New music from Wet Leg, aron!, Tyler Ballgame, Getdown Services, and Alabama Shakes. We also revisit Michael Kiwanuka, Chaka Khan, R.E.M., Bonobo & Arooj Aftab, Digable Planets, Nick Drake, and Paul Simon before closing things out with The Zombies. 

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 July 21, 2026 

• “Tell Me a Tale” – Michael Kiwanuka  

• “I’m Getting Ready” – Michael Kiwanuka 

• “Please Go Easy With Me” – S.E. Rogie 

• “Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes” – Paul Simon 

• “Mr. Jambo (feat. Barry Bergen)” – Kyle Gordon 

• “Can’t Get There From Here” – R.E.M. 

• “Coming Up” – Paul McCartney 

• “It Must Be Love” – Labi Siffre 

• “Through the Fire – A COLORS SHOW” – Chaka Khan 

• “I Feel Hope Coming” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Green Eyes” – Arlo Park 

• “BOSS TRIX (BENNY’S SONG)” – Nirosta Steel  

• “Feels Like Summer” – Childish Gambino 

• “Not For A Lack Of Trying” – aron! 

• “Macramé (feat. Mei Semones)” – aron! 

• “Cello Song” – Nick Drake 

• “Nahr El Mot نهر الموت” – Zeid Hamda 

• “New Park” – Wu-Lu & POiSON ANNA  

• “Cha Cha Slide” – Getdown Services 

• “Obrigado” – Ed O’Brien 

• “hi from me” – Wet Leg 

• “Sound & Color” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Fire on the Water” – Bonobo & Arooj Aftab 

• “Black Ego” – Digable Planets 

• “Four On Six (feat. Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath & Albert Heath)” –  Wes Montgomery  

• “Towers” – Hundred Waters 

• “The Tower (feat. William Brittelle) [Variation]” – Wye Oak, Metropolis Ensemble & Paul Wiancko 

• “It Always Was” – Joshua Idehen 

• “Ferry Lady” – Panda Bear 

• “Paradis” – Donna Blue 

• “I’m Confessin’” – Fabienne Delsol 

• “Lights Out” – Pearl & The Oysters 

• “Common Blue” – Warpaint 

• “I Believe In Love” – Tyler Ballgame 

• “Somebody Made For Me” – Emitt Rhodes 

• “This Will Be Our Year” – The Zombies 

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. 

New music is front and center today with releases from Twisted Teens, Jack White, and Wet Leg, while Alabama Shakes returns with their first new songs in years. We also spin new collaborations from Nate Smith and Kiefer alongside favorites from Prince, The Strokes, Björk, Curtis Mayfield, Iggy Pop, 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 July 10, 2026 

• “hi from me” – Wet Leg 

• “I Feel Hope Coming” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Another Life” – Alabama Shakes  

• “Free (Acoustic Version)” – Prince 

• “Fingers” – Joyce Moreno, Adrian Younge & Tutty Moreno 

• “PATCHWORK” – Nate Smith, Kiefer, CARRTOONS & Kenny Beats 

• “Tell Me More And More And Then Some (dublon Remix)” – Nina Simone & dublon 

• “The Spin Cycle” – Spoek Mathambo 

• “badman” – nomi. 

• “Florida Water Blues” – Twisted Teens 

• “Hewlett’s Daughter” – Grandaddy 

• “Draggin’” – Hannah Cohen 

• “Ya Banat” – Kazdoura 

• “Holiday Destination” – Nadine Shah 

• “Satan’s a Woman” – Twin Temple 

• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters  

• “There’s Nobody There” – Jack White 

• “The Mainline Song” – Spiritualized 

• “Reptilia” – The Strokes 

• “Think I’m in Love” – Beck 

• “Guess I’m Fallin In Love” – Spoon 

• “Blow My Mind” – Say She She & Piya Malik 

• “Billy Jack” – Curtis Mayfield 

• “For the Time Being” – Erlend Øye & La Comitiva 

• “Quetzel” – Los Hermanos 

• “Los Ojos Del Cóndor” – Hermanos Gutiérrez 

• “Nahr El Mot نهر الموت” – Zeid Hamdan 

• “Shmaali شمالي” – Yasmine Hamdan 

• “THE THING” – TOMORA, AURORA & Tom Rowlands 

• “Army of Me” – Björk 

• “She Will” – Savages 

• “Deadly Valentine” – Charlotte Gainsbourg 

• “Nightclubbing” – Iggy Pop 

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. 

Opening up the show with our longest “DEEEEETTTRRROOIIIITTTT BASKKKEEETTTBALLLLLLL” yet before jumping into brand new music from Detroit’s own Ian Fink, where he samples Cade Cunningham and turns it into a new hometown anthem. Plus, new music discovery from Honey Dijon, Alabama Shakes, IZCO, Jordan Rakei, Mary in the Junkyard, Dua Saleh 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 May 4, 2026

• “Loud In Detroit” – Ian Fink
• “I Like It Hot (feat. Greentea Peng)” – Honey Dijon
• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal
• “American Dream” – Alabama Shakes
• “Strike a Pose (feat. Camille Munn)” – IZCO
• “It Never Ends” – Jordan Rakei & Femi Koleoso
• “Crash Landing” – Mary in the Junkyard
• “Flood (feat. Bon Iver)” – Dua Saleh
• “HEAVENLY FATHER (Live – Mediolanum, Milan, IT. Nov 05 2022)” – Bon Iver
• “Sycamore” – Bill Callahan
• “Venus in the Zinnia” – Aldous Harding & H. Hawkline
• “You’re Out Wasting” – Andy Shauf
• “When The Sun Soaks In” – Deadbeat Beat
• “Dope On A Rope” – The Growlers
• “22° Halo” – pôt-pot
• “Disintegration” – The Cure
• “Dance Steve (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Anna Butterss
• “Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel)” – Kokoroko
• “Crumb” – John Roseboro & Liana Flores
• “Vento A Favor (Instrumental)” – Sessa
• “Olhos de Sá” – Joutro Mundo
• “Rico Suave Bossa Nova” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “Summer Maddness S.A.” – Karriem Riggins
• “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” – Ananda Shankar
• “The Last Time” – Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• “E.V.A. (Remix)” – Fatboy Slim
• “Back On” – SBTRKT
• “Right On (feat. Joanna Newsom & STS)” – The Roots
• “Norfside (feat. Tierra Whack)” – Jill Scott
• “Gorilla” – Little Simz
• “Dog It” – Digable Planets
• “Diane Charlemagne (Iman Houssein Remix)” – LEFTO EARLY BIRD
• “Puaj” – Salin
• “Ricky Ricardo” – La China de La Gasolina
• “Osa Polar” – Melenas

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.