This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we’ll check out forthcoming music from Jack White, newly released work from Vince Staples, Sylvan Esso, Jesse Welles and much more…

Also this week, some Earth Wind & Fire for those who have (and haven’t) seen the new HBO doc, plus the Detroiter who taught EWF some valuable lessons!

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 June 20, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Gentle Reminder” – MT Jones
• “Pep Talk” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Fallin'” – Alicia Keys (Songs In A Minor turns 25)
• “Cool Cat” – Us3
• “I Believe (Everything’s Gonna Be Alright)” – Thornetta Davis
• “The Ballad Of Big Balls” – Jesse Welles
• “Serpentine Fire” – Earth Wind & Fire
• “Uhuru” – Ramsey Lewis Trio
• “What You Won’t Do For Love” – Bobby Caldwell
• “Magic Island” – Kathy Kosins
• “Dollar Bill” – Jack White
• “Only In America” – Vince Staples
• “Ain’t No Man” – The Avett Brother (turned 50 at Hill yesterday!)

HOUR TWO:

• “Stranger Danger” – Infinity Song
• “Stay On That” – Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds
• “Right Action” – Franz Ferdinand
• “Burning Out” – The Linda Lindas
• “Black Cloud” – Rosetta Pebble
• “The World Moves On” – Michelle Held (Tiny Desk Detroit)
• “I Am Woman Again” – Vahn Black (Tiny Desk Detroit)
• “Fossils” – THAO
• “Hot Slob” – Sylvan Esso
• “How Come You Never Go There” – Feist w/Mountain Man
• “Run Baby Run” – Grace Potter
• “Funky Dollar Bill” – Funkadelic
• “Keep Your Head To The Sky” – Earth Wind & Fire

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

Stand-in host Darren Revell blends classic soul and alternative rock. Today’s playlist features new music from The Strokes alongside artists Stevie Wonder, Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Jack White, David Bowie, Santigold, and Depeche Mode. 

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 June 16, 2026 

• “Gabriel (feat. Ryan Yard Act)” – Murkage Dave 

• “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” – Saint Etienne 

• “The Sky Is a Landfill” – Jeff Buckley 

• “No More Lies” – Thundercat & Tame Impala 

• “Rebirth of the Cool” – The Afghan Whigs 

• “Apex (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix – Edit)” – Jaga Jazzist 

• “L.E.S. Artistes” – Santigold 

• “Trap Door” – Death Cab for Cutie 

• “I Don’t Remember” – Peter Gabriel 

• “Pastime Paradise” – Stevie Wonder 

• “Is Your Love Strong Enough?” – Bryan Ferry 

• “Under Two Blue Stars” – Robin Guthrie 

• “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” – Jack White 

• “Monkey Gone to Heaven” – Pixies 

• “Chinatown” – Destroyer 

• “8th Deadly Sin” – Miki Berenyi Trio 

• “Going Shopping” – The Strokes 

• “Groovy Train” – The Farm 

• “Strange Love” – Darlene Love 

• “Skin” – Basement Revolver 

• “Star” – Iceage 

• “Karmapa Chenno (feat. Bembe Segue) [KJM Edit]” – Kyoto Jazz Massive 

• “Wandering Star” – Portishead 

• “Rebel Rebel” – David Bowie 

• “Enjoy the Silence” – Nouvelle Vague, Larry Love & Skye Edwards 

• “The Coward Forgets His Nightmare” – Chanel Beads 

• “Walking In My Shoes (Seven Inch Mix)” – Depeche Mode 

• “Joy” – Dry Cleaning 

• “My Life” – Oingo Boingo 

• “Marriage Is For Old Folks” – Nina Simone 

• “Victim of Love (Remix)” – Erasure 

• “Be Kinder” – Leona Naess 

• “Goodbye Lucille #1” – Prefab Sprout 

• “Kiss Me On the Bus” – The Replacements 

• “Não me convém” – Louis Matute & Dora Morelenbaum 

• “You Do Something to Me” – Sinéad O’Connor 

• “No Name No Slogan” – Acid Horse 

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. 

Stand-in host Darren Revell plays new music from James Blake, Kim Gordon, and Jalen Ngonda. Along the way, you’ll hear songs from Jeff Buckley, Beach House, Blood Orange, Patti Smith Group, plus more from Detroit icons Jack White, Thornetta Davis, and Majesty Crush. 

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 June 9, 2026 

• “Don’t Wanna Dance (Mario C Mix)” – Automatic 

• “Where Are They Now?” – Gene 

• “Nightmares by the Sea” – Jeff Buckley 

• “Chain Gang” – Sam Cooke 

• “Derecho Demonico” – Jack White 

• “Ball of Confusion (USA Mix)” – Love and Rockets 

• “Nothing Is Forever” – Kraak & Smaak & Kosta G 

• “Trying Times – A COLORS SHOW” – James Blake 

• “Madam Butterfly (Un bel di vedremo)” – Malcolm McLaren 

• “They” – Jem 

• “6 Underground” – Sneaker Pimps 

• “Essex_Honey.mp3” – Blood Orange 

• “The Zookeeper’s Boy” – Mew 

• “Bring On the Dancing Horses (Extended Mix) [Bonus Track]” – Echo & The Bunnymen 

• “Cruise Ship Designer” – Dry Cleaning 

• “Take Care” – Beach House 

• “It’s All Right” – The Impressions 

• “What Is Love?” – Deee-Lite 

• “Magic Doors” – Portishead 

• “And Then She Smiles” – A Certain Ratio 

• “State of the Nation” – Industry 

• “Uma” – Majesty Crush 

• “The Breath Of Now (feat. Ian Rankin)” – Pye Corner Audio 

• “Beautiful Object” – Glass Candy 

• “All Night Long” – Peter Murphy 

• “I’m Walkin’” – Fats Domino 

• “Next Life” – Mint Julep 

• “Because the Night” – Patti Smith Group 

• “Get up and Dance Away Your Blues (feat. Marcus Belgrave)” – Thornetta Davis 

• “Blue Morpho” – Ed O’Brien 

• “Burning Temptation” – Jalen Ngonda 

• “Waiting Room” – Fugazi 

• “Your Generation” – Generation X 

• “Vow” – Garbage 

• “PLAY ME” – Kim Gordon 

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 Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we’ll note some classic album anniversaries from May of 1966 – 2006… also lots of new tunes from Canadian Cat Clyde, a third album from Arlo Parks, the final “balloon” from Tank & The Bangas, a quiet folk record from Michigan’s Ryan Racine and much more!

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 May 2, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Invisible Ink” – King Tuff
• “Beams” – Arlo Parks
• “Acid Tongue” – Swamp Dogg
• “Puppy And A Truck” – Jenny Lewis
• “I Wish” – Stevie Wonder (1 of 30 NYT Best Living Songwriters)
  
• “Steady As She Goes” – The Raconteurs (May 2006)
  
• “Ahead By A Century” – The Tragically Hip (May 1996)
• “Cherry Bomb” – The Runaways (May 1976)
• “Love Song 43” – Ryan Racine
• “Hold My Hand” – Cat Clyde
• “Panic In Detroit” – Steven Brown
• “All The Disaster” – Sarah McLachlan
• “Big Time” – Peter Gabriel (May 1986)
• “Little Darling (I Need You)” – Marvin Gaye (May 1966)

• “Riptides” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Oyaya” – Angelique Kidjo
• “6th Ward” – Trombone Shorty
• “I Did This To Myself” – Thundercat
• “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ In My Heart” – Smokey Robinson (1 of 30 NYT Best Living Songwriters)
• “6th Avenue Heartache” – The Wallflowers (May 1996)
• “All Night” – Chance The Rapper (May 2016)
• “Carmelita” – Warren Zevon (May 1976)
• “Move” – Tank & The Bangas
  
• “Heart Stop” – The Revivalists
  
• “IRL” – Devon Gilfillian
• “New York State Of Mind” – Billy Joel (May 1976)
• “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” – Stevie Wonder (May 1966)

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