So much to explore on this new music Friday on In The Groove! Fresh releases from Jadu Heart, Vulfmon, Franc Moody, Juana Molina, Joy Crookes, Nightbus (a new favorite around here!), plus Automatic, RIO KOSTA and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for September 26, 2025

• “Save Me” – Emma-Jean Thackray
• “Siestas ahí” – Juana Molina
• “Sharks In The Water” – Franc Moody
• “Banc de poissons” – Vulfmon & Jacob Jeffries
• “Dewy” – Resavoir & Matt Gold
• “Fade Your Heart” – Joy Crookes
• “Landslide” – Nightbus
• “Alone (Four Tet Remix)” – The Cure
• “Mercury” – Automatic
• “It’s Starting” – RIO KOSTA
• “Kelly Watch the Stars (Vegyn Version)” – Air
• “Sad Makeup” – Yukimi
• “Selenge” – Céline Dessberg
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Soul On Fire” – LaVern Baker
• “Every Time He Comes Around” – Minnie Riperton
• “BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Bill Loves You” – Hidden Spheres
• “Stay Happy” – Broken Social Scene
• “SOS” – Jadu Heart
• “U” – Jadu Heart
• “Monsters” – SAULT
• “Sun For Someone” – Oscar Jerome
• “Little Things” – Lake Trout
• “Another Day To Run” – Bill Withers
• “Bright Moments” – Admin
• “Don’t Be Afraid” – East Coast Love Affair
• “Seoul Disco Night” – Lewis OfMan
• “Fuzz Jam (Harvey Sutherland X-Tra Fuzz Remix)” – Lazy Eyes
• “Attitude” – Lewis OfMan
• “Plasty” – LL Burns
• “Quiet Places” – Ghost Funk Orchestra
• “Loud Places” – Jamie XX, Romy
• “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
• “draw something beautiful” – Ganavya
• “Roygbiv” – Boards of Canada
• “Eple” – Röyksopp

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New music discovery from Rogê, Ista, Larry June & 2 Chainz, The Marias, Anderson East and more, plus lots of your voicemails and picks for your favorite discoveries from 2025 (so far).

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 14, 2025

• “Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai)” – Hiatus Kaiyote
• “Life Is Beautiful” – Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
• “No Bad Vibes (feat. MARISA DARGAHI & Joe Webb)” – Bluewerks & DARGZ
• “Road to Nowhere” – Rogê
• “Waves” – Ista
• “Human Behaviour (feat. Underworld) [Underworld Mix]” – Björk
• “Closer” – Mr. Fingers
• “SPACE INVADER” – KAYTRANADA
• “Love Is a Natural Magical Thing” – Laurie Miller
• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “Plasty” – LL Burns
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Strange” – Celeste
• “Yeah Yeah” – Blackrock
• “All Your Love” – Magic Sam
• “You’ve Got A Woman” – Lion
• “Ruler Of My Heart” – Irma Thomas
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Knife” – Grizzly Bear
• “West Side” – Studio
• “The Seize” – Jordan Rakei
• “Dispose of Me” – Omar Apollo
• “Star Blanket River Child” – Brightblack Morning Light
• “Three More Days” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Will O the Wisp” – Armando Young
• “Someone (feat. Jamila Woods) [Armando Young Remix]” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano
• “É Preciso Dar um Jeito, Meu Amigo” – Erasmo Carlos
• “1968” – Bill Frisell
• “Anyway” – Anderson East
• “Go Home” – Angel Olsen
• “The Joke” – Brandi Carlile

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A tribute to the late great Ozzy Osbourne. An artist spotlight on Lars Bartkuhn and his excellent 2024 album “Nomad.”

Plus, new music discovery from The Marias, Ian Lampel, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Domenique Dumont, Sam Prekop and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 23, 2025

• “First Kalimba” – Lars Bartkuhn
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Sexy Boy (Vegyn Version)” – Air
• “Babystar” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Parque Rodó Thugs” – Ian Lampel
• “Con Altura” – Orquesta Akokán
• “Selenge” – Céline Dessberg
• “Mercy (feat. Dianne Reeves)” – Lakecia Benjamin
• “Baby Its U” – Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange
• “Amants Ennemis” – Domenique Dumont
• “Around The World” – Daft Punk
• “Roll Your Daddy Right” – John Lee Hooker
• “Nimerudi (Malcolm Catto / The Heliocentrics Remix)” – GOAT, MC Yallah
• “Living For The City” – Stevie Wonder
• “African Skies” – Lars Bartkuhn
• “Light Shadow” – Sam Prekop
• “Exile” – Swim Surreal & Zero 7
• “How Can We Mend a Broken Heart” – Kahil El’Zabar
• “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (feat. Kameron Whalum)” – Zeshan B
• “Song for My Father” – Tenderlonious
• “Song For You (Mansionair Remix)” – Rhye
• “Baby Forgive Me (Young Marco Remix)” – Robyn
• “BACK ON” – SBTRKT
• “Because I’m Me” – The Avalanches
• “Never Lost” – Kokoroko
• “War Pigs” – Black Sabbath
• “Changes (Live Version)” – Charles Bradley
• “Planet Caravan (feat. David Jimenez)” – Brownout & Brown Sabbath

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