A heavy dose of throwback Thursday tracks with Kate Bush, Johnny Jenkins, Paul Simon and others. Plus a sprinkling of new music discovery with Khraungbin, English Teacher, Dry Cleaning, Night Bus and more.

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 November 6, 2025

• “Baby I’m Scared Of You” – Womack & Womack
• “Nightcall (Breakbot Remix)” – Kavinsky
• “Queen (Dan Kye Remix)” – Muzi
• “People Everywhere ii” – Khraungbin
• “Melhor Se Acostumar (Tour-Maubourg Remix)” – Pedro Mizutani
• Flor De Real” – Sessa
• “Free Fall” – Berlioz
• “Army Dreamers” – Kate Bush
• “Sleeping Volcanoes” – Cass McCombs
• “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Johnny Jenkins
• “Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix)” – Little Dragon
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “N.I.T.A.” – Young Marble Giants
• “Mirror” – Jeff Tweedy
• “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake
• “Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose” – Father John Misty
• “Kashmir” – Led Zeppelin
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Heaven’s On Fire” – Radio Dept.
• “I’d Do It For Your Love” – Paul Simon
• “Psycho Killer” – Astrønne
• “Radio Silence” – James Blake
• “The Escape Engine” – Burning Airlines
• “Come On Let’s Go” – Broadcast
• “7 AM” – Jacqueline Taïeb
• “How Can I Lose” – Shirley Ann Lee
• “Half Full Glass Of Wine” – Tame Impala
• “All Along The Watertower” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing (12″ Version)” – Gloria Ann Taylor
• “Skindo Le-Le (S.U.M.O. Rebounce)” – A Bossa Elétrica

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 heavy dose of new music discovery from Chronixx, Don Was, Butcher Brown, Lawne, Detroit’s own MRKT, Momoko Gill and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 5, 2025

• “8 Ball” – Underworld
• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” – Midlake
• “Visions (Ela Minus Remix)” – José González
• “Futures (feat. José González)” – Zero 7
• “The Magician” – Andy Shauf
• “Jump Into The Fire” – Harry Nilsson
• “Hold You in My Arms (20th Anniversary Remaster)” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Genesis” – Chronixx
• “Hold Me” – Sault
• “Beyond” – Leon Bridges
• “For You (Many Selves Version)” – Kadhja Bonet
• “Ritual Union” – Little Dragon
• “African Rumble” – Timo Lassy
• “Nubian Lady” – Don Was
• “Colors of Autumn” – Nujabes
• “N8 Medley (Live at Audio Gold)” – Lawne
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Espionage (feat. Charlie Hunter)” – Butcher Brown
• “Flex FM” – Joy Orbinson
• “Bodysnatchers” – Radiohead
• “Kenya” – Os Ipanemas
• “Monotropa” – MRKT
• “Babystar (Momoko Gill Remix)” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “HOURS:AFTER” – Butcher Brown
• “BIG POPPA” – Kassa Overall
• “I Can’t Help It” – Michael Jackson
• “I Love You Too Much” – Stevie Wonder
• “Messages From The Stars” – The RAH Band
• “The Darkness That You Fear” – The Chemical Brothers
• “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb & Angel Olsen
• “Get Me Back In the Game” – LL Burns

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.”

Another busy show today with quite a few focus changes. I started off with some protest anthems for election day in Detroit, because voting is a great act of protest!

Selections from Todd Snider, Pops Staples, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, plus new music from Celeste, Olivia Dean, Melody’s Echo Chamber. And we bring it all home with two albums pulled from musical time capsules, including Sade’s sophomore release “Promise” (released on this day back in 1985) and Sly & the Family Stone’s “There’s A Riot Goin’ On” (released on Nov. 1 back in 1971). These albums have more in common sonically than you might realize and Sly allows us to sneak in some D’Angelo, too. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 4, 2025

• “Conservative, Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males” – Todd Snider
• “I Pity The Country” – Willie Dunn
• “No News Is Good News” – Pops Staples
• “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” – Stevie Wonder
• “Whitey on the Moon” – Gil-Scott Heron
• “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” – Marvin Gaye
• “For What It’s Worth” – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
• “Welfare City” – Eugene McDaniels
• “Compared to What (Remix) [feat. Terri Lyne Carrington, Angela Davis and Kassa Overall]” – Roberta Flack
• “Why Am I Treated So Bad (feat. Christian McBride)” – Norah Jones & Questlove
• “Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) [Live]” – Nina Simone
• “Collblanc” – Joe Webb
• “Diane Charlemagne (Iman Houssein Remix)” – LEFTO EARLY BIRD
• “Maneiras (feat. Zeca Pagodinho e Marcelo D2)” – Arlindo Cruz & Rogê
• “Can We Pretend” – Bill Withers
• “Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise” – Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton & Ted Poor
• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” – Olivia Dean
• “Woman Of Faces” – Celeste
• “Get Used To It” – Mei Semones
• “Fujiyama” – The Dave Brubeck Quartet
• “Solace” – Antibalas
• “Eyes Closed” – Melody’s Echo Chamber
• “Love Heart Cheat Code” – Hiatus Kaiyote
• “Rush” – Gerald Clayton
• “2 Sentimental” – Kassa Overall
• “Xoxoxo” – corto.alto
• “The Sweetest Taboo” – Sade
• “Family Affair” – Sly & the Family Stone
• “Thank You for Talkin’ to Me, Africa” – Sly & the Family Stone
• “Sugah Daddy” – D’Angelo & the Vanguard
• “Patience” – Odeal
• “Tar Baby” – Sade
• “Maureen” – Sade

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 busy splash back into the week! New releases from Snocaps, English Teacher, Big Thief, Dry Cleaning and a special spotlight on “Naive Melodies”—a “visionary tribute album reimagining Talking Heads through the lens of Black musical innovation” courtesy of BBE Music.

Plus Kaleigh Wilder stops by to talk about her return as host to Visions on WDET. If you haven’t listened yet, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR! Hope you enjoy!

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 3, 2025

• “Coast” – Snocaps
• “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)” – Ben Kweller
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher
• “Incomprehensible” – Big Thief
• “Fractals” – Beth Orton
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “(Nothing But) Flowers” – Talking Heads
• “This Is a Photograph (The Salvation Choir Version)” – The Salvation Choir
• “Solace” – Antibalas
• “Black Iris” – Sven Wunder
• “Harlem River After Hours Dub (Peaking Lights Remix)” – Kevin Morby
• “The Quarterdrawing of the Dog” – Siouxsie & The Banshees
• “Every Little Counts” – New Order
• “Psycho Killer” – Astrønne
• “Under a Rainbow (feat. Elle Músa)” – SFJ
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Tear It Down” – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• “Try A Little Tenderness” – Otis Redding
• “As” – Stevie Wonder
• “Solid Air” – John Martyn
• “All Seeds” – Don Glori
• “Caravan” – Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
• “Spanning (Live)” – Charles Tolliver & Music Inc.
• “Circles (feat. Val Jeanty)” – Milena Casado
• “Fallen (feat. Momoko Gill)” – Matthew Herbert

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.

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.

Exploring new music from Florence + the Machine, who have a new album coming out and a big tour date at Little Caesars Arena on April 13, 2026 (add it to your calendar and tell ‘em you heard about it on this show!). Plus, new music discovery from Celeste, Hayley Williams, Olivia Dean and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 28, 2025

• “One of the Greats” – Florence + the Machine
• “Seventeen (feat. Norah Jones)” – Sharon Van Etten
• “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs” – Wye Oak
• “It’s All Around You” – Tortoise
• “Never Be Another You” – Lee Fields & the Expressions
• “Good Ol’ Days” – Hayley Williams
• “A Couple Minutes (A Colors Show)” – Olivia Dean
• “Woman of Faces” – Celeste
• “Kaikoura” – Girls in Airports
• “Tourist Mind” – Miss Grit
• “Five Seconds” – Twin Shadow
• “Ramble On” – Led Zeppelin
• “White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes
• “So Says I” – The Shins
• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Everything & Nothing” – SOFT PLAY
• “I Will Dare” – The Replacements
• “I Don’t Want To Get Over You” – Magnetic Fields
• “Way We Won’t” – Grandaddy
• “Alien” – Beach House
• “Is She Weird” – Pixies
• “False Prophet” – Nightbus
• “Teen Age Riot” – Sonic Youth
• “Age of Consent” – New Order
• “Coffee” – Yuna
• “Distance” – Yebba
• “A Long Walk” – Jill Scott
• “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
• “She Raised Us In Sunset Park” – musclecars
• “Sun (Jitwam & EJT Remix)” – Emma Jean Thackray
• “Thrown Around” – James Blake
• “Taurus” – DJ Holographic
• “Casanova” – Bryan Ferry
• “To Ardent (Grovesnor Remix)” – Black Devil Disco Club

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 special spotlight on Courtney Barnett, her new single “Stay In Your Lane” plus some of my favorites from her back catalog… plus new music from Butcher Brown, Jeff Tweedy, Foxwarren and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 27, 2025

• “Stay In Your Lane” – Courtney Barnett
• “Before You Gotta Go” – Courtney Barnett
• “Avant Gardener” – Courtney Barnett
• “Otis” – Durutti Column
• “Water Underground” – Real Estate
• “Fall Into You” – Soulstice
• “It Will Never Be The Same” – Dropout Orchestra
• “Close Your Eyes” – Miguel Migs, Meshell Ndegecello
• “Downtown” – Destroyer
• “Dominoes” – Donald Byrd
• “You Wish” – Nightmares On Wax
• “Ibiza” – Butcher Brown
• “Sealion” – Feist
• “30th Century Man” – Scott Walker
• “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” – The Kinks
• “Are You With Me Now?” – Cate Le Bon
• “Drinkin’ On A Tuesday” – Sarah Mary Chadwick
• “Heart Is A Drum” – Beck
• “Sleeping Lessons” – The Shins
• “Nu Tones” – Nomo
• “War On War” – Wilco
• “Enough” – Jeff Tweedy
• “Can You Get To That?” – Funkadelic
• “Le temps de l’amour (Fox Medium)” – Françoise Hardy
• “Call Me The Breeze” – J.J. Cale
• “I Love You And Buddha Too” – Mason Jennings
• “Gravity Rides Everything” – Modest Mouse
• “Gooey” – Glass Animals
• “Everybody Knows” – SBTRKT
• “The Tower” – Wye Oak
• “Born Too Late” – Dent May
• “Pretty Boys (feat. Khruangbin)” – Paul McCartney
• “Pelota (Cut A Rug Remix)” – Khruangbin, Quantic
• “Say That” – Toro Y Moi
• “Odessa” – Caribou
• “Listen2me” – Foxwarren
• “Overlander” – Budos Band
• “Cigarettes Out The Window” – TV Girl
• “Since I Left You” – Avalanches

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.”

Special in-studio guest Madison McFerrin drops by to talk about her new album “Scorpio” as well as collaborating with her father Bobby McFerrin ahead of her show tonight at El Club in southwest Detroit—doors at 7 p.m., with Madison performing at 9 p.m.

Plus new music from Gerald Clayton, Say She She, Turbotito, Jeff Tweedy, Chronixx and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 22, 2025

• “Rush” – Gerald Clayton
• “Deep in the Woods” – Tennis
• “Cut & Rewind” – Say She She
• “Nainan Da Pyar De Gaya (feat. Piya Malik)” – Turbotito & Ragz
• “Weak In Your Light (Daniel Avery Remix)” – Nation of Language
• “Ride Around” – Goat Girl
• “Who By Fire” – Skinny Pelembe & Beth Orton
• “Three Hours” – John Parish & Aldous Harding
• “One Tiny Flower” – Jeff Tweedy
• “Under a Rainbow (feat. Elle Músa)” – SFJ
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Tear It Down” – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• “Bitter Streets” – SAULT
• “I & I” – Chronixx
• “Fighting For Our Love” – Madison McFerrin
• “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
• “Insane” – Madison McFerrin
• “Run” – Madison McFerrin & Bobby McFerrin
• “Spent” – Madison McFerrin
• “Don’t You Worry Baby (feat. Madison McFerrin)” – Tyler The Creator
• “Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Alexander Nut Remix)” – Sade
• “No Others” – Momoko Gill
• “Uno Punto Uno” – Women In Jazz & Rosa Brunello
• “Rosso Di Sera Bel Tempo Si Spera” – Causi Sui
• “Compared To What” – John Legend & The Roots
• “People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul (Remix)” – James Brown
• “Thrown Around” – James Blake
• “Somethin Here” – Terrence Parker
• “Rain Can’t Reach Us (feat. Tony Allen)” – Yannis & the Yaw

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 Georgie Sweet, Nightbus, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, Dry Cleaning and a few of my favorite covers from Fiona Apple, Cat Power, and Buddy Miles.

Plus writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz drops by to chat Motown, Dolly Parton and the New York Dolls ahead of her talk at the Fisher Theatre on Wednesday (tickets available here).

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 21, 2025

• “The Ones We Loved” – Georgie Sweet
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “Belong To You” – Cut Copy & Kate Bollinger
• “Bloodlines” – Franc Moody
• “Devotion (Short Boys’ Remix)” – Hot Chip
• “Coltrane (Crooked Man Remix)” – Cymande
• “Spirit Adapter” – Yin Yin
• “Mq9” – Automatic
• “Hit My Head All Day (Edit)” – Dry Cleaning
• “siestas ahí” – Juana Molina
• “Banc de poissons” – Vulfmon & Jacob Jeffries
• “Dewy” – Resavoir & Matt Gold
• “Across The Universe” – Fiona Apple
• “Ask Me Anything” – The Strokes
• “How It Ends” – DeVotchka
• “The Rat” – The Walkmen
• “The Smile” – David Axelrod
• “100 Years of Bill & Lil” – Joe Webb
• “New York” – Cat Power
• “Down By The River” – Buddy Miles
• “The Wind Cries Mary” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Hey Joe” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Who Knows (Live At Filmore East, 1970 / 50th Anniversary)” – Band of Gypsys / Jimi Hendrix
• “Surfin” – Ernest Ranglin
• “Police & Thieves” – The Clash
• “Nobody Can Live Forever” – Tim Maia
• “(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below We’re All Going To Go” – Curtis Mayfield
• “You’ve Been In Love Too Long (Single Version)” – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• “Come See About Me (Live)” – The Supremes
• “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
• “Personality Crisis” – New York Dolls
• “Trash” – New York Dolls
• “Marquee Moon” – Television

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.

In a cultural landscape crowded with pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz remains one of the sharpest and most original social commentators around today.

She’ll bring that wit and insight for a talk and Q&A with the audience at the Fisher Theatre on Wednesday, October 22.

Ahead of her visit to Detroit, she stopped by In The Groove to chat about all things music—from her love of Motown and its staying power with a younger generation, to the beloved Dolly Parton and her time helping the punk icons New York Dolls get one of their first shows.

To hear the full conversation with Ryan Patrick Hooper, click the audio player above. Tickets and details about the show are available via Broadway in Detroit.

Highlighting shows that are coming to town this week including Beta Band and David Byrne, plus new music from Automatic and SPRINTS.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 20, 2025

• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab” – English Teacher
• “Oh Baby Doll” – La Femme
• “Smash It Up” – The (International) Noise Conspiracy
• “No One’s Gonna Love You” – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
• “Ain’t No Love In the Heart of the City” – Bobby “Blue” Bland
• “Al Sharp” – Beta Band
• “Words” – Big Thief
• “Strange Overtones” – David Byrne & Brian Eno
• “Black Box” – Automatic
• “The Rip” – Portishead
• “Queen” – Perfume Genius
• “Seasons (Waiting On You)” – Future Islands
• “Build A Bridge” – Deeper
• “Like Eating Glass” – Bloc Party
• “Coffee” – Yuna
• “Thin Lines” – Kidnap
• “Tonight (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)” – Miguel Migs
• “Happening in the Streets (Domo Domo Rework)” – Domo Domo
• “Deep Dive” – Penza Penza
• “100% Samba” – Roge
• “Autumn in New York” – Makaya McCraven
• “Tell Me A Tale” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Burnin’ And Lootin” – The Wailers
• “Straight To Hell” – The Clash
• “Try A Little Tenderness” – Otis Redding
• “Love And Hate In A Different Time” – Gabriels
• “The House of the Rising Sun” – Nina Simone
• “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – Derobert & The Half-truths
• “1969” – The Stooges
• “Here’s The Thing” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Better” – SPRINTS
• “SPIDERS” – Lola Young
• “SAME KIND OF LONELY” – Benjamin Booker

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.

Two covers I love — Perfume Genius doing a classic; Frank Ocean getting covered in a creative indie rock way. Plus new music from Escape-Ism, Sharon Van Etten, Jose Junior, Deep Sea Diver and more.

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

• “My Last Chance (SalaAM ReMi LP Mix)” – Marvin Gaye
• “Hold Me” – Sault
• “Thinkin Bout You” – Flo Morrissey, Matthew E. White
• “The Garden” – Papooz
• “Facil” – Empress Of
• “Locked” – Four Tet
• “Can’t Help Falling In Love” – Perfume Genius
• “Sleeping Lessons” – The Shins
• “I Want More” – Can
• “Strange Powers” – The Magnetic Fields
• “If You Feel Like Rockin’” – Escape-Ism
• “Daylight Song” – Wu-Lu
• “Like I Say (I Runaway)” – Nilufer Yanya
• “Florida’s On Fire” – Superchunk
• “The Drifter” – Romare
• “Star Blanket River Child” – Brightblack Morning Light
• “Bar Fly” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Heavy” – The Marias
• “Poison” – Sharon Van Etten
• “Ambrosia (feat. Channel Tres)” – Erick The Architect
• “Hypnotised (feat. Mel Uye-Parker)” – Matthew Herbert
• “Ansumana” – Susso
• “Habla Con Ella” – Sofia Kourtesis
• “Dive” – Caribou
• “Skin Is My” – Andrew Bird
• “Small Stakes” – Spoon
• “Moonshake” – Can
• “Heaven’s Gonna Burn Your Eyes” – Thievery Corporation
• “CTFO” – Jose Junior
• “What Do I Know” – Deep Sea Diver
• “A Fragile Thing (Mark Saunders Heartbroken Remix)” – The Cure
• “Assis” – Spill Tab
• “Carry Me Away” – El Michels Affair & Norah Jones
• “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” – El Michels Affair
• “CREAM” – El Michels Affair
• “Once Around The Block” – Badly Drawn Boy
• “Moving Forward (Cosmodelica Remix)” – Bryony Jarman-Pinto

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.

Throwback Thursday with a couple of Wilco deep cuts, Jonathan Richman, Charles Stepney, Nina Simone and lots more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 16, 2025

• “Silver” – Say She She
• “Cool Cool” – James Alexander Bright
• “Color & Shape” – Alabama Shakes
• “Black Iris” – Sven Wunder
• “SNC” – Darkside
• “Point & Kill” – Little Simz
• “Tu Es Tout Seul” – Gnonnas Pedro and His Dadjes Band
• “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” – Professor Longhair
• “Starman” – Seu Jorge
• “Source” – Nubya Garcia
• “Why Don’t You” – Cleo Sol
• “Mad Man” – Mike Nyoni and Born Free
• “Coffin Maker” – Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family
• “Lazy” – WITCH
• “Iris Is Neil” – Apifera
• “Solitude Is Bliss” – Tame Impala
• “Someone Else’s Song” – Wilco
• “Apho” – Alfa Mist & Bongeziwe Mabandla
• “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
• “All Mirrors” – Angel Olsen
• “Afterlife” – Sharon Van Etten
• “Little Things” – Lake Trout
• “Nova” – NOMO
• “Why My Love” – Aja Monet
• “Step On Step” – Charles Stepney
• “Open This Wall” – Berlioz
• “Bright Moments” – Admin
• “Kodama” – Kikagaku Moyo
• “Sleeping Ute” – Grizzly Bear
• “Do I Move You?” – Nina Simone
• “Tudo o Que Voce Podia Ser” – Milton Nascimento
• “Vento a Favor” – Sessa
• “Tandem Jump” – Jonathan Richman
• “Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC Version)” – Wilco
• “See No Evil” – Television
• “Heroes” – David Bowie
• “I Wanna Be Adored” – Stone Roses

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.

We march forward in grief with our D’Angelo remembrance, plus new music from Kaytranada + PinkPantheress, Kassa Overall, DJ Koze and more. Also featured: songs for runners ahead of the Detroit Free Press Marathon this weekend.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 15, 2025

• “Dog It” – Digable Planets
• “SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALISCIOUS” – Kassa Overall
• “Aruna” – DJ Koze
• “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (Kon Rework)” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
• “17 Days (7″ B-Side Edit)” – Prince & the Revolution
• “I’m Sick Y’All (Mono)” – Otis Redding
• “Luv N’ Haight” – Sly & the Family Stone
• “I’ll Bet You” – Funkadelic
• “Nothing Without You” – Uma
• “Girl Like Me (Kaytranada Remix)” – PinkPantheress
• “What Not to Do (Moodymann Remix)” – Róisín Murphy
• “Really Love” – D’Angelo
• “Ain’t That Easy” – D’Angelo
• “She’s Always In My Hair” – D’Angelo
• “The Root” – D’Angelo
• “I’ll Stay (feat. D’Angelo)” – Roy Hargrove
• “Your Precious Love” – D’Angelo & Erykah Badu
• “Nothing Even Matters (feat. D’Angelo)” – Lauryn Hill
• “Wish I Didn’t Miss You (Dragutesku Edit)” – Angie Stone
• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “Sáré Kon Kon” – Antibalas
• “High Vibrations” – Theo Croker, Malaya & D’LEAU
• “Runnin’” – Pharcyde
• “Runnin” – Wajatta

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Found out live on air that the legend D’Angelo died at the age of 51… heartbreaking news. Still reeling from it. He changed music forever with a voice so bright and talented that it’s on par with Marvin Gaye and Prince. He also changed my musical path, too. I could finally hear R&B through his music—the voice was the main instrument. D’Angelo’s instrument was one of the best.

I played as much of his music as I legally could today, and will play more tomorrow. 

Please read Progressive Underground host Chris Campbell’s loving remembrance he wrote about D’Angelo… as well as his “Liner Notes” piece highlighting tracks from the masterpiece album “Voodoo.”

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

• “Towers” – Hundred Waters
• “Mumma Don’t Tell (Faltydl Remix)” – Leifur James
• “Last Night Reprise (feat. Cautious Clay, Kaki King & Maeve Gilchrist)” – Arooj Aftab
• “! MAVIS BEACON” – Saya Gray
• “The Ones We Loved” – Georgie Sweet
• “Call It Love” – Nilüfer Yanya
• “Bless The Telephone” – Annahstasia
• “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” – D’Angelo
• “Spanish Joint” – D’Angelo
• “Africa (Demo)” – D’Angelo
• “Me and Those Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine (J Dilla Remix)” – D’Angelo
• “Devil’s Pie (Tall Black Guy Edit)” – D’Angelo
• “I Found My Smile Again (Radio Edit)” – D’Angelo
• “Nothing Even Matters (feat. D’Angelo)” – Lauryn Hill
• “Light” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Don’t You Want To Stay?” – Bill Withers
• “Tanto Arriba Como Abajo” – Chicano Batman
• “I Want You (John Morales M+M Breakdown Mix)” – Marvin Gaye
• “I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (feat. Jocelyn Brown) [4 Hero Remix]” – Nuyorican Soul
• “Bounce, Pts. I + II” – Nate Smith
• “Walk In the Night (Live)” – Grant Green
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Turiya and Ramakrishna” – Alice Coltrane
• “Pink Sky” – Loma
• “Astral-Desia” – Whatitdo Archive Group
• “Con Altura” – Orquesta Akokán

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Exploring a new delicious slice of pop from RAYE, new music from Erykah Badu and Georgie Sweet, a Hot Chip remix I’m in love with and much more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 13, 2025

• “Devotion” – Jay Som
• “Boyish” – Japanese Breakfast
• “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
• “Go Home” – Angel Olsen
• “Closer” – Maria Chiara Argirò
• “All I Need” – Roman GianArthur
• “Diamonds & Pearls” – Prince & The New Power Generation
• “Devotion (Boys’ Shorts Remix)” – Hot Chip
• “Leave Your Life (Lonely Hearts Mix)” – Alex Kassian
• “Exile” – Swim Surreal & Zero 7
• “Mantra” – Jordan Rakei
• “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – Ninapinta
• “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE
• “1 Thing” – Amerie
• “On a Better Day I’m Dreaming (Tall Black Guy Remix)” – Colman Brothers
• “Next To You” – Erykah Badu & The Alchemist
• “Angel” – Massive Attack
• “The Ones We Loved” – Georgie Sweet
• “Plastic 100°C” – Sampha
• “The Bug” – Crumb
• “Cécile” – Edouard Ferlet
• “How to Disappear Completely (feat. Dave Whitford, James Allsopp, Will Glaser & Tori Freestone)” – Rick Simpson
• “Everything Is Simple” – Widowspeak
• “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)” – Ben Kweller
• “Coast To Coast” – Elliott Smith
• “Thirty One” – Butcher Brown
• “Cause = Time” – Broken Social Scene
• “New Case” – Upchuck
• “Inside Out” – Spoon
• “Lucifer On the Sofa (Adrian Sherwood Reconstruction)” – Spoon
• “Killing For Love (Todd Terje Brokeback Mix)” – José González
• “Life During Wartime (Live)” – Talking Heads

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What a musical buffet I’ve got for you today! New music from Yukimi & Little Dragon, Yin Yin, KeiyaA, Makaya McCraven, HAIM & Bon Iver, plus lots more. Also joined by the folks of Laylit, who are bringing their dance party to Spot Lite on Saturday. It’s a celebration of music from the Arab diaspora, featuring music from North African and the Middle East. It’s an event you don’t want to miss, and you heard about it here on In The Groove on WDET.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 10, 2025

• “Stupid Prizes” – KeiyaA
• “Bamboo” – Harvey Sutherland
• “Coltrane (Crooked Man Remix)” – Cymande
• “Spirit Adapter” – Yin Yin
• “Mq9” – Automatic
• “Hit My Head All Day (Edit)” – Dry Cleaning
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “Slow Down” – Skip Marley & H.E.R.
• “Skindo Le-Le (S.U.M.O. Rebounce)” – A Bossa Elétrica
• “All Over Me” – Yukimi & Little Dragon
• “Lost My Love (DJ Amir & Re.Decay Jazz Re.Imagined Remix)” – Kenny Cox
• “Over (feat. Yebba)” – Robert Glasper
• “What A Life” – Makaya McCraven
• “Detroit, Pt. 1” – Shigeto
• “Ride The Wave” – Moonchild & Astyn Turr
• “It Always Was” – Joshua Idehen
• “Goatnoggin” – Goat & human language
• “Take Five” – King Tubby
• “Ghetto Defendant” – The Clash
• “Sun Is Shining (Yes King Remix)” – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• “Guns of Brixton (feat. Yan Jun) [L’été Chinois]” – Dub Mentor
• “Tie you down” – HAIM & Bon Iver
• “Reinita Canadiense” – Mas Aya & Lido Pimienta
• “Ansumana” – Suso
• “How Music Makes You Feel Better” – Sofia Kourtesis
• “Wind Drifts (Instrumental)” – Jon Dixon
• “Liza… Liza” – Elias Rahbani and His Orchestra
• “Sah” – Al Massrieen
• “Invocation (feat. Onipa, Jupiter & Okwess, Otim Alpha, Damon Albarn & Joan as Police Woman)” – Africa Express
• “MISK” – Roundabout
• “Ready To Ball” – Kassa Overall
• “DON’T LISTEN” – corto.alto

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Very excited to share new music from Neko Case. The singer-songwriter is back with her new album “Neon Grey Midnight Green” is out now. We’ll hear the track “Wreck.” Plus, a spotlight on Lebanese musician Yasmine Hamdan, the jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, a couple of Omar Apollo tracks for good measure and lots more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 9, 2025

• “Heartbeats (Logic1000 Remix)” – José González
• “Place in My Heart (feat. RYAT)” – Taylor McFerrin
• “Open This Wall” – Berlioz
• “Bright Moments” – Admin
• “Babystar” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Vows سبع صنايع” – Yasmine Hamdan
• “Shmaali شمالي” – Yasmine Hamdan
• “Nothing Can Surprise Me” – Tamar Aphek
• “Pipeline” – Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen
• “Enter Laughing” – Electrelane
• “Wreck” – Neko Case
• “Girl I Love You” – Massive Attack
• “Diego” – Gotts Street Park
• “Drifting” – Omar Apollo
• “Frio” – Omar Apollo
• “You Got It” – Thandii
• “Free” – Sault
• “La Ceiba” – Antibalas
• “People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul” – James Brown
• “I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix)” – Jackson 5
• “Didn’t I (Dave Allison Rework)” – Darondo
• “Repetitioner” – THUS LOVE
• “Leave Your Life (Lonely Hearts Mix)” – Alex Kassian
• “Across That Fine Line” – Nation of Language
• “Untitled” – Interpol
• “Plainsong” – Seefeel
• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Pictures Of You” – The Cure
• “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” – War on Drugs
• “Home” – LCD Soundsystem

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Fresh selections from Mei Semones, Nia Andrews, Butcher Brown, Oreglo, KeiyaA and more. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 8, 2025

• “Itsumo” – Mei Semones
• “You Can’t Not Be Who You Are” – Nia Andrews
• “HOURS:AFTER” – Butcher Brown
• “Bosté” – Oreglo
• “Make You Feel That Way” – Blackalicious
• “Take It” – KeiyaA
• “Puaj” – Salin
• “Elegantly Wasted (feat. Leon Bridges)” – Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Heavy” – The Marias
• “Poison (Cover)” – Sharon Van Etten
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “If You Rescue Me (Chanson des Chats)” – Gael García Bernal, Alain Chabat, Aurélia Petit & Sacha Bourdo
• “Theme” – Jon Brion
• “October” – Okonski
• “Just Another Day” – Womack Sisters
• “Dr Rego” – Cisco Kid
• “Little Child Runnin’ Wild” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Winter in America (feat. Rich Medina) [12″ Version]” – Brian Jackson
• “The Revolution Will Not Be Telefonin’” – Tonico 70
• “Lady Day and John Coltrane” – Gil Scott Heron
• “God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (feat. Yazmin Lacey)” – Ezra Collective
• “Paradise (feat. Thalma De Freitas)” – DJ Center & Sly5thAve
• “Why You Lied” – Forest Law
• “What Is Love?” – Deee-Lite
• “Groove Is In the Heart” – Deee-Lite
• “Cannonball” – The Breeders
• “Black Steel (Radio Edit)” – Tricky
• “Natural One” – Folk Implosion
• “Sleep To Dream” – Fiona Apple
• “On And On” – Erykah Badu
• “Heart Cooks Brain” – Modest Mouse
• “Are You That Somebody” – Aaliyah

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