New music from Yin Yin, Automatic, Dry Cleaning, Soulwax, plus your songs of gratitude and thanks with selections from Massive Attack, Big Star, The Cure and Donald Byrd.

Comedian T. Barb stops by to talk about the music that influenced her throughout her career ahead of her big hometown show at the Detroit House of Comedy this Friday. 

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 November 26, 2025

• “Spirit Adapter” – Yin Yin
• “Mq9” – Automatic
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “Run Free (Nite Version)” – Soulwax
• “Maybe I Got It Wrong” – Ruti
• “Last Forever” – Patchwork Inc. & Wyatt Waddell
• “Nancy From Now On” – Father John Misty
• “Clover” – Billie Marten
• “Guns of Brixton (feat. Camille)” – Nouvelle Vague
• “The Harder They Come” – Jimmy Cliff
• “High Tide or Low Tide (B is for Bob Mix)” – Bob Marley
• “You Got It” – Thandii
• “Free” – Sault
• “La Ceiba” – Antibalas
• “Blue Lines” – Massive Attack
• “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got” – Massive Attack
• “The Lovecats” – The Cure
• “Thank You Friends” – Big Star
• “Can’t Hardly Wait (Cello Version)” – The Replacements
• “Power Of The Moon” – Ezra Furman
• “Rock & Roll” – Velvet Underground
• “Veni Vidi Vici” – The Black Lips
• “Paper Tiger” – Spoon
• “I Love Your Smile (In The Groove with Detroit Comedian T. Barb)” – Shanice
• “#1 Stunna (In The Groove with Detroit Comedian T. Barb)” – Big Tymers
• “Big Pimpin’ (feat. UGK) [Edited] (In The Groove with Detroit Comedian T. Barb)” – Jay-Z
• “Ice Me Out (In The Groove with Detroit Comedian T. Barb)” – Kash Doll
• “5pm” – Otis Junior & Dr. Dundiff
• “The Light” – Jordan Rakei
• “Wind Parade” – Donald Byrd
• “Ainda é Verão” – Alulu Paranhos & Bruno Berle
• “Tenderly” – Luiz Bonfá
• “Dumb Feeling” – Mei Semones

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.