A heavy dose of new music discovery from Chronixx, Don Was, Butcher Brown, Lawne, Detroit’s own MRKT, Momoko Gill and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 5, 2025

• “8 Ball” – Underworld
• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” – Midlake
• “Visions (Ela Minus Remix)” – José González
• “Futures (feat. José González)” – Zero 7
• “The Magician” – Andy Shauf
• “Jump Into The Fire” – Harry Nilsson
• “Hold You in My Arms (20th Anniversary Remaster)” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Genesis” – Chronixx
• “Hold Me” – Sault
• “Beyond” – Leon Bridges
• “For You (Many Selves Version)” – Kadhja Bonet
• “Ritual Union” – Little Dragon
• “African Rumble” – Timo Lassy
• “Nubian Lady” – Don Was
• “Colors of Autumn” – Nujabes
• “N8 Medley (Live at Audio Gold)” – Lawne
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Espionage (feat. Charlie Hunter)” – Butcher Brown
• “Flex FM” – Joy Orbinson
• “Bodysnatchers” – Radiohead
• “Kenya” – Os Ipanemas
• “Monotropa” – MRKT
• “Babystar (Momoko Gill Remix)” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “HOURS:AFTER” – Butcher Brown
• “BIG POPPA” – Kassa Overall
• “I Can’t Help It” – Michael Jackson
• “I Love You Too Much” – Stevie Wonder
• “Messages From The Stars” – The RAH Band
• “The Darkness That You Fear” – The Chemical Brothers
• “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb & Angel Olsen
• “Get Me Back In the Game” – LL Burns

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.”

In this episode, we check out new music from Arooj Aftab, FloFilz & Takuya Kuroda, Eddie Chacon, Lawne, Kokoroko, and Jenny Hval. Plus, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jill Scott’s debut album.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 29, 2025

• “Mum Does The Washing” – Joshua Idehen
• “raat ki rani (Sylvan Esso Remix)” – Arooj Aftab
• “The Morning Sun” – Eddie Chacon
• “Taito City Hideout” – FloFilz & Takuya Kuroda
• “Desire” – Kamasi Washington
• “N8 Medley (Live at Audio Gold)” – Lawne
• “Do You Remember” – Jill Scott
• “Close To Me” – Kokoroko
• “Amina” – The Circling Sun
• “Firestarter (Jitwam Remix)” – The O’My’s & Jitwam
• “Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter (Jazzeem’s All Styles Remix)” – Nina Simone
• “Rewind / Remind” – Momoko Gill
• “Supernatural” – We Are KING
• “Unwind (feat. Melanie Charles)” – Butcher Brown
• “Detroit Pt. II” – Shigeto
• “Sleepyhead 2025” – Passion Pit & Sofi Tukker
• “The Vice Yard” – Orgone
• “Be A Witness” – Lady Wray
• “Found A Light (Beale Street)” – BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R
• “First Class (Soul in the Horn Remix)” – Khruangbin & Natasha Diggs
• “Until We Meet Again” – Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Meet Me In The City” – Junior Kimbrough
• “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “The Weight of My Words (Four Tet Remix)” – Kings of Convenience
• “Under The Pressure” – War On Drugs
• “They Came in Peace” – Tranquility Bass
• “To Be A Rose” – Jenny Hval

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.