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.

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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. 

Several artists featured on today’s playlist are making their way to metro Detroit this summer and fall, including Cola, Bloc Party, Jack Johnson, Jack White, Big Thief, and Osees. If any of these shows are on your radar, be sure to grab your tickets before they’re gone. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 7, 2026 

• “Listen2me” – Foxwarren 

• “Haveluck Country” – Cola 

• “Mellow” – Deadbeat Beat 

• “Like Eating Glass” – Bloc Party 

• “Sweet Mary Jane” – The Desperados 

• “Sun Sinking Low” – Mr. Airplane Man 

• “Dollar Bill” – Jack White 

• “Marigold (B-Side)” – Nirvana 

• “Loud Bark” – Mannequin Pussy 

• “Make It Wit Chu” – Queens of the Stone Age 

• “Toe Cutter – Thumb Buster” – Thee Oh Sees 

• “Incomprehensible” – Big Thief 

• “Hold On To The Light” – Jack Johnson & Hermanos Gutiérrez 

• “Sound & Color” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Black Ego” – Digable Planets 

• “Four On Six (feat. Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath & Albert Heath)” – Wes Montgomery 

• “Kilimanjaro” – Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy 

• “Doom Mood” – Pearl & The Oysters 

• “O Samba da Minha Terra” – Novos Baianos 

• “Se Baila Así” – Mexican Institute of Sound 

• “Atatue Inu” – Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family 

• “For Oumou Sangaré” – The Kyle Shepherd Trio 

• “Kind of Latin Rhythm” – The Juju Orchestra 

• “Alegría” – Elia y Elizabeth 

• “Aonde Voce Vai” – Antonio Adolfo 

• “Olhos de Sá” – Joutro Mundo 

• “Nomalizo” – Letta Mbulu 

• “A Figure in the Surf” – Mount Kimbie 

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.