This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music lots of great new Detroit tunes from Dames Brown, Nick Piunti, The Legal Maters…

Also new music now from some great 80s legends still delivering excellent music!

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 February 21, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “No More Lies” – Thundercat & Tame Impala
• “Twisted On A Train” – King Tuff
• “Bein’ Alive” – Melissa Etheridge
• “Indigo Park” – Bruce Hornsby
• “Cry” – Thornetta Davis & Big Chief
  
• “American Obituary” – U2
• “Desire” – U2
• “Stay In Your Lane” – Courtney Barnett
• “The Look Of Love” – Isaac Hayes
• “Hair Down” – Samm Henshaw
• “Tragic Tragedy” – Nick Piunti
  
• “Cowboy Dreams” – Boy Golden w/Cat Clyde
  
• “Ramona” – Beck
  

• “Take Me As I Am” – Dames Brown
• “Belle Isle Drive” – Will Sessions w/Amp Fiddler & Dames Brown
• “In The Middle Of It” – Hiss Golden Messenger
• “Stray Dogs” – Hrishikesh Hirway ft. Iron & Wine
• “Baby’s Behind The Wheel” – Frank Allison & The Odd Sox
• “Song of The Future” – U2
• “Marching On” – The Legal Matters
• “Stay High” – Brittany Howard
• “Another Life” – Alabama Shakes
• “Here” – Mumford & Sons ft. Chris Stapleton
• “Letterman” – Michigander
• “Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud” – James Brown
• “I’m Black And I’m Proud – Say It Loud” – James Brown, Carl Cox remix
  

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