Can’t get enough of that new Bilal, plus feel good tracks from Cousin Kula covering Erykah Badu, and new music discovery from Honeyglaze, Reyna Tropical, Lucy Dacus, Michael Kiwanuka, Benjamin Booker 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 Jan. 23, 2025

• “Golden (Ganesha Andika Rework)” – Jill Scott
• “Sunshine” – Bilal
• “Life’s Too Short (Kaelin Ellis Remix)” – Lucy Rose
• “Thankful For You” – Andre Gibson
• “Mentira (Chega de Mentira)” – Marcos Valle
• “Cascavel” – Antonio Adolfo
• “Too High” – Stevie Wonder
• “Didn’t Cha Know / Gone Baby Don’t Be Long (Medley)” – Cousin Kula
• “King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown” – King Tubby
• “Sun Is Shining (Yes King Remix)” – Bob Marley & the Wailers
• “Towers” – Hundred Waters
• “Conexión Ancestral” – Reyna Tropical
• “Pretty Girls” – Honeyglaze
• “Let Not (Your Heart Be Troubled)” – Lady Blackbird
• “Last Night Reprise (feat. Cautious Clay, Kaki King & Maeve Gilchrist)” – Arooj Aftab
• “Never Be Yours” – Kali Uchis
• “Intimidated (feat. H.E.R.)” – Kaytranada
• “Sunlight (feat. Lady Blackbird)” – Goldie, James Davidson & Subjective
• “Because You Know What I Need” – Terrence Parker
• “Parabéns” – Marcos Valle
• “Floating Parade” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Ankles” – Lucy Dacus
• “Road Head” – Japanese Breakfast
• “Razzle-Dazzle (feat. Yazz Ahmed, Tamar Osborn, Enrico Terragnoli, Luca Tapino & Marco Frattini)” – Rosa Brunello
• “Love and Hate in a Different Time” – Gabriels
• “SAME KIND OF LONELY (In The Groove Pick of the Week)” – Benjamin Booker
• “Staring at the Sun” – TV on the Radio
• “My Boo (Hitman’s Club Mix)” – Ghost Town DJs
• “The House of the Shining Sun” – Nina Simone
• “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – Derobert & The Half-truths
• “1969” – Stooges
• “Here’s The Thing” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Covet” – Basement
• “Melody Experiment” – Blonde Redhead
• “A Forest” – The Cure
• “Killing Moon” – Nouvelle Vague

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.