New music from Dungen, John Carroll Kirby, Karate Boogaloo, Nightbus, and Swish Jaguaralso along with music form Erykah Badu, Radiohead, David Bowie, and Curtis Mayfield. We also feature Detroit artists The Go, Deadbeat Beat, and Slippers. 

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 5, 2026 

• “Alberto Balsalm (Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Session)” – Dungen 

• “Ibs” – Duval Timothy 

• “Booger’s Bounce of Joy” – Karate Boogaloo 

• “Acid and Honey” – Babe Rainbow 

• “Swallow Tail” – John Carroll Kirby 

• “Other Side Of The Game (Live)” – Erykah Badu 

• “My Dream” – 79.5 

• “Open the Door” – Betty Carter 

• “Lowdown” – Ronald Langestraat 

• “Discogedanken” – Klaus Johann Grobe 

• “Cha Cha Slide” – Getdown Services 

• “Garter Snake (Audiotree Live)” – Macie Stewart 

• “Down on Love” – Sam and Louise Sullivan 

• “I Made It” – Annie & the Caldwells 

• “Coltrane” – Cymande 

• “Billy Jack” – Curtis Mayfield 

• “Morning Sunrise” – Swish Jaguar 

• “Gil Scott Heron – (Angola, Louisiana remix)” – Martin Lundfall 

• “Flying” – Moon Duo 

• “Angles Mortz (Tom Sharkett Remix)” – Nightbus 

• “Phoenix” – JIM  

• “Go to Sleep” – Radiohead 

• “Mercury Avenue” – Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen 

• “Heroes (2017 Remaster)” – David Bowie 

• “All Dimensions Are Loose” – The Go 

• “Rock & Roll” – The Velvet Underground 

• “When the Sun Soaks In” – Deadbeat Beat 

• “Most Things Haven’t Worked Out” – Junior Kimbrough 

• “Roadrunner (Live At Harvard University, Boston, MA / 1971 – 1972)” – The Modern Lovers 

• “Wants For Everyone” – Slippers 

• “False Prophet (ashnymph Remix)” – Nightbus  

• “No, No, No” – Gossip 

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. 

Today’s playlist features music from Radiohead, Mazzy Star, and LCD Soundsystem, alongside tracks from Broken Social Scene, TV on the Radio, Massive Attack, Pixies, Björk, The Clash and more, spanning a wide range of sounds from shoegaze to electronic and soul. 

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 15, 2026 

• “Only The Good I Keep” – Broken Social Scene 

• “Consulate Case” – Surprise Chef 

• “High and Dry” – Radiohead 

• “We’re Going to Be Friends” – The White Stripes 

• “Long Distance Lover” – Locust 

• “Found A Light (Beale Street)” – BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R 

• “Sink or Swim” – Bad Lieutenant 

• “I’m Coming Home” – September Jones 

• “Scarlet (long Version)” – Lush 

• “Deep Harbour (feat. Alfa Mist)” – Commodo 

• “Sweet Soul Revue” – Pizzicato Five 

• “Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio 

• “Chi Ave/A Love Letter To Salvador” – Yussef Dayes 

• “Jody Ryder Got Killed” – Sam & Dave 

• “Radios In Motion” – XTC 

• “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

• “Sick Of Love” – Lykke Li 

• “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)” – Grace Jones 

• “Spanish Harlem” – Aretha Franklin 

• “Teardrop” – Massive Attack 

• “Crutch” – Love Spells 

• “Flowers in December” – Mazzy Star 

• “Pagan Poetry” – Björk 

• “Pilot” – The Notwist 

• “Trompe le Monde” – Pixies 

• “Air of Superiority (Instrumental)” – Sonedo 

• “Only Tongue Can Tell” – Trashcan Sinatras 

• “Time Attacks” – Swervedriver 

• “Macramé (feat. Mei Semones)” – aron! 

• “30 Degrees” – The Fall 

• “CODE” – The Comet Is Coming 

• “Y Control” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs 

• “Alma” – deary 

• “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” – Frank Wilson 

• “Intruder” – The Darling Buds 

• “Career Opportunities” – The Clash 

• “Dance Yrself Clean” – LCD Soundsystem 

• “Get It Together” – Jackson 5 

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.