New music from Pigeon, Widowspeak, Marisa Anderson, Aldous Harding, Tara Clerkin Trio, and Ed O’Brien headline today’s mix. We also hear music from James Blake, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Jalen Ngonda, Gorillaz, Death Cab for Cutie, 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 June 30, 2026 

• “Mr. Train Conductor” – Jalen Ngonda 

• “Black James Dean” – Pigeon 

• “WRSW” – pôt-pot 

• “Life’s A Beach! (Prins Thomas Mix)” – Studio 

• “Straight Friends” – Deadbeat Beat 

• “Is It Real?” – Twisted Teens 

• “Matter of Taste” – Tyler Ballgame 

• “If You Change” – Widowspeak 

• “Hamd” – Marisa Anderson 

• “Canto Andino” – Hermanos Gutiérrez 

• “Another Fade (Sonic Boom Remix)” – Steve Gunn 

• “Lazy Daisy” – Tara Clerkin Trio 

• “Train on the Island” – Aldous Harding 

• “Love Story” – My New Band Believe 

• “Valsa” – Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos e Orquestra 

• “Blue Morpho” – Ed O’Brien 

• “Being Alive” – Cécile McLorin Salvant, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley 

• “Mellow Tony” – Joe Webb 

• “Prisoner of Love” – Gabrielle Cavassa 

• “Days Go By” – James Blake 

• “Opening Night” – Arctic Monkeys & War Child Records 

• “Like a Spark” – Rostam 

• “Riptides” – Death Cab for Cutie 

• “Douwannabwithastar” – GENA 

• “Japan Greatly (feat. Reek0 and S.I)” – IZCO 

• “Anyway, I’m Drowning” – Momoko Gill 

• “The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, David Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought)” – Gorillaz 

• “Pawa! (Boys’ Shorts Remix)” – Asha Puthli & Say She She 

• “Devotion (Boys’ Shorts Remix)” – Hot Chip 

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 from James Blake leads today’s playlist, alongside recent releases from Sault, Knxwledge, Cleo Sol, Sampha, Olivia Dean, and Paul McCartney’s collaboration with Khruangbin. The mix also features music from Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes, Nubya Garcia, Theo Parrish, and Mount Kimbie. 

We spotlight music from Marisa Anderson ahead of her performance tonight at Trinosophes in Detroit. 

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 June 2, 2026 

• “Make Something Up” – James Blake 

• “Hold Me” – Sault 

• “Bitter Streets” – Sault 

• “Learn” – Knxwledge 

• “Shine” – Cleo Sol 

• “Naboo” – Sampha & War Child Records 

• “The Real” – Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes 

• “Brooklyn Bossa (feat. Ricardo Barros & Teodross Avery)” – Soul In The Horn & Ahmed Sirour 

• “Take Five” – Dave Brubeck 

• “Hot Dreams (Absolutely Free Dub Mix)” – Timber Timbre 

• “Hold My Breath” – The Kraken Quartet & ADOBO 

• “Hamd” – Marisa Anderson 

• “Meu Amor” – Julio Secchin & Maria Luiza Jobim 

• “Bye Bye Papaye (Lexx Mix)” – Antena 

• “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand” – James Blake 

• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” – Olivia Dean 

• “Knocks Me Off My Feet (Olivia Dean Cover)” – Stevie Wonder 

• “Pretty Boys” – Paul McCartney & Khruangbin 

• “The Message Continues (DJ Harrison Remix)” – Nubya Garcia 

• “Sol” – musclecars 

• “Para Chick” – Tania Maria 

• “Mountain Top” – RIO KOSTA 

• “House in LA” – Jungle 

• “Castrato Raw (Fullback)” – YHWH Nailgun 

• “Ice Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo)” – Battles 

• “Coffee Care (feat. Marcus Elliot)” – Sasha Kashperko 

• “Paradise Architects” – Theo Parrish 

• “The Electricity In Your House Wants to Sing” – I Am Robot and Proud 

• “Sometime / Someplace” – Cornelius 

• “Running Thoughts” – Deerhoof 

• “A1” – DARKSIDE 

• “Into the Light” – Marisa Anderson 

• “You Look Certain (I’m Not So Sure) [feat. Andrea Balency]” – Mount Kimbie 

• “Happy Cycling” – Boards of Canada 

• “This Old House Is All I Have” – Against All Logic 

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.