This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we celebrate MOVEMENT with some extended electronic music sets… plus a couple legends turning 80, new music from Arlo Parks, Jalen Ngonda, TOMORA and more!

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 May 23, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Meditation Four” – Carl Craig
• “In The Air” – Hot Since ’82
• “TRY” – sillygirlcarmen
• “Universal Soldier” – Depeche Mode
• “Atlantis” – Donovan
• “Doctrine Of Love” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Luck of Life” – Arlo Parks
• “Wannabeher” – MUNA
• “666” – Bon Iver
• “I Believe In Ghosts” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” – Cher

HOUR TWO:

• “Glory” – Dames Brown
• “Tantor” – Danny Brown
• “Coming In Heavy” – Eli Brown & Pan-Pot
• “All My Friends” – Barry Can’t Swim
• “Let It Ride” – DJ Minx
• “Lazy Nina” – Greg Phillinganes (Yacht Rock Cruise, 6/7!)
• “You Need A Hero” – Pages (Yacht Rock Cruise, 6/7!)
• “Hold Tight” – ROZZI (at The Leon Loft)
• “Gone With The Wind” – Brother Wallace
• “Stay In Your Lane” – Courtney Barnett
• “After All This Time” – Joe Jackson
• “A Wonderful Life” – Carl Craig

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