This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music a new album coming next month from Nick Piunti, Detroit rocker and restaurateur. Plus Lucinda Williams’ new album, a prescient 2014 track from YUSUF/Cat Stevens and more.

Also, we celebrate 50 years of David Bowie’s “Station To Station” album at 50, and 70 years of Verve Records!

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

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for January 24, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “To Love Somebody” – Al Green
• “Let’s Take Our Time” – Aaron Fraser & Durand Jones & The Indications
• “Ain’t That A Trip” – The James Hunter 6 ft. Van Morrison
• “Dead End – Snail Mail
• “I Am America” – Jeff Daniels & Thornetta Davis
  
• “Manic Monday” – Prince
• “Taste On My Lips” – Ya Tseen (w/Portugal. The Man and Meshell Ndegeocello)
  
• “Pride II” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Tanana” – Portugal. The Man
• “WAP” – The Claypool Lennon Delirium (coming to Meadowbrook 5/31)
• “Against The Dying Of The Light” – Jose Gonzalez
• “Get Back” – Samm Henshaw
• “You get the Feeling” – Squeeze
  
• “Hourglass” – Squeeze
  

• “Fall Moon” – St. Paul & The Broken Bones (coming to St. Andrews 4/29)
  
• “Site Unseen” – Courtney Barnett (coming to The Majestic 5/21)
• “Hold Tight” – Rozzi
• “Who’s That” – Brother Wallace
• “Big In Madrid” – Nick Piunti
• “Golden Years” – David Bowie
  
• “Blueberry Hill” – Louie Armstrong
• “Glory” – Dames Brown ft. Waajeed
  
• “I Was Raised In Babylon” – YUSUF/Cat Stevens
• “Freedom Speaks” – Lucinda Williams
• “Let’s Do It” – Ella Fitzgerald
• “Day By Day” – Samara Joy

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

A whole bunch of new stuff today, including Father John Misty, Penza Penza, Sault and more, plus legendary Detroit DJ House Shoes stops by to close the book on 2025 with his favorite songs of the year.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 9, 2026

• “The Old Law” – Father John Misty
• “Kaboom” – Penza Penza
• “Khayal” – Kazdoura
• “God, Protect Me from My Enemies” – Sault
• “Mountain Top” – Rio Kosta
• “What It Gave Me” – Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda
• “Comin’ Home Baby” – Mel Torme
• “Over” – Loaded Honey
• “Green Juice” – anaiis
• “Contact High” – Mae Powell
• “Walk In The Night (Live)” – Grant Green
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Turiya and Ramakrishna” – Alice Coltrane
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “I’m Afraid of Americans” – David Bowie
• “The Ghost of Tom Joad” – Rage Against The Machine
• “Citizen Kane” – HYUKOH
• “Tank!” – SEAT BELTS
• “Compared to What (Live at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, June 1969)” – Les McCann
• “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – DeRobert & The Half-Truths
• “1969” – Stooges
• “Here’s The Thing” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Troglodyte” – Viagra Boys
• “Dogeared (feat. Kapwani)” – Armand Hammer, The Alchemist, Billy Woods
• “E.B.I.T.D.A.” – Clipse
• “Good Health” – De La Soul
• “L.U.” – Sault
• “Dumb Feeling” – Mei Semones
• “Sasayaku Sakebu” – Mei Semones

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.