Today we go on a journey from grooves that make you want to dance, to songs that make you want to sit back and listen. You’ve got LCD Soundsystem, Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos, Khruangbin, and Michael Jackson kicking things off, with fresh sounds from Clairo, Jordan Rakei, corto.alto, Theo Croker, and Nana Adjoa keeping it interesting. 

Later on, we drift into folk, indie, and singer-songwriter territory with Neko Case, Vashti Bunyan, Feist, Mitski, Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, and Robert Johnson—a mix that’s easy to get lost in. 

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 January 28, 2026 

• “Home (Tom Sharkett Edit)” – LCD Soundsystem 

• “Como el Sol” – Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos 

• “Sunshower” – Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band 

• “Am I Your Girl (Dance Version)” – Peach Pit 

• “Speechless (feat. Magdalena Bay)” – TV Girl & George Clanton 

• “high vibrations” – Theo Croker, Malaya & D’LEAU 

• “Eye To Eye (Live From The Royal Albert Hall)” – Jordan Rakei 

• “National Song (Live at Ekko, 2021)” – Nana Adjoa 

• “Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)” – Pixies 

• “Juna” – Clairo 

• “Time” – Ni Maxine 

• “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” – corto.alto 

• “End of Time” – Olive Jones 

• “Rock With You (Rare Strings Only Version)” – Michael Jackson 

• “People Everywhere ii” – Khruangbin 

• “Tu Amor (Your Love Spanish Version) [Mixed]” – Persona RS & Mamacita 

• “Wreck” – Neko Case 

• “I Wish I Was the Moon” – Neko Case 

• “Train Song (Columbia Single, 1966)” – Vashti Bunyan 

• “Mushaboom” – Feist 

• “My Love Mine All Mine” – Mitski 

• “Take Me To the Pilot (UK-Release Mix)” – Elton John 

• “Candy’s Room (Live at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA – July 7, 1978)” – Bruce Springsteen 

• “Me and the Devil Blues” – Robert Johnson 

• “Across the Universe” – Fiona Apple 

• “War Isn’t Murder” – Jesse Welles 

• “A Fond Farewell” – Elliot Smith 

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.