There’s plenty of new music on today’s show, including tracks from Bullion, Nation of Language, Night Tapes, Phoebe Bridgers, The Strokes, and Tyler Ballgame. In addition, you’ll hear everything from The Clash, Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Tom Waits, Lake Trout, and Antibalas. 

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 August 4, 2026 

• “Pulse” – Chronical Deep & Kabza De Small 

• “Roo” – Bullion 

• “Weak In Your Light” – Nation of Language 

• “swim” – Night Tapes 

• “Blood Spilled” – Blonde Redhead 

• “My World (feat. Aidan, Bawo & Ox Eye)” – Jam City  

• “Moon & I (feat. Céline Dessberg)” – Azekel 

• “One and the Same” – Thee Sacred Souls & Victor Axelrod 

• “Lonely Girl” – Lamont Landers 

• “If You Don’t Want My Love” – Jalen Ngonda 

• “Nothing But a Heartache” – The Flirtations 

• “Easy” – Gotts Street Park & Celeste 

• “I Can See” – Nick Hakim 

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

• “Freddie Freeloader” – Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown 

• “Sounds from Below” – Lake Trout 

• “Little Things” – Lake Trout 

• “Watching The Detectives (Live at Good Afternoon (Broadcast) / September 27th, 1977)” – Elvis Costello 

• “(I Don’t Want to Go To) Chelsea” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

• “London Calling” – The Clash 

• “New Case” – Upchuck 

• “Yellow Sun” – Downtown Boys 

• “I Will Follow” – U2 

• “Live It Down” – Tyler Ballgame  

• “18” – Suki Waterhouse 

• “Lost Boys” – Phoebe Bridgers 

• “Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)” – Julia Jacklin 

• “Kick Stones (The Boys)” – Westside Cowboy 

• “Jackie Down The Line” – Fontaines D.C. 

• “Downtown Train” – Tom Waits 

• “Baby, I Love You” – Ramones 

• “Going Shopping” – The Strokes 

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

• “Go Je Je” – Antibalas 

• “After the Rain” – Cole Pulice 

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. 

Jazz takes center stage featuring Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown, Jeff Parker, and Ethiopian pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru. We also mix in new music from Tyler Ballgame alongside favorites from Nick Drake, Jungle, Fela Kuti, Aretha Franklin, 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 9, 2026 

• “Mountain Top” – RIO KOSTA 

• “House in LA” – Jungle 

• “Pursuance” – Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown 

• “All Blues” – Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown 

• “Gentleman” – Fela Kuti 

• “Satisfaction (I Can’t Get No)” – Otis Redding 

• “Lazy Bones” – WITCH 

• “Bra” – Cymande 

• “I Believe In Love” – Tyler Ballgame 

• “Somebody Made for Me” – Emitt Rhodes 

• “This Will Be Our Year” – The Zombies 

• “Draggin’” – Hannah Cohen 

• “Going to California” – Led Zeppelin 

• “Goodbye Mr. Blue” – Father John Misty 

• “Words” – Big Thief 

• “Knife” – Grizzly Bear 

• “In a Dream” – Misha Panfilov Sound Combo 

• “Our House (Demo)” – Graham Nash 

• “Sycamore” – Bill Callahan 

• “Chinese Translation” – M. Ward 

• “Pink Moon” – Nick Drake 

• “Mule” – Kenny Burrell 

• “Crazy He Calls Me” – Aretha Franklin 

• “Off Om” – Jeff Parker 

• “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )” – Saya Gray 

• “This Is How We Walk on the Moon (feat. Tirzah)” – Speakers Corner Quartet 

• “Shadows From Nowhere” – Blue Gas 

• “Storm” – Rare Silk 

• “The Homeless Wanderer” – Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru 

• “Open the Door” – Betty Carter 

• “What You Are” – Pete Brandt’s Method 

• “I Think I’m in Love” – Spiritualized 

• “Al Sharp” – The Beta Band 

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.