Today we dig into a time capsule with introspective tracks from Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, and Modest Mouse, featuring Friko’s cover of Radiohead’s Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. We also bring energetic sounds from Die Spitz, alongside tracks from Richard Swift, Pixies, Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD, Arthur Russell, Porji, Outkast, Karen Dalton, J.J. Cale, Antena, 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 February 25, 2026 

• “Figure Skating” – Porji 

• “My Favorite Things” – Outkast 

• “In My Own Dream” – Karen Dalton 

• “Cherry” – J.J. Cale  

• “Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix)” – Antena 

• “I Couldn’t Say It To Your Face” – Arthur Russell 

• “Broken Finger Blues” – Richard Swift 

• “It’s Alright” – Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD 

• “Back 2 Me” – Girls of the Internet & Sadie Walker 

• “It’s Time to Wake Up 2023” – La femme 

• “Midnight Mischief (Tom Misch Remix) – Jordan Rakei & Tom Misch 

• “Cactus (2007 Remaster)” – Pixies 

• “Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)” – Devo 

• “Pyramid of Health” – Viagra Boys 

• “Punishers” – Die Spitz 

• “Out of the Clear” – Bethany Curve 

• “Endsong (Orbital Remix) – The Cure & Orbital 

• “The Killing Moon (feat. Mélanie Pain)” – Nouvelle Vague 

• “Pink Moon” – Nick Drake 

• “Gravity Rides Everything” – Modest Mouse 

• “Coast to Coast” – Elliott Smith 

• “Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi” – Friko 

• “Figs and Gorgonzola” – Papooz 

• “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” – Paul Simon 

• “Yttling Jazz #2 (Flox St.)” – Yttling Jazz 

• “Chantized” – Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef 

• “2close2farr” – Momoko Gill 

• “One Thing” – Lola Young 

• “Market” – Chronixx 

• “The Payback” – James Brown 

• “Golden Lady” – José Feliciano 

• “All I Do” – Stevie Wonder 

• “In My Life” – Doug Riley 

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.