This set moves through indie, soul, funk, and experimental sounds.

Some highlights include Courtney Barnett and Radiohead, tracks from Gabriel Garzón-Montano, and some soaring soulful moments from Aretha Franklin and Lee Fields & The Expressions. Plus, we’ve got electronic and experimental sounds from Flying Lotus and Madlib, and classic grooves from Paul Simon and Seu Jorge on standby.

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 February 19, 2026 

• “Emorio” – Trinix & Fafá de Belém 

• “Margaretas sång” – Dina Ögon 

• “Gloria” – Those Guys From Athens 

• “Tequila” – Fantastic Virtues 

• “Music De Carnaval” – Magdy Al Hussainy 

• “Ghost a Go Go” – Richard Rome 

• “Argos Farfish” – Sharhabil Ahmed 

• “O Katrina!” – Black Lips 

• “Run Run Run (Radio Edit)” – Kurt Vile 

• “Are You with Me Now?” – Cate Le Bon 

• “She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger” – Purple Mountains 

• “Impossible Germany” – Wilco 

• “Before You Gotta Go” – Courtney Barnett 

• “I Want More” – Can 

• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH 

• “Girlfriend Is Better (EDIT)” – Talking Heads 

• “Give Me the Sunshine (Mini-Tro)” – Leo’s Sunshipp 

• “Jump” – Aretha Franklin 

• “123 Days” – Ruthven 

• “Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes” – Paul Simon 

• “Never Be Another You” – Lee Fields & The Expressions 

• “Tomorrow Never Knows (2024 Remastered Version)” – Junior Parker 

• “Zodiac Shit” – Flying Lotus 

• “Knock Knock (Instrumental)” – Madlib 

• “Frio” – Ambar Lucid 

• “Keep On Running” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano 

• “Someone (feat. Jamila Woods) [Armando Young Remix]” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano 

• “Frío” – Omar Apollo 

• “Carried Away” – H.E.R. 

• “Knocks Me Off My Feet (Cover)” – Olivia Dean 

• “Starman” – Seu Jorge 

• “Apho” – Alfa Mist & Bongeziwe Mabandla 

• “There, There” – Radiohead 

• “New York Is Killing Me” – Gil Scott-Heron 

• “Virgo (King Britt’s Sirius B Remix)” – Meshell Ndegeocello, Brandee Younger & Julius Rodriguez 

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. 

 

This afternoon’s mix moves easily from the alt-pop edge of Beck and the steady flow of Blackalicious to the introspective soul of ANOHNI and the classic Detroit sound of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Along the way, we lean into groove-driven cuts from Little Dragon and Baby Rose with BADBADNOTGOOD.

We also mix in psychedelic touches from Black Sabbath and The Beatles, and spotlight Olivia Dean’s beautiful cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Knocks Me Off My Feet.” The set closes with the smooth, steady feel of Dorothy Ashby, a mix that keeps the pace even while crossing styles and eras.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for February 18, 2026 

• “The New Pollution” – Beck 

• “Make You Feel That Way” – Blackalicious 

• “Naked Eye” – Luscious Jackson 

• “pokemon” – Wet Leg 

• “Why Am I Alive Now?” – ANOHNI 

• “You’ve Been In Love Too Long (Single Version)” – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 

• “Elevator” – Gavin Turek 

• “Klapp Klapp” – Little Dragon 

• “It’s Alright” – Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD 

• “Brownout” – Ghost Funk Orchestra 

• “I Didn’t Expect That (Live on WDET)” – Daniel Villarreal 

• “Tighten Up” – The Black Keys 

• “Hard Ride” – Glyders 

• “Planet Caravan” – Black Sabbath 

• “Crossbow” – Tamar Aphek 

• “DNM” – Mk.Gee 

• “Breaking Point” – Brandee Younger 

• “Moon Eyes” – Obongjayar 

• “Knocks Me Off My Feet (Cover)” – Olivia Dean 

• “Seasons (Waiting on You) [BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation]” – Future Islands 

• “Looking For You” – Nino Ferrer 

• “The Distance” – CAKE 

• “Get It Up for Love” – Ned Doheny 

• “Frosted” – Scrimshire 

• “Immortal Hands” – Stereolab 

• “Season of the Witch (Secrets Edit)” – Donovan 

• “Go It Alone” – Beck 

• “New York” – Cat Power 

• “Vento a Favor” – Sessa 

• “Dita Cuja” – Nicholas Mariano 

• “Don’t Believe the Dancers” – Tony Allen & Adrian Younge 

• “Castles Made of Sand” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 

• “Revolution (Esher Demo)” – The Beatles 

• “Moonshake” – Can 

• “Soul Vibrations” – Dorothy Ashby 

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. 

Shaking off the gray and settling into the afternoon with a far-reaching mix that moves from the heart-worn soul of Bobby Womack and the gravelly wisdom of Tom Waits with psychedelic touchstones from The Beatles and George Harrison.

Also, we go into deep-pocket grooves from D’Angelo and the Vanguard, luminous soul from Lianne La Havas and Michael Kiwanuka, all flowing together in a set that feels reflective, rhythmic, and quietly expansive as the day moves forward. 

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 February 17, 2026 

• “Please Forgive My Heart” – Bobby Womack 

• “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )” – Saya Gray 

• “It’s a Mirror” – Perfume Genius 

• “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (2023 Remaster)” – Tom Waits  

• “Northern Shuffle” – Julian Lage 

• “It’s All Too Much” – The Beatles 

• “Wah-Wah (2014 Remaster)” – George Harrison 

• “Someone I Know” – Margo Guryan 

• “Detroit ‘67” – Sam Roberts 

• “Highway” – Lewis Ofman & Empress Of 

• “Tokyo Midnight” – Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima 

• “Khayal” – Kazdoura 

• “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand” – James Blake 

• “Bittersweet” – Lianne La Havas 

• “Ideal Woman” – Celeste 

• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” – Olivia Dean 

• “Blues for Monday” – The Emanon “4” 

• “Sugah Daddy” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard 

• “Life’s a Gas” – T. Rex 

• “Listen2me” – Foxwarren 

• “Kingdom of Rust” – Doves 

• “So Says I (2023 Remaster)” – The Shins 

• “Knife” – Grizzly bear 

• “Love and Hate in a Different Time (Original)” – Gabriels 

• “Floating Parade” – Michael Kiwanuka 

• “Someone to Love You” – Sault 

• “Last One Standing (Instrumental)” – Monophonics & Kelly Finnigan 

• “Baby” – Brittany Howard 

• “I Feel for You (Acoustic Demo)” – Prince & The Revolution 

• “Harlem” – Bill Withers 

• “It Only Takes 2” – Thandii 

• “Burn” – Afriqua 

• “In My Life” – The Beatles 

• “Thinking Bout You” – Flea 

• “Someone Great” – LCD Soundsystem 

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. 

Blasting through the brick wall with Beastie Boys before cooling things down with new music discovery from Jill Scott, Daev Martian, Thundercat, Shy One, IZCO and much more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for February 16, 2026

• “Sabotage” – Beastie Boys
• “Excursions” – A Tribe Called Quest
• “Norfside (feat. Tierra Whack)” – Jill Scott
• “Bright Moments” – Admin
• “TRUMPETS (feat. 070 Shake)” – _BY.ALEXANDER
• “Rico Suave Bossa Nova” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “Babido’s Theme” – Daev Martian
• “I Did This To Myself” – Thundercat
• “Moonlight (feat. Private Joy)” – Shy One
• “Strike a Pose (feat. Camille Munn)” – IZCO
• “9th Wonder (Blackitolism)” – Digable Planets
• “BIG POPPA” – Kassa Overall
• “Vibes from the Tribe” – Phil Ranelin
• “Chantized” – Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef
• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal
• “The Creator Has a Master Plan (Live)” – Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra
• “Big Beat Bam (Remix)” – Sister Nancy
• “Sun Is Shining” – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “La Piña Madura (feat. Quantic) (Violla Remix)” – Abelardo Carbono
• “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” – Baz Luhrmann
• “Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman)” – Major Lazer
• “Praise You” – Fatboy Slim
• “Melodie Is A Wound” – Stereolab
• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco
• “Bloodlines” – Franc Moody
• “Big City Life” – Smerz
• “Roll The Dice” – Smerz
• “Can’t Run But” – Paul Simon
• “Found A Light (Beale Street)” – BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R

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.

We’re back with another Valentine’s Day show, featuring listener picks from Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, Imogen Heap, Mazzy Star, and Frank Ocean. Today’s show spreads love and warmth with every dedicated song, making Valentine’s Day feel extra special for everyone listening 

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 February 13, 2026 

• “Another Baby!” – Dijon 

• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince 

• “Single Soon” – Selena Gomez 

• “These Boots Are Made for Walking” – The Supremes 

• “Merry Go Round” – The Equatics  

• “Intimate Friends” – Eddie Kendricks 

• “Never Never” – Little Dragon 

• “Gettin’ In the Way” – Jill Scott 

• “Nothing Even Matters (feat. D’Angelo)” – Lauryn Hill 

• “Don’t Get Me Wrong” – Pretenders 

• “It Must Be Love” – Madness 

• “Is There Any Love?” – Trevor Dandy 

• “Give Me Back My Loving” – Leo Nocentelli 

• “I Just Want To Talk To You” – Charles Brown & Sleepy Creek 

• “I’d Have to Be Crazy” – Willie Nelson 

• “Lost Cause” – Beck 

• “Madness” – Muse 

• “Come Closer” – Boy Harsher 

• “Happy Valentine’s Day” – Outkast 

• “Ribbon In The Sky” – Stevie Wonder 

• “Lush Life” – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman 

• “True Love Will Find You In the End” – Daniel Johnston 

• “Anyone Else But You” – The Moldy Peaches 

• “Goodnight and Go” – Imogen Heap 

• “Fade Into You” – Mazzy Star 

• “Moon River” – Frank Ocean 

• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson 

• “You” – Marvin Gaye 

• “Strange Love” – Mary Wells 

• “Ruler of My Heart” – Irma Thomas 

• “Do I Move You?” – Nina Simone 

• “Pretty Thing” – Bo Diddley 

• “Feels So Bad” – Junior Kimbrough 

• “As” – Stevie Wonder 

• “If You Really Love Me [Danny Krivit Mr. K Edit / Radio Edit]” – Stevie Wonder 

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. 

 

For today’s Valentine’s Day show, listener picks include Amy Winehouse, Stan Getz & João Gilberto, Anita Baker, Jon Dixon, Waylon Jennings, Queen, Thee Sacred Souls, Art of Noise, and Mannywellz. Callers are invited to dedicate songs to someone special, creating a mix of personal messages, soulful grooves, and timeless love songs. 

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 February 12, 2026 

• “(There Is) No Greater Love – Amy Winehouse 

• “Prisoner of Love” – Gabrielle Cavassa 

• “The Girl from Ipanema” – Stan Getz & João Gilberto 

• “Só Quero Viver” – Tiago Caetano 

• “No Others” – Momoko Gill 

• “Same Ole Love (365 Days a Week) – Anita Baker 

• “Close (To The Edit) – Art of Noise 

• “Want it (feat. Amp Fiddler & Dames Brown) [Jon’s 6 Mile Edit]” – Jon Dixon 

• “Lyk U Use 2 (feat. Andres)” – Moodymann 

• “Tea Leaf Dancers” – Flying Lotus 

• “My Funny Valentine (Mixed)” – Big Muff 

• “I Couldn’t Love You More (Jam Master’s Deep Rework)” – Sade 

• “Everything and Nothing” – SOFT PLAY 

• “In Spite of Me” – Morphine 

• “The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get over You)” – Waylon Jennings 

• “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” – The Magnetic Fields 

• “Hewlett’s Daughter” – Grandaddy 

• “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Queen 

• “She’s Got You” – Patsy Cline 

• “Suzanne” – Bermuda Triangle 

• “Ouu wee (brown)” – Mannywellz 

• “Loso Na Madesu (feat. Natanya) [Lewis OfMan Remix]” – Brian Nasty 

• “It Hit Me” – Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul 

• “Since I Had You” – Marvin Gaye 

• “New Beat” – Toro y Moi 

• “Home” – Gloria Barnes 

• “Multi-Love” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra 

• “Otis” – The Durutti Column 

• “Baby Forgive Me (Young Marco Remix)” – Robyn 

• “It’s Only” – Herbert 

• “Future Lover” – Thee Sacred Souls 

• “Cigarettes and Coffee” – Otis Redding 

• “Black Coffee” – Sarah Vaughan 

• “10:03” – Doves 

• “I Think I’m in Love” – Spiritualized 

• “Shot Shot” – Gomez 

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. 

 

Exploring Bobby Womack’s catalog and his contributions to Sly and the Family Stone, plus new music from Nourished by Time and the excellent new voice Minna.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for February 11, 2026

• “Volume” – Caribou
• “Thrown Around” – James Blake
• “My Love” – Metronomy & Nourished by Time
• “9 2 5” – Nourished by Time
• “Offering” – Gabriels
• “California Dreamin’ (Live) – Bobby Womack
• “Family Affair” – Sly & The Family Stone
• “Floating Parade” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Just A Western” – Nilüfer Yanya
•  “motorway” – Goat Girl
• “Kill Me – Indigo De Souza
• “Welcome 2 Detroit” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “Yall Ain’t Ready” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix) [feat. Guilty Simpson]” – Four Tet
• “Bring the Pain (Chemical Brothers Remix)” – Method Man
• “Rock Steady (Sure Is Pure Remix)” – Aretha Franklin
• “Got ‘Til It’s Gone (feat. Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell) [Ummah Jay Dee’s Revenge Mix]” – Janet Jackson
• · “Find a Way” – A Tribe Called Quest
• “Players” – Slum Village
• “Sometimes (feat. Q-Tip) [Ummah Remix]” – Brand New Heavies
• “Love” – Erykah Badu
• “If You’re Here” – Cornelius
• “C + F” – Sam Prekop
• “Savage Night at the Opera” – Destroyer
• “Untitled” – Interpol
• “Plainsong” – Seefeel
• “Weather Report (Live At Shinjuku Riquid Room / 1997)” – Fishmans
• “Only In Dreams” – Weezer
• “Nothing To Me” – Minna

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.

Discovering a bunch of new music today including fresh stuff from Berlin weirdos Mandy, Indiana, Dry Cleaning, PVA, Spill Tab, Charlotte Day Wilson, Dam Swindle and much more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for February 10, 2026

• “Cursive” – Mandy, Indiana
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Fotzepolitic” – Cocteau Twins
• “Moon Over Marin” – Dead Kennedys
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Enough” – PVA
• “Suckerrr” – Spill Tab
• “Selfish” – Charlotte Day Wilson
• “Open (feat. Samson) [Tesfa Williams Remix]” – Dam Swindle
• “Just Be Good To Me (12″ Vocal Remix)” – The S.O.S. Band
• “If You Love Me” – The Stylle Band
• “Charlie (feat. Lil Yachty)” – Lola Young
• “Eternal Light” – Free Nationals & Chronixx
• “Blue Light” – Bloc Party
• “Pictures Of You” – The Cure
• “Voyage & Como Es (Live From BBC Maida Vale Studios)” – anaiis & Grupo Cosmo
• “Flor Do Pati” – Tiago Caetano
• “One More Smile (Live at Electric Lady)” – Yebba
• “Red Room” – Hiatus Kaiyote
• “I Got A Woman” – Ray Charles
• “Trying to Live My Life Without You” – Otis Clay
• “If You Don’t Want My Love” – Jalen Ngonda
• “I Feel for You (Acoustic Demo)” – Prince
• “I’m Not Ready For The Change” – Nation of Language
• “Mercury” – Automatic
• “You got time and I got money” – Smerz
• “Lo Life” – Antibalas
• “Treat Yourself” – Franc Moody
• “Lydia Wears a Cross” – Julia Jacklin
• “Belinda Says” – Alvvays
• “Gods In Heat” – Ista
• “Ill Times” – GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith
• “Elephant” – Tame Impala
• “Fuzz Jam (Harvey Sutherland X-Tra Fuzz Remix)” – Lazy Eyes

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.

The main focus today is building out a show with a lot of global sounds in honor of Ismael Ahmed. That includes starting the show with music from Mashrou Leila, an incredible Lebanese band that Ismael introduced me to through his show “This Island Earth.” We’ll also explore new music from Owelu Dreamhouse, Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon, Dames Brown, Braxton Cook, Kylie Auldist and more, plus a fond farewell for Ghana highlife legend Ebo Taylor.

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 February 9, 2026

• “Aoede” – Mashrou’ Leila
• “Sadalsuud” – Mashrou’ Leila
• “Yellow Trumpet” – Owelu Dreamhouse
• “A Thousand Steps” – Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon
• “A Figure in the Surf” – Mount Kimbie
• “Suicide Demo for Kara Walker” – Destroyer
• “Birthday Boy” – Kylie Auldist
• “What Would You Do? (feat. Amp Fiddler & Andrés)” – Dames Brown
• “Once Around The Block” – Badly Drawn Boy
• “Josh’s Tune (Part 2)” – Braxton Cook & Joshua Crumbly
• “Heaven” – Ebo Taylor
• “Love & Death” – Ebo Taylor
• “Yo Viviré (I Will Survive)” – Celia Cruz
• “Rock With You (Rare Strings Only Version)” – Michael Jackson
• “I Want You (John Morales M+M Pianopella Mix)” – Marvin Gaye
• “Drume Negrita” – Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban
• “Peaches En Regalia” – Frank Zappa
• “Vitamin C” – Can
• “Heroes” – David Bowie (for Ava East)
• “Go Down The Mountain” – TAMTAM
• “Fujiyama” – Dave Brubeck Quartet
• “Plastic 100°C” – Sampha
• “Radio Silence” – James Blake
• “Mystery of Love” – Mr Fingers
• “Livin’ And Lovin’ In My Own Way (feat. Pete Rock)” – Brandee Younger
• “Stepping Into Tomorrow” – Madlib
• “Love Reveald” – Marcus Elliot

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.

Fresh from a trip to Miami, Ryan Patrick Hooper brings the city’s vibrant Latin energy to the show today, opening with classics from Tito Puente & Celia Cruz and the Brazilian grooves of João Donato.

The playlist then transitions into modern soul and indie, with tracks from Jessie Ware, DJ Harrison, and Alfa Mist, before moving into reflective and timeless sounds from Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Labi Siffre, and Beach House. 

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 February 6, 2026

• “Vale a Pena” – Sessa 

• “Oye Cómo Va” – Tito Puente & Celia Cruz 

• “Yo Viviré (I Will Survive)” – Celia Cruz 

• “Begin Again (Joe Goddard Remix)” – Jessie Ware 

• “Cala Boca Menino” – João Donato 

• “Call My Name” – Joe Bataan 

• “Me Deixa” – João Donato 

• “Far Cry” – Resavoir 

• “Stay Ready (feat. Yaya Bey) – DJ Harrison 

• “Brian” – Alfa Mist 

• “Mamacita (Remastered 2014)” – Kenny Dorham 

• “Red Moon” – Tom Misch 

• “Hold On To The Light” – Jack Johnson & Hermanos Gutiérrez 

• “If I’m Unworthy” – Blake Mills 

• “Better Than” – Lake Street Dive 

• “When I Get My Hands On You” – The New Basement Types 

• “All I Wanna Do” – The Beach Boys 

• “Play the Game” – Beach House 

• “Hurts to Be Alone” – Norah Jones 

• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson 

• “You’ve Got A Woman (Shoes Subtle Edit)” – Lion 

• “Be My Husband” – Nina Simone 

• “Carry Me Higher (Elite Mix) [10 Inch Version]” – The Blessed Madonna, Joy Anonymous & Danielle Ponder 

• “Debold – Mk.Gee Remix V7 (feat. mk gee)” – Vegyn 

• “The Big Idea” – Lily Talmers 

• “Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying” – Labi Siffre 

• “One Of These Things First” – Nick Drake 

• “Muzzle of Bees” – Wilco 

• “Joy Road” – The Lyman Woodard Organization 

• “Love Reveald” – Marcus Elliot 

• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal 

• “Make It Up” -Tirzah 

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. 

 

 

One more sleep until Ryan Patrick Hooper returns! Adam Fox filling in today, with new music from Snocaps and Otto Benson, a spotlight on Weval who play this weekend at El Club, and a nod to David Bowie’s final master stroke, “Black Star” which turned 10 in January.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with temporary host Adam Fox playlist for February 5, 2026

• “Nothing Simple” – Shigeto, Tammy Lakkis & Cleveland Thrasher
• “Waterfalls” – Oneohtrix Point Never
• “Perpetual Adoration” – Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
• “Brand New City” – Snocaps
• “Secret Meeting” – The National
• “Dirty Dream Number Two” – Belle and Sebastian
• “Chips – Chicken – Banana Split” – Jo-Jo and The Fugitives
• “Chicken Payback” – The Bees
• “Roots of Dub” – King Tubby
• “Groovin’” – Willie Mitchell
  “O My Soul (Remastered 2024)” – Big Star
• “Gloria” – Patti Smith
• “Changed for the Better” – Weval
• “MOVING ON” – Weval
• “Let England Shake” – PJ Harvey
• “I Can’t Give Everything Away” – David Bowie
• “Burial Dub” – Sly & Robbie
• “Future Shock” – Herbie Hancock
• “Dream In Blue” – Los Lobos
• “Wicked Game” – Chris Isaak
• “Accidentally Like a Martyr” – Warren Zevon
• “Cortez the Killer” – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
• “Theme” – Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy
• “Delfeayo’s Dilemma (2023 Remaster)” – Wynton Marsalis
• “Lonely Road” – Natalie Bergman
• “Upside Down (feat. Natalie Bergman & Wild Belle)” – Nomo & Shawn Lee
• “Moussolou (Mixed)” – Oumou Sangaré
• “Chifundo” – WITCH
• “Caring Is Creepy” – The Shins
• “Carry the Zero” – Built to Spill
• “Soy Beans” – Otto Benson
• “Revival” – Deerhunter
• “Linear Motion” – Rebecca Goldberg

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.

Today we go on a journey from grooves that make you want to dance, to songs that make you want to sit back and listen. You’ve got LCD Soundsystem, Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos, Khruangbin, and Michael Jackson kicking things off, with fresh sounds from Clairo, Jordan Rakei, corto.alto, Theo Croker, and Nana Adjoa keeping it interesting. 

Later on, we drift into folk, indie, and singer-songwriter territory with Neko Case, Vashti Bunyan, Feist, Mitski, Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, and Robert Johnson—a mix that’s easy to get lost in. 

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 January 28, 2026 

• “Home (Tom Sharkett Edit)” – LCD Soundsystem 

• “Como el Sol” – Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos 

• “Sunshower” – Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band 

• “Am I Your Girl (Dance Version)” – Peach Pit 

• “Speechless (feat. Magdalena Bay)” – TV Girl & George Clanton 

• “high vibrations” – Theo Croker, Malaya & D’LEAU 

• “Eye To Eye (Live From The Royal Albert Hall)” – Jordan Rakei 

• “National Song (Live at Ekko, 2021)” – Nana Adjoa 

• “Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)” – Pixies 

• “Juna” – Clairo 

• “Time” – Ni Maxine 

• “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” – corto.alto 

• “End of Time” – Olive Jones 

• “Rock With You (Rare Strings Only Version)” – Michael Jackson 

• “People Everywhere ii” – Khruangbin 

• “Tu Amor (Your Love Spanish Version) [Mixed]” – Persona RS & Mamacita 

• “Wreck” – Neko Case 

• “I Wish I Was the Moon” – Neko Case 

• “Train Song (Columbia Single, 1966)” – Vashti Bunyan 

• “Mushaboom” – Feist 

• “My Love Mine All Mine” – Mitski 

• “Take Me To the Pilot (UK-Release Mix)” – Elton John 

• “Candy’s Room (Live at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA – July 7, 1978)” – Bruce Springsteen 

• “Me and the Devil Blues” – Robert Johnson 

• “Across the Universe” – Fiona Apple 

• “War Isn’t Murder” – Jesse Welles 

• “A Fond Farewell” – Elliot Smith 

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Crashing back into the work week with some throwbacks including music from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, the Replacements and more, plus new music from Kazdoura and IDLES. We also find some cathartic release through musical therapy with selections from Nouvelle Vague covering the Clash and Rage Against The Machine covering Bruce Springsteen. And we say farewell to long time listener Banana, who was the best dog ever, with Sister Nancy’s “Ain’t No Stopping Nancy.”

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 26, 2026

• “Hurricane” – Bob Dylan
• “All Along The Watchtower” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Wah-Wah” – George Harrison
• “Bastards of Young” – The Replacements
• “Be Above It” – Tame Impala
• “Fuzz Jam (Harvey Sutherland X-Tra Fuzz Remix)” – Lazy Eyes
• “Canopy” – Charlotte Day Wilson
• “Parabéns (feat. Marcos Valle) [Quarantine Sessions]” – Tom Misch
• “Ain’t No Stopping Nancy” – Sister Nancy (dedicated to Banana)
• “Police & Thieves” – The Clash
• “Cold Little Heart” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Walking In The Dark” – Stefano Torossi
• “Flight Time” – Donald Byrd
• “Comin Home Baby” – Mel Torme
• “Woodward Avenue” – Yusef Lateef
• “Khayal” – Kazdoura
• “cosa rara (feat. David Sylvian)” – Lucrecia Dalt
• “P7 Blues” – SOYUZ
• “Plasty” – LL Burns
• “Sun Goddess (feat. Special Guest Soloist Ramsey Lewis)” – Earth Wind & Fire
• “GOOD LUCK” – KAYTRANADA
• “Another Baby!” – Dijon
• “DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
• “Are You Looking Up” – Mk.gee
• “777-9311” – The Time
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Repetitioner” – THUS LOVE
• “Leave Your Life (Lonely Hearts Mix)” – Alex Kassian
• “Guns of Brixton (feat. Camille)” – Nouvelle Vague
• “Rabbit Run (Interpol Remix)” – IDLES
• “The Ghost of Tom Joad” – Rage Against The Machine

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A whole bunch of throwbacks from Sandra Wright, Harry Nilsson, Jan Hammer Group, Irma Thomas and more. Plus new music from Arctic Monkeys—the band’s first new release in four years which appears on a new benefit compilation for War Child—Jill Scott and Flea.

Spoon will be in town on June 26 at the Fillmore Detroit, co-headlining with the Beths out of New Zealand, so we will go heavy on their back catalog. Check it out!

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 22, 2026

• “Everything Hits At Once” – Spoon
• “Opening Night” – Arctic Monkeys & War Child Records
• “Inside and Out” – Feist
• “Midnight Affair” – Sandra Wright
• “Beautiful People” – Jill Scott
• “Traffic Lights (feat. Thom Yorke)” – Flea
• “The Fool” – Brigid Dawson and The Mothers Network
• “Anemone” – The Brian Jonestown Massacre
• “Otis” – The Durutti Column
• “I Go (DJ Koze Remix)” – Peggy Gou
• “Operator (DJ Koze’s Disco Edit)” – Låpsley
• “Wi Ing Wi Ing” – HYUKOH
• “Paper Tiger” – Spoon
• “Early In The Morning” – Harry Nilsson
• “Don’t You Know” – Jan Hammer Group
• “Sexy Boy (Vegyn Version)” – AIR
• “Making Planets (featuring Mr. Lif)” – Edan
• “Time Outt (Segue)” – Edan
• “Black Power” – Peace
• “I’m So Green” – Can
• “Planted A Thought” – Arthur Russell
• “Wild Horses” – Leon Russell
• “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” – The Peddlers
• “Forge Your Own Chains” – D.R. HOOKER
• “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” – Irma Thomas
• “Day Dreaming” – Aretha Franklin
• “This Is How We Walk On the Moon” – Arthur Russell
• “If I Had a Tail” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Hand of Doom” – Black Sabbath
• “Baby” – Donnie & Joe Emerson
• “Maps” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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New music from Amber Mark and Mark Farina, plus a bunch of your HEATERS ONLY selections of songs that are keeping you oh so toasty during these cold weeks in Detroit.

Plus, we go super heavy on Angie Stone and D’Angelo with the chefs from Vinyl Tasting, who are turning the music of these two R&B legends into a six-course menu for Valentine’s Day. It’s one of my favorite events in the city; you can find tickets here.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 21, 2026

• “Rose Rouge” – Jorja Smith
• “What Kinda Music (Jordan Rakei Remix)” – Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes
• “and then? و بعدين؟” – Kazdoura
• “Nautilus (Mawtilus)” – Nuyorican Soul
• “Backstairs” – New Pornographers
• “505” – Arctic Monkeys
• “Pipeline” – Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen
• “Ur Life One Night” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Floating” – Maria Chiara Argirò
• “Olson” – Boards of Canada
• “Roygbiv” – Boards of Canada
• “Goldfish” – Michael Andrews
• “Disparate Youth” – Santigold
• “Y Control” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Pokemon” – Wet Leg
• “Different Places” – Amber Mark & John The Blind
• “Stay On My Mind” – Mark Farina, Homero Espinosa & Dani Siciliano
• “Phoenix” – Rhye
• “new body rhumba (from the film White Noise)” – LCD Soundsystem
• “The Divine Chord (feat. MGMT & Johnny Marr)” – The Avalanches
• “So Easy” – Royksopp
• “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” – Angie Stone
• “Sugah Daddy” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard
• “Chicken Grease” – D’Angelo
• “Devil’s Pie (Tall Black Guy Edit)” – D’Angelo
• “More Than A Woman (feat. CALVIN)” – Angie Stone

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Discovering music from The Beths, Jorja Smith, Silica Gel, Patchwork Inc., and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 14, 2026

• “Last Forever” – Patchwork Inc. & Wyatt Waddell
• “NamgungFEFERE (feat. Japanese Breakfast)” – Silica Gel
• “Keep Me Satisfied” – Jungle
• “God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (Tasty Or Not Remix) [Extended Mix] [feat. Yazmin Lacey]” – Ezra Collective
• “raat ki rani (Sylvan Esso Remix)” – Arooj Aftab & Sylvan Esso
• “The Morning Sun” – Eddie Chacon
• “Taito City Hideout” – FloFilz & Takuya Kuroda
• “Desire” – Kamasi Washington
• “Chant” – Donald Byrd
• “Rewind / Remind” – Momoko Gill
• “Supernatural (Extended Mix)” – We Are KING
• “Rose Rouge” – Jorja Smith
• “What Kinda Music” – Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes
• “Flowers” – Jordan Rakei
• “Midas” – Maribou State & Holly Walker
• “On My Mind” – Jorja Smith & Preditah
• “Straight Line Was a Lie” – The Beths
• “Belinda Says” – Alvvays
• “Phish Pepsi” – Wednesday
• “Words” – Big Thief
• “I’d Have To Be Crazy” – Willie Nelson
• “Do You Realize??” – The Flaming Lips
• “The Darkness That You Fear (Harvest Mix)” – Chemical Brothers
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Until We Meet Again” – Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Meet Me In the City” – Junior Kimbrough
• “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “The Weight of My Words (Four Tet Remix)” – King of Convenience
• “Under The Pressure” – War On Drugs
• “They Came In Peace” – Tranquility Bass
• “Love Like Blood” – Killing Joke
• “Slow Like Honey” – Fiona Apple
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Locket” – Crumb
• “Paper Trails” – DARKSIDE 

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Exploring a bunch of fresh spins today with new music from Shungu, Nas & DJ Premier, Augustin Coombe, FRANK LEONE and more. Plus, a fond farewell to the legend Bob Weir with spins from his debut solo album “Ace” and Grateful Dead anthems, including a lovely 13-minute jam of “Truckin’” from a show in London in 1972.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 13, 2025

• “Serti Dial (feat. Navy Blue)” – Shungu
• “Did you Hear the News (feat. Ruqqiyah)” – Shungu
• “Beautiful People” – Jill Scott
• “Maureen” – Sade
• “Kaputt” – Destroyer
• “Heaven (Nicolas Jaar Remix)” – Kasper Bjørke
• “It’s Time” – Nas, DJ Premier, Steve Miller Band
• “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
• “I Am Feeling” – Augustin Coombe
• “Spanish Joint” – D’Angelo
• “STAY (feat. Sudan Archives)” – FRANK LEONE & Teardrop Estates
• “Rock With You (Strings Only Version)” – Michael Jackson
• “2close2farr” – Momoko Gill
• “People Make The World Go Round” – Dee Dee Bridgewater
• “Allemni Hibbak” – Kazdoura
• “After The Rain” – Little Dragon
• “Sleeping Lessons” – The Shins
• “Rain Can’t Reach Us (feat. Tony Allen)” – Yannis & the Yaw
• “Visions Of Light” – Ishmael Ensemble
• “WHATUP”- Domi & JD Beck
• “So Ubuji” – Makaya McCraven
• “Illegal Hit (Edit)” – Yttling Jazz, Joshua Idehen & Saturday, Monday
• “Rolling With A Planet (Vocal Mix)” – Ari Roze
• “Zannik” – Khaled Al Reigh
• “Le Grand Soleil De Dieu (Psychemagik Remix)” – Francis Bebey
• “Don’t Do It” – The Band
• “(I Know) I’m Losing You” – Rod Stewart
• “Ain’t That Peculiar” – Fanny
• “One More Saturday Night” – Bob Weir
• “Truckin’ (Live from London)” – Grateful Dead
• “Cassidy” – Bob Weir
• “Dark Star” – Grateful Dead
• “Planet Caravan (feat. David Jimenez)” – Brownout & Brown Sabbath
• “Sonido Cósmico” – Hermanos Gutiérrez

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A whole bunch of new stuff today, including Father John Misty, Penza Penza, Sault and more, plus legendary Detroit DJ House Shoes stops by to close the book on 2025 with his favorite songs of the year.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 9, 2026

• “The Old Law” – Father John Misty
• “Kaboom” – Penza Penza
• “Khayal” – Kazdoura
• “God, Protect Me from My Enemies” – Sault
• “Mountain Top” – Rio Kosta
• “What It Gave Me” – Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda
• “Comin’ Home Baby” – Mel Torme
• “Over” – Loaded Honey
• “Green Juice” – anaiis
• “Contact High” – Mae Powell
• “Walk In The Night (Live)” – Grant Green
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Turiya and Ramakrishna” – Alice Coltrane
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “I’m Afraid of Americans” – David Bowie
• “The Ghost of Tom Joad” – Rage Against The Machine
• “Citizen Kane” – HYUKOH
• “Tank!” – SEAT BELTS
• “Compared to What (Live at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, June 1969)” – Les McCann
• “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – DeRobert & The Half-Truths
• “1969” – Stooges
• “Here’s The Thing” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Troglodyte” – Viagra Boys
• “Dogeared (feat. Kapwani)” – Armand Hammer, The Alchemist, Billy Woods
• “E.B.I.T.D.A.” – Clipse
• “Good Health” – De La Soul
• “L.U.” – Sault
• “Dumb Feeling” – Mei Semones
• “Sasayaku Sakebu” – Mei Semones

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New music from Yttling Jazz, Jill Scott, Kazdoura and more. Plus, a belated birthday party for Thin Lizzy front man Phil Lynott, which turns into a heated discussion of the greatest Irish band of all time, so we highlight The Pogues, SPRINTS and Fontaines D.C., too.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for January 7, 2025

• “Fourty Days” – Billy Brooks
• “Beautiful People” – Jill Scott
• “Illegal Hit (Edit)” – Yttling Jazz, Joshua Idehen & Saturday, Monday
• “Falador Passa Mal” – Os Originais do Samba
• “Road To Nowhere” – Rogê
• “I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar” – Jonathan Richman
• “Where I’m From (Tom Misch Remix)” – Kiko Bun
• “Slow Down” – Skip Marley & H.E.R.
• “People Everywhere ii” – Khruangbin
• “and then? و بعدين؟” – Kazdoura
• “Nautilus” – Bob James
• “Outubro” – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
• “All Seeds” – Don Glori
• “Sanctified” – System Olympia & Working Men’s Club
• “Mercury” – Automatic
• “Moody (Spaced Out)” – ESG
• “Showdown” – Thin Lizzy
• “Yvonne (Helado Negro Remix)” – Foxwarren
• “Life Round Here” – James Blake
• “The Pair of Brown Eyes” – The Pogues
• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Better” – SPRINTS
• “It’s All Too Much” – Beatles
• “Let It Bleed” – Goat
• “Life’s A Gas” – T. Rex
• “A Well Respected Man” – The Kinks
• “Wild Horses” – Hudson Freeman
• “Wristwatch” – MJ Lenderman
• “Wah Wah” – George Harrison
• “I Think I’m In Love” – Spiritualized
• “Where’s My Brain???” – Lazy Eyes
• “Red Room” – Hiatus Kaiyote

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.