This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music brand new Detroit music from Ryan Allen, Nick Behnan and The Legal Matters.

Also a great cover from the “HELP (2)” compilation, new waterbaby and Tank & The Bangas, plus a never-before-heard Bill Withers song from Taj Mahal!

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 March 21, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Good News” – ROZZI
• “All I Did Was Dream Of You” – beabadobee
• “Why Don’t You” – Squeeze
• “Pulling Mussels (From A Shell)” – Squeeze
• “When It’s Right, It’s Right” – Nick Behnan
  
• “I Feel For You” – Chaka Khan
• “2Sided” – Arlo Parks
• “Stones” – Everlast
• “So This Is Heartache” – Teddy Thompson
• “Dry Spell” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Hold On” – Devon Gilfillian
  
• “Move” – Tank & The Bangas
• “Universal Soldier” – Depeche Mode
  

• “Beck N Call” – waterbaby
• “Riptides” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “After All This Time” – Joe Jackson
• “Another World” – Joe Jackson
• “Diamond In The Rough” – Laura Rain & The Caesars
• “It Don’t Mean Nothing” – Richard Marx
• “Somewhere Else” – TOMORA
• “The Valley” – Son Little
• “They’re Coming For Us” – Ryan Allen
• “Stuck With Me” – The Legal Matters
• “I Ain’t Sold On Time” Foy Vance
• “Time” – Taj Mahal
• “Moanin’ And Groanin'” – Bill Withers

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