It’s a Throwback Thursday, but we start off with fresh 2026 releases from Jordan Rakei, Bruno Berle, GENA, Nightmares on Wax & Adrian Sherwood, and Ezra Collective with Greentea Peng. Throwbacks begin with Stevie Wonder at his most political, plus Dusty Springfield, Wings, The Temptations and The Clash.

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 13, 2026

• “Enemies” — Jordan Rakei
• “Big Brother” — Stevie Wonder
• “Crystal Blue Persuasion” — Tommy James & The Shondells
• “Son of a Preacher Man” — Dusty Springfield
• “pawnshop” — Kara Jackson
• “Right Side of My Neck” — Faye Webster
• “Let ‘Em In” — Wings
• “Cool Cat” — Queen
• “Bennie and the Jets (2014 Remaster)” — Elton John
• “I Got the… (2006 Remastered Version)” — Labi Siffre
• “Amor Inteiro” — Bruno Berle
• “Please Go Easy With Me” — S.E. Rogie
• “Swing Lo Magellan” — Dirty Projectors
• “Douwannabwithastar” — GENA
• “Golden (edit)” — Jill Scott
• “Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong (Re-Work)” — Bugz In the Attic
• “Flippin’ Eck” — Nightmares On Wax & Adrian Sherwood
• “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” — The Temptations
• “Hercules” — Aaron Neville
• “Helicopters” — Ezra Collective, Greentea Peng & War Child Records
• “Ghetto Defendant” — The Clash
• “Jimtastic Blues” — Greentea Peng
• “Rain Can’t Reach Us (feat. Tony Allen)” — Yannis & The Yaw
• “Run (feat. Andreya Triana) [Sofia Kourtesis Remix]” — Quantic
• “Beige Days” — SOYUZ
• “Midnight (Acoustic)” — Jessie Ware
• “Seventeen” — Sharon Van Etten
• “Returning To Myself” — Brandi Carlile
• “Wind” — John Carroll Kirby
• “That Girl” — Stevie Wonder
• “You Could Be More as You Are” — Saâda Bonaire
• “Penthouse Samba” — Marina Zispin
• “Feather” — Little Dragon
• “Schools of Eyes” — Wye Oak

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.

Opening up the show with our longest “DEEEEETTTRRROOIIIITTTT BASKKKEEETTTBALLLLLLL” yet before jumping into brand new music from Detroit’s own Ian Fink, where he samples Cade Cunningham and turns it into a new hometown anthem. Plus, new music discovery from Honey Dijon, Alabama Shakes, IZCO, Jordan Rakei, Mary in the Junkyard, Dua Saleh 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 May 4, 2026

• “Loud In Detroit” – Ian Fink
• “I Like It Hot (feat. Greentea Peng)” – Honey Dijon
• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal
• “American Dream” – Alabama Shakes
• “Strike a Pose (feat. Camille Munn)” – IZCO
• “It Never Ends” – Jordan Rakei & Femi Koleoso
• “Crash Landing” – Mary in the Junkyard
• “Flood (feat. Bon Iver)” – Dua Saleh
• “HEAVENLY FATHER (Live – Mediolanum, Milan, IT. Nov 05 2022)” – Bon Iver
• “Sycamore” – Bill Callahan
• “Venus in the Zinnia” – Aldous Harding & H. Hawkline
• “You’re Out Wasting” – Andy Shauf
• “When The Sun Soaks In” – Deadbeat Beat
• “Dope On A Rope” – The Growlers
• “22° Halo” – pôt-pot
• “Disintegration” – The Cure
• “Dance Steve (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Anna Butterss
• “Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel)” – Kokoroko
• “Crumb” – John Roseboro & Liana Flores
• “Vento A Favor (Instrumental)” – Sessa
• “Olhos de Sá” – Joutro Mundo
• “Rico Suave Bossa Nova” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “Summer Maddness S.A.” – Karriem Riggins
• “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” – Ananda Shankar
• “The Last Time” – Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• “E.V.A. (Remix)” – Fatboy Slim
• “Back On” – SBTRKT
• “Right On (feat. Joanna Newsom & STS)” – The Roots
• “Norfside (feat. Tierra Whack)” – Jill Scott
• “Gorilla” – Little Simz
• “Dog It” – Digable Planets
• “Diane Charlemagne (Iman Houssein Remix)” – LEFTO EARLY BIRD
• “Puaj” – Salin
• “Ricky Ricardo” – La China de La Gasolina
• “Osa Polar” – Melenas

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.