New music from she’s green, Kurt Vile, Aldous Harding, Courtney Barnett and more of your fall songs (Death Cab For Cutie, Donovan, Big Thief), plus the wonderful Detroit singer-songwriter Stef Chura stops by the show to preview her new album, “Dancing Alone on the Concrete,” due out this Friday via Saddle Creek.

You’ll be the first to hear tracks “Leadweight” and “Babydoll,” plus we chat with Stef about the influences into her new album (the first in 7 years!) and lots more. You can hear the full segment with Stef Chura starting at the 2:06 mark—enjoy!

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 September 29, 2026

• “Paradis” — Donna Blue
• “Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)” — Pixies
• “Silver” — Say She She
• “Africa” — Bill Laurance & Michael League
• “Baltimore” — Nina Simone
• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” — Romare
• “Amor Inteiro” — Bruno Berle
• “Road to Nowhere” — Rogê
• “Chance to Bleed” — Kurt Vile
• “Fall On Me” — R.E.M.
• “Train on the Island” — Aldous Harding
• “One Thing At A Time” — Courtney Barnett
• “The Payback” — James Brown
• “Protection” — Massive Attack
• “Drive” — Deftones
• “mettle” — she’s green
• “When You Sleep” — My Bloody Valentine (fall song picked by you!)
• “Long Division” — Death Cab for Cutie (fall song picked by you!)
• “Hurdy Gurdy Man” — Donovan (fall song picked by you!)
• “Velvet Ring” — Big Thief (fall song picked by you!)
• “A Fond Farewell” — Elliott Smith
• “There She Goes” — The La’s (fall song picked by you!)
• “1979 (Remastered 2012)” — The Smashing Pumpkins

Interview with Stef Chura

• “Leadweight” — Stef Chura
• “The Concrete” — Stef Chura
• “Danny” — Stef Chura
• “Babydoll” — Stef Chura

The rest of the show!

• “Maybe I Got It Wrong” — Ruti
• “Last Forever (feat. Wyatt Waddell)” — Patchwork Inc.
• “Nancy from Now On” — Father John Misty
• “Let ‘Em In” — Wings
• “Clover” — Billie Marten
• “Guns of Brixton (feat. Camille)” — Nouvelle Vague
• “Paper Tiger” — Spoon

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 discovery from Moses Boyd, the poet Aja Monet (alongside Meshell Ndegeocello + Georgia Anne Muldrow), Azekel, Tiago Caetano, corto.alto… and that’s just the first hour! Plus, getting ready for Big Thief, who are performing tonight at the Masonic.

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 August 10, 2026

• “Days Go By” — James Blake
• “Say Yeah” — Moses Boyd
• “elsewhere” — aja monet, Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow
• “Babystar (Kid Fonque Remix)” — Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Moon & I (feat. Céline Dessberg)” — Azekel
• “Eco do Futuro (feat. Céline Dessberg)” — Tiago Caetano
• “Amami (feat. Minami Kizuki)” — Yussef Dayes
• “All The Way (Shy One Remix)” — Jamie Woon
• “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” — corto.alto
• “Mantra” — Jordan Rakei
• “Opaline Bubbletear” — Dummy
• “Blue Dada” — Dummy
• “Limit to Your Love” — James Blake
• “Mere Saath” — Lifafa
• “Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn)” — Tony Allen
• “Nature Boy (12″ Version)” — Central Line
• “Every Party Has a Winner and a Loser” — Erlend Øye
• “Time” — Star Moles
• “Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl” — Broken Social Scene
• “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” — Stars
• “Echo’s Answer” — Broadcast
• “The Weight of My Words (Four Tet Remix)” — Kings of Convenience
• “Lazy Lover” — Brazilian Girls
• “Scale It Back (feat. Little Dragon)” — DJ Shadow
• “Intimidated (feat. H.E.R.)” — KAYTRANADA
• “Black Magic” — Jarvis Cocker
• “Only You Know” — Dion
• “Incomprehensible” — Big Thief
• “anything” — Adrianne Lenker
• “That Summer Feeling” — Jonathan Richman
• “American Music” — Violent Femmes
• “Strange Powers” — The Magnetic Fields
• “Are You Glad to Be In America?” — James Blood Ulmer
• “The Book I Read (Remastered)” — Talking Heads
• “Sycamore” — Bill Callahan
• “Swingin Party” — The Replacements
• “Sunny Afternoon” — The Kinks

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 Charli xcx, Getdown Services, and Wu-Lu joins dreamy selections from Mazzy Star, Beach House, and Cocteau Twins, alongside post-punk from Fontaines D.C. and Sonic Youth. We also spin a couple of Big Thief songs ahead of the band’s Aug. 10 performance at Detroit’s Masonic Temple. 

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 August 3, 2026 

• “Cha Cha Slide” – Getdown Services 

• “I’m Yours” – Tricky & Mitch Sanders 

• “New Park” – Wu-Lu & POiSON ANNA 

• “You Took Your Time” – Mount Kimbie & King Krule 

• “Silently” – Tara Clerkin Trio  

• “Fire Dali” – Lee “Scratch” Perry & Mouse On Mars 

• “Gadabout Season” – Brandee Younger 

• “Well Organised (feat. Lila Iké)” – Ezra Collective 

• “Overchord” – Actress 

• “Sounds We Cannot Hear” – Protomartyr 

• “Breathe” – Romare 

• “Rein Me In” – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 

• “Marquee Moon” – Television 

• “Magic Metal Montana” – Charli xcx  

• “Blue Flower” – Mazzy Star 

• “Starburster” – Fontaines D.C. 

• “Incinerate” – Sonic Youth 

• “Heaven or Las Vegas” – Cocteau Twins 

• “Norway” – Beach House 

• “Don’t Delete the Kisses” – Wolf Alice 

• “Mind’s a Lie” – High Vis 

• “Los Angeles” – Big Thief 

• “Simulation Swarm” – Big Thief 
• “Dream On” – Palace 

• “There Goes the Fear” – Doves 

• “Mi Mujer” – Nicolas Jaar 

• “Mumma Don’t Tell” – Leifur James 

• “JOHN COLTRANE” – KOMA 

• “Rose Rouge” – St Germain 

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.