The major highlights here are Bon Iver’s stunning new album (featuring Flock of Dimes, Dijon and Danielle Haim, just to name a few), plus new music discoveries from Smerz, Tirzah, Kelela, Lady Wray 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 April 14, 2025

• “If Only I Could Wait (feat. Danielle Haim)” – Bon Iver
• “Day One (feat. Dijon & Flock of Dimes)” – Bon Iver
• “S.N.C.” – Darkside
• “Aruna” – DJ Koze
• “You got time and I got money” – Smerz
• “This Is How We Walk on the Moon (feat. Tirzah)” – Speakers Corner Quartet
• “Off Om” – Jeff Parker
• “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )” – Saya Gray
• “Waitin’ (unplugged)” – Kelela
• “Charlie (feat. Lil Yachty)” – Lola Young
• “Wrap Myself Up In Your Love” – Say She She
• “Be A Witness” – Lady Wray
• “Best For Us” – Lady Wray
• “Violent Shiver” – Benjamin Booker
• “Defense” – Panda Bear & Cindy Lee
• “Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)” – Devo
• “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)” – Neil Young
• “Could Be Forever” – Joshua Idehen
• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco
• “Back 2 Me (feat. Sadie Walker)” – Girls of the Internet
• “Donuts Mind If I Do” – CHAI
• “Locket” – Crumb
• “Where’s My Brain???” – The Lazy Eyes
• “Made To Stray (DJ Koze Remix)” – Mount Kimbie
• “Modern Love” – David Bowie
• “Let’s Dance” – David Bowie
• “Hunnybee” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Rà-àkõ-st (Unknown Mortal Orchestra Version)” – Lindstrøm & Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Alacrán” – LA LOM
• “Sorrowful Horns (feat. James Mollison)” – Joe Armon-Jones
• “Ghost Town” – The Specials
• “Love and Happiness” – Al Green
• “I’m Glad You’re Mine” – Al Green
• “Everybody Hurts” – Al Green

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.

“There’s always so much good music coming out of Detroit!” Now, I didn’t actually say these exact words on this week’s MI Local, but they’re words I’ve often said aloud during my coverage of the scene here on WDET, and the latest show is emblematic of that, of course!

This week, we checked out the latest from dream-pop duo Bluhm (“The Ghost Between Us”), a groovy indie-dance/rock vibe from Elephant Den (“Apple”), and a brand new single from NW-Michigan-based folk singer May Erlewine (“My Speed,” from the forthcoming album “What It Takes“), which kicked off the show.

We also heard a new single from Detroit-based power-pop auteur Ryan Allen (of Extra Arms), from his new solo album (out in May), titled Livin’ On a Prayer on the Edge. Kalamazoo-based indie-rockers The Go-Rounds also have new music out, dropping a brand new full-length album on the same day that MI Local aired, titled “Donut.”

Tonight’s feature was an in-person interview with metro Detroit based singer-songwriter and music educator Taylor DeRousse, who stopped by the studio to discuss her new full-length album (out this Friday) titled “Running Back To Me.” There are already a couple of singles from that album that are available to download, but here on WDET, we were able to get a sneak preview of an unreleased track, titled “Red Sweater.”

During our interview, DeRousse discussed her approach to lyric writing, and being able to lean in to an unyielding heart-on-the-sleeve candor, while also shouting out Traverse City-based producer/musician John Piatek (who provides backing vocals on “Red Sweater”), as well as collaborators at Bird Fight Records, Tom Mihalis and John Katona, and local musician Bryan Pope.

On the show, DeRousse revealed/announced the date and details of the release party for “Running Back to Me,” which is set for May 10 at the Loving Touch in Ferndale.

Meanwhile, if you want to learn more about DeRousse, you can swing over to Tailored Harmonies, a music company store based in Waterford providing lessons and so much more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

MI Local Playlist for March. 25, 2025

• “My Speed” – May ErlewineAnxious All The Time – Ryan Allen
• “Let There Be More Light” – Ethan Daniel Davidson
• “Too Cold For Company” – Stanley & Quiggle
• “Suburban Boredom” – Ancient Language
• “Ghosts Between Us – Bluhm
• “Apple” – Elephant Den
• “Tworailsmeet” – Conor Lynch
• “Diamond” – The Go Rounds
• “I Wanna Be Like Jesus” – Dick Texas
• “Red Sweater” – Taylor DeRousse
• “Zombie” – Taylor DeRousse