New music from Wet Leg, aron!, Tyler Ballgame, Getdown Services, and Alabama Shakes. We also revisit Michael Kiwanuka, Chaka Khan, R.E.M., Bonobo & Arooj Aftab, Digable Planets, Nick Drake, and Paul Simon before closing things out with The Zombies. 

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 July 21, 2026 

• “Tell Me a Tale” – Michael Kiwanuka  

• “I’m Getting Ready” – Michael Kiwanuka 

• “Please Go Easy With Me” – S.E. Rogie 

• “Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes” – Paul Simon 

• “Mr. Jambo (feat. Barry Bergen)” – Kyle Gordon 

• “Can’t Get There From Here” – R.E.M. 

• “Coming Up” – Paul McCartney 

• “It Must Be Love” – Labi Siffre 

• “Through the Fire – A COLORS SHOW” – Chaka Khan 

• “I Feel Hope Coming” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Green Eyes” – Arlo Park 

• “BOSS TRIX (BENNY’S SONG)” – Nirosta Steel  

• “Feels Like Summer” – Childish Gambino 

• “Not For A Lack Of Trying” – aron! 

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

• “Cello Song” – Nick Drake 

• “Nahr El Mot نهر الموت” – Zeid Hamda 

• “New Park” – Wu-Lu & POiSON ANNA  

• “Cha Cha Slide” – Getdown Services 

• “Obrigado” – Ed O’Brien 

• “hi from me” – Wet Leg 

• “Sound & Color” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Fire on the Water” – Bonobo & Arooj Aftab 

• “Black Ego” – Digable Planets 

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

• “Towers” – Hundred Waters 

• “The Tower (feat. William Brittelle) [Variation]” – Wye Oak, Metropolis Ensemble & Paul Wiancko 

• “It Always Was” – Joshua Idehen 

• “Ferry Lady” – Panda Bear 

• “Paradis” – Donna Blue 

• “I’m Confessin’” – Fabienne Delsol 

• “Lights Out” – Pearl & The Oysters 

• “Common Blue” – Warpaint 

• “I Believe In Love” – Tyler Ballgame 

• “Somebody Made For Me” – Emitt Rhodes 

• “This Will Be Our Year” – The Zombies 

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 Mother’s Day edition starts with a run of feel-good tracks from Fontaines D.C., The La’s, The Zombies, and Pixies. 

Later in the show, we share songs that remind us of our moms every time they come on, featuring music from Blondie, Bee Gees, and Elton John. We wrap things up with a set of acoustic tracks from Labi Siffre, Father John Misty, and Wilco.  

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 8, 2026 

• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C. 

• “Timeless Melody” – The La’s 

• “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth” – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 

• “I’ll Believe In Anything (2026 Solo Piano Version)” – Wolf Parade 

• “Love Story” – My New Band Believe 

• “The Way I Feel Inside” – The Zombies 

• “This Will Be Our Year” – The Zombies 

• “Got It All” – LL Burns 

• “Knife” – Grizzly Bear 

• “Goodbye Horses” – Q Lazzarus 

• “Say Hello To The Angels (Live)” – Interpol 

• “Subbacultcha” – Pixies 

• “When I Get to Heaven” – John Prine 

• “I Just Want To Talk To You” – Charles Brown & Sleepy Creek 

• “Back, Baby” – Jessica Pratt 

• “One Stop” – Aldous Harding 

• “Golden Gate” – Miranda Lee Richards 

• “Anyway That You Want Me” – Spiritualized 

• “Black Magic” – Jarvis Cocker 

• “That’s Entertainment” – The Jam 

• “My Mathematical Mind” – Spoon 

• “(I Know) I’m Losing You” – Rod Stewart 

• “Heart of Glass” – Blondie 

• “More Than A Woman” – Bee Gees 

• “I’ve Seen the Saucers” – Elton John 

• “Our Day Will Come” – Ruby & The Romantics 

• “Meet Me In the City – Junior Kimbrough 

• “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg 

• “Crumb” – John Roseboro & Liana Flores 

• “Cannock Chase” – Labi Siffre 

• “California Stars” – Billy Bragg & Wilco 

• “Goodbye Mr. Blue” – Father John Misty 

• “Changes (feat. The Budos Band)” – Charles Bradley 

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.