New music from Benjamin Booker, Thee Sacred Souls, Joe Armon-Jones, Ian Fink, and Yellow Days, alongside selections from Grace Jones, Dorothy Ashby, Mulatu Astatke, Underworld, and Father John Misty. 

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 13, 2026 

• “Hand Me A Cigarette” – Twisted Teens 

• “Believe” – Benjamin Booker 

• “Waiting on the Right Time” – Thee Sacred Souls & Victor Axelrod 

• “free fall” – berlioz 

• “Love Is Stronger Than Pride” – Ian Fink 

• “The World Is a Ghetto (Laroye Rework)” – George Benson 

• “Icy Roads (Stacked)” – Joe Armon-Jones 

• “Cannibal Dub” – Grace Jones 

• “Babystar (Kid Fonque Remix)” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill 

• “Say Yeah” – Moses Boyd 

• “The Turning Ground” – Tara Clerkin Trio 

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

• “Beyond Your Mind (Mixed)” – M.O.S. 

• “Diane Charlemagne (Iman Houssein Remix)” – LEFTO EARLY BIRD 

• “All Blues” – Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown 

• “l’histoire de ta vie” – Céline Dessberg 

• “Sola Sistim” – Underworld 

• “Blue Nile” – Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics 

• “Little Sunflower” – Dorothy Ashby 

• “Mambo Diablo” – Tito Puente 

• “No Me Voy (feat. Carolina Oliveros)” – Orquesta Akokán  

• “I Wish It Didn’t Bother Me (Demo)” – Getdown Services 

• “Mellow” – Deadbeat Beat 

• “New York, Let’s Do Nothing” – King Hannah 

• “Pretty Girls” – Honeyglaze 

• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher & Daniel Avery 

• “If You Change” – Widowspeak 

• “Central Park West” – Peel Dream Magazine 

• “True Affection” – Father John Misty 

• “Nine Clean Nails” – Dummy 

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

• “I Feel Hope Coming” – Alabama Shakes 

• “Gap in the Clouds” – Yellow Days 

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. 

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we jump into a new month with some classic June album releases from Aretha, Madonna, Patti Smith and more!

Also, a bit of Yacht Rock and fun new songs from Prince, Father John Misty and Jalen Ngonda.

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for June 6, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “The Payoff” – Father John Misty
• “Get Go” – Arlo Parks
• “Stone” – Prince
• “Concept Of Love” – Ibibio Sound Machine
• “idea 1” – Kelela
• “Be Here” – Raphael Saadiq ft. D’Angelo
• “Gone Again” – Patti Smith (released June 1996)
• “Cry Like A Baby” – Aretha Franklin (released June 1966)
• “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry (released June 1976)
• “Invisible Touch” – Genesis (released June 1986)
• “Burning Temptation” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Sweetheart” – Frankie & The Knockouts
• “Visions Of Johanna” – Bob Dylan (released June 1966)

HOUR TWO:

• “Time Is A Bomb” – Metric
• “Superwoman” – Angelique Kidjo
• “Green Screen” – Cautious Clay
• “It Gets So Hot” – MUNA
• “Blues Shack” – James Cloyd
• “Fancy Dancer” – Commodores (released June 1976)
• “True Blue” – Madonna (released June 1986)
• “Un-Break My Heart” – Toni Braxton (released June 1996)
• “Singing Saw” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “It Only Takes One Lion” – Belle & Sebastian
• “This Is It” – Kenny Loggins
• “Turn Your Love Around” – George Benson
• “On The Radio” – Regina Spektor (released June 2006)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org