A ton of music from Lady Wray, El Michels Affair & Norah Jones, Yeek, Lola Young and Tame Impala, plus throwbacks from Aretha Franklin, Digable Planets and OutKast.

And, for good measure, a preview of this year’s Dally In The Alley and the local music you’ll hear there. The lineup for this year’s event includes dream beach, Bevlove, Delano Smith, Johnstonsons, Oliver Dollar, ADMN, Apropos 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 September 5, 2025

• “Hard Times” – Lady Wray
• “Carry Me Away” – El Michels Affair & Norah Jones
• “Heaven” – Yeek
• “SPIDERS” – Lola Young
• “Valerie (Live, BBC Radio 1 In Lounge, London/2007)” – Amy Winehouse
• “Messy” – Lola Young
• “Dog It” – Digable Planets
• “West Savannah” – OutKast
• “Nobody Knows We Are Fun” – CHAI
• “GOOD LUCK” – KAYTRANADA
• “Never Catch Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” – Flying Lotus
• “Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)” – DARKSIDE
• “Midnight Train To Memphis” – The SteelDrivers
• “Before You feat. APROPOS (Extended)” – Oliver Dollar
• “What Cha’ Gonna Do (feat. Apropos & Boog Brown)” – Oliver Dollar
• “I Cry” – Johnstonsons
• “Remember Me” – Bevlove
• “Nebula (Original Mix)” – Delano Smith
• “Before You Gotta Go” – Courtney Barnett
• “Trick To Happy” – Bahamas
• “Road To Nowhere” – Rogê
• “So Far to Go (feat. Common & D’Angelo)” – J Dilla
• “Skindo Le-Le (S.U.M.O. Rebounce)” – A Bossa Elétrica
• “Yeah Yeah” – Bubaza
• “Waves” – Ista
• “Loser” – Tame Impala
• “Better” – Sprints
• “Midnight” – Jessie Ware
• “Pullin’” – Aretha Franklin

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.