossip 

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.