Adam Fox fills in for Ryan Patrick Hooper.

New music from Joanne Robertson, Big Thief, Eliza McLamb, Neko Case, and more! Plus reflecting on the genius of legendary drummer and bandleader Jack DeJohnette who left us this week.

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In The Groove  playlist for October 28, 2025

• “In the City” – Anika 
• “Works and Days” – Tortoise 
• “What’s Up Front That-Counts” (2023 Remastered) – The Counts
• “Solitude Standing” – Suzanne Vega
•  “Keep Me in the Dark” – Flock of Dimes
•  “Afterlife” – Alex G
•  “Gown” – Joanne Robertson & Oliver Coates 
• “Sweet Revenge” – John Prine
• “Neon Grey Midnight Green”– Neko Case
• “Candy” – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  
• “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – Toots & The Maytals  
• “Lowdown” (2006 Remastered Version) – Wire
• “Disarray” – Preoccupations
• “East of What” – Charif Megarbane  
• “Fazed Out” – El Michels Affair  
• “The Battle” – Weval 
• “I’m So Tired” – Deserta
• “Epilog” – Jack DeJohnette  
• “John McLaughlin” – Miles Davis (feat. Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin) 
• “Peace” – Cass McCombs
• “The Brute Choir” – Palace Music 
• “Town of the Castle” – John Southworth 
• “Aquarius” – Boards of Canada 
• “Line of Fire” – Junip 
•  “Grandmother” – Big Thief (feat. Laraaji) 
•  “Like the Boys” – Eliza McLamb  
• “Where Did Our Love Go?” – Soft Cell
• “On a Better Day I’m Dreaming” (Tall Black Guy Remix) –  Colman Brothers 
• “Scorpio” – Dennis Coffey  
• “Nubian Lady” – Don Was  
• “Affection” – Bullion
• “Cool Ghoul” – The 3-D Invisibles 
• “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” – Bauhaus 

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 Mieke Miami, Annahstasia, Perfume Genius, Jadu Heart and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 17, 2025

• “Côte D’ivoire” – Yoni Mayraz
• “100 years of Bill & Lil” – Joe Webb
• “Backline” – Butcher Brown
• “Are You Even Real” – Teddy Swims & GIVĒON
• “The Line” – D’Angelo
• “Black Hole Sun” – bigboihums
• “Back 2 Me (feat. Sadie Walker)” – Girls of the Internet
• “Donuts Mind If I Do” – CHAI
• “Locket” – Crumb
• “Where’s My Brain???” – The Lazy Eyes
• “I’m Glad You’re Mine” – Al Green
• “Son of a Preacher Man” – Mieke Miami
• “Believer” – Annahstasia
• “Left For Tomorrow” – Perfume Genius
• “SOS” – Jadu Heart
• “On Jupiter” – Sun Ra & Sun Ra and His Arkestra
• “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” – Kiefer & Theo Croker
• “Wind Parade” – Jordan Rakei
• “Call My Name” – Joe Bataan
• “Liquid Love (feat. Sylvia Cox)” – Roy Ayers
• “Save Me” – Britti
• “Wednesday Morning Atonement” – Curtis Harding
• “You Ain’t The Problem” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Floating Parade” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Someone to Love You” – SAULT
• “Last One Standing” – Monophonics
• “The World Is A Ghetto” – WAR
• “Red Clay” – Jack Wilkins
• “Blue Moon” – Billie Holiday

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.

This week on In The Groove, some fresh selects and first spins from Wet Leg, Stereolab, The Circling Sun, Patchwork Inc., Rita Moran, Big Thief, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 14, 2025

• “Canopy” – Resavoir & Matt Gold
• “Cannock Chase” – Labi Siffre
• “Seu João” – Gabriel da Rosa
• “Me Gustas Tú” – Manu Chao
• “Primos” – Adrian Quesada & Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Don’t Call It Love (12″ Version)” – Zero 7
• “Green Garden (1/f Version)” – Laura Mvula
• “Disparate Youth” – Santigold
• “Y Control” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio
• “Pokemon” – Wet Leg
• “Summer Girl (Amber Mark Remix)” – HAIM
• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco
• “Melodie Is a Wound” – Stereolab
• “Moon Dance” – Bitchin Bajas
• “Constellation” – The Circling Sun
• “African Skies” – Lars Bartkuhn
• “Brother Where Are You (Matthew Herbert Remix)” – Oscar Brown, Jr. & Matthew Herbert
• “Babystar” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Last Forever” – Patchwork Inc. & Wyatt Waddell
• “Temporary” – Ria Moran
• “Don’t Start Now (Kaytranada Remix)” – Dua Lipa
• “Highway” – Lewis OfMan & Empress Of
• “Tokyo Midnight” – Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima
• “Siesta Freestyle (Frisco version)” – Lewis OfMan & Alicia te quiero
• “Incomprehensible” – Big Thief
• “DEATH COMES FROM THE SKY” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Lush” – Four Tet
• “Latitude” – Coral Grief
• “Life Signs” – Water From Your Eyes
• “Kneel” – Nilufer Yanya
• “Virginia Tech” – Panda Bear
• “Cherry Sunshine” – Somesurprises

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.