For today’s St. Patrick’s Day edition of In The Groove, we’re digging into a mix of indie and electronic sounds with tracks from Death Cab for Cutie, Pinback, Mogwai, The Sundays, and Wu-Lu, with more spread across the playlist. 

In the spirit of the holiday, we spotlight Irish artists throughout, including Thin Lizzy, U2, Fontaines D.C., The Cranberries, Whipping Boy, and my bloody valentine keeping that thread of luck running through the show. 

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 March 17, 2026 

• “Collarbone” – Fujiya & Miyagi 

• “Riptides” – Death Cab for Cutie 

• “A Movie Script Ending” – Death Cab for Cutie 

• “Fortress” – Pinback 

• “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai 

• “Eye Contact” – Tussle 

• “Work House (Titeknots Remix)” – Nubiyan Twist 

• “Zannik” – Khaled Al Reigh 

• “Illegal Hit” – Yttling Jazz 

• “Ikuchi” – Jimi Tenor & Cold Diamond & Mink 

• “Squares” – The Beta Band 

• “In the Middle of the Night” – Ronald Langestraat 

• “Gooie” – Wu-Lu 

• “Blue Morpho” – Ed O’Brien 

• “Nothin’ in the World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ‘Bout That Girl” – The Kinks 

• “If You Change” – Widowspeak 

• “Here’s Where The Story Ends” – The Sundays 

• “Linger (Iain Cook Remix)” – The Cranberries 

• “For the Time Being” – Erlend Øye & La Comitiva 

• “In the Waiting Line” – Zero 7 & Sophie Barker 

• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” – Midlake 

• “O Mistress Mine” – Michael Thurber, Moses Sumney & Twelfth Night Cast 

• “Somebody New” – Lucy Michelle 

• “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” – Wanda Davis 

• “Pull Your Clothes Off” – Junior Kimbrough & The Soul Blues Boys 

• “Ride Me High” – J.J. Cale 

• “Whiskey in the Jar” – Thin Lizzy 

• “It’s Amazing To Be Young” – Fontaines D.C. 

• “I Will Follow” – U2 

• “Twinkle” – Whipping Boy 

• “only tomorrow” – my bloody valentine 

• “Cowboy Song” – Thin Lizzy 

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. 

The playlist includes new music from Mitski’s latest album, along with selections from Mel Tormé, Secret Machines, and New Order. Later in the show, we hear tracks from Thundercat and Jill Scott, while additional highlights include music from Fontaines D.C., The Black Keys, and Tame Impala. 

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 Mar 4, 2026 

• “Over” – Loaded Honey 

• “What It Gave Me” – Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda 

• “Comin’ Home Baby” – Mel Tormé 

• “I’ll Change for You” – Mitski 

• “If I Leave” – Mitski 

• “Witches” – Alice Phoebe Lou 

• “I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered 2009) (Turnstile Cover) – The Stone Roses 

• “Two Weeks Head Over Heels (Grizzly Bear, Tears For Fears)” – Kimbra 

• “Common Blue” – Warpaint 

• “Les Fleurs” – Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band 

• “Wake and Return (Little Dragon Remix)” – OLAN 

• “Khayal” – Kazdoura 

• “The Windmills of Your Mind” – Dorothy Ashby 

• “Woodward Avenue” – Yusef Lateef 

• “Enough” – PVA 

• “Cursive” – Mandy, Indiana 

• “The Perfect Kiss” – New Order 

• “Mind’s a Lie” – High Vis 

• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C. 

• “Tighten Up” – The Black Keys 

• “Hard Ride” – Glyders 

• “First Wave Intact” – Secret Machines 

• “Let it Happen (Soulwax Remix)” – Tame Impala 

• “Strange (Dan the Automator Remix)” – Foxwarren 

• “She Knows Too Much (feat. Mac Miller)” – Thundercat 

• “Arrow Through Me” – Wings 

• “Them Changes” – Thundercat 

• “The Machine” – Tall Black Guy x Jackson 5 

• “Do You Remember” – Jill Scott 

• “Pressha” – Jill Scott 

• “Plasty” – LL Burns 

• “Floresta Dos Sonhos” – Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos e Orquestra 

• “Alone Again Or” – Calexico 

• “Kingdom of Rust” – Doves 

• “Sonny The Strong” – Gaz Coombes 

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.

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.

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 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.