A busy splash back into the week! New releases from Snocaps, English Teacher, Big Thief, Dry Cleaning and a special spotlight on “Naive Melodies”—a “visionary tribute album reimagining Talking Heads through the lens of Black musical innovation” courtesy of BBE Music.

Plus Kaleigh Wilder stops by to talk about her return as host to Visions on WDET. If you haven’t listened yet, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR! Hope you enjoy!

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 November 3, 2025

• “Coast” – Snocaps
• “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)” – Ben Kweller
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher
• “Incomprehensible” – Big Thief
• “Fractals” – Beth Orton
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “(Nothing But) Flowers” – Talking Heads
• “This Is a Photograph (The Salvation Choir Version)” – The Salvation Choir
• “Solace” – Antibalas
• “Black Iris” – Sven Wunder
• “Harlem River After Hours Dub (Peaking Lights Remix)” – Kevin Morby
• “The Quarterdrawing of the Dog” – Siouxsie & The Banshees
• “Every Little Counts” – New Order
• “Psycho Killer” – Astrønne
• “Under a Rainbow (feat. Elle Músa)” – SFJ
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Tear It Down” – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• “Try A Little Tenderness” – Otis Redding
• “As” – Stevie Wonder
• “Solid Air” – John Martyn
• “All Seeds” – Don Glori
• “Caravan” – Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
• “Spanning (Live)” – Charles Tolliver & Music Inc.
• “Circles (feat. Val Jeanty)” – Milena Casado
• “Fallen (feat. Momoko Gill)” – Matthew Herbert

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.

Exploring a new delicious slice of pop from RAYE, new music from Erykah Badu and Georgie Sweet, a Hot Chip remix I’m in love with and much 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 October 13, 2025

• “Devotion” – Jay Som
• “Boyish” – Japanese Breakfast
• “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
• “Go Home” – Angel Olsen
• “Closer” – Maria Chiara Argirò
• “All I Need” – Roman GianArthur
• “Diamonds & Pearls” – Prince & The New Power Generation
• “Devotion (Boys’ Shorts Remix)” – Hot Chip
• “Leave Your Life (Lonely Hearts Mix)” – Alex Kassian
• “Exile” – Swim Surreal & Zero 7
• “Mantra” – Jordan Rakei
• “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – Ninapinta
• “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE
• “1 Thing” – Amerie
• “On a Better Day I’m Dreaming (Tall Black Guy Remix)” – Colman Brothers
• “Next To You” – Erykah Badu & The Alchemist
• “Angel” – Massive Attack
• “The Ones We Loved” – Georgie Sweet
• “Plastic 100°C” – Sampha
• “The Bug” – Crumb
• “Cécile” – Edouard Ferlet
• “How to Disappear Completely (feat. Dave Whitford, James Allsopp, Will Glaser & Tori Freestone)” – Rick Simpson
• “Everything Is Simple” – Widowspeak
• “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)” – Ben Kweller
• “Coast To Coast” – Elliott Smith
• “Thirty One” – Butcher Brown
• “Cause = Time” – Broken Social Scene
• “New Case” – Upchuck
• “Inside Out” – Spoon
• “Lucifer On the Sofa (Adrian Sherwood Reconstruction)” – Spoon
• “Killing For Love (Todd Terje Brokeback Mix)” – José González
• “Life During Wartime (Live)” – Talking Heads

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.