New music from Mitski, she’s green, mary in the junkyard, Tomoki Sanders, and Ian Fink leads today’s playlist. We also play The Cure, Bully, Best Coast, The B-52’s, alongside selections from Thee Sacred Souls, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Doves, and The Kinks. 

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 20, 2026 

• “Where’s My Phone?” – Mitski 

• “Pretend We’re Dead” – L7 

• “Trying” – Bully 

• “Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986) [Remastered]” – The Cure 

• “Give Me Back My Man” – The B-52’s 

• “mettle” – she’s green 

• “Boyfriend” – Best Coast 

• “New Muscles” – mary in the junkyard 

• “A Fragile Thing (Mark Saunders Heartbroken Remix)” – The Cure 

• “Pick Up (12″ Extended Disco Version)” – DJ Koze 

• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters 

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

• “free fall” – berlioz 

• “Love Is Stronger Than Pride” – Ian Fink 

• “The Third Eye” – Tomoki Sanders 

• “Mule” – Kenny Burrell 

• “Crazy He Calls Me” – Aretha Franklin 

• “Like Swimwear (part one) [feat. Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose & Josh Johnson] – Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet 

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

• “Shadows From Nowhere” – Blue Gas 

• “In the Middle of the Night” – Ronald Langestraat  

• “On the Level” – Mac DeMarco 

• “Firesuite” – Doves 

• “Here It Comes” – Doves 

• “Can’t Run But” – Paul Simon 

• “Need to Run (K – Lone Remix)” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill 

• “Roscoe (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation)” – Midlake  

• “Demon in Profile” – The Afghan Whigs 

• “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai 

• “Fingertips” – The Brian Jonestown Massacre 

• “The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness” – The Feelies 

• “Lola” – The Kinks 

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 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.