On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we welcome back Matt Andersen, playing songs from his new album, “Life Is Just A Vapor.” From New Brunswick, Andersen made the new album with Bahamas, creating a very different sound for this blues rock singer-songwriter.

Also featured, a fun ’80s metal cover, in-studio archives from I’m With Her, Keb’ Mo’, Jack Johnson and more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for July 13, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Time After Time” – Cassandra Wilson
• “Make Out In My Car” – Moses Sumney w/Sufjan Stevens
• “Carrie & Lowell” – Sufjan Stevens
• “Blood On The Street” – Haim
• “Wild And Clear And Blue” – I’m With Her (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Round And Round” – The Meat Purveyors
• “The Hammer & The Rose” – Matt Andersen (in-studio guest)
• “Tonight Belongs To You” – Matt Andersen (in-studio guest)
• “Holy Smoke” – Maren Morris
• “Ohio’s Ugly” – CAAMP
• “What Nashville Was” – Ketch Secor
• “Wagon Wheel” – Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers (2005 in-studio performance)
• “Lost Changes” – Beth Gibbons
• “Blind” – SZA
• “Love Interruption” – Jack White (happy 50th birthday)
• “Rough Time Blues” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• “Don’t You Know” – Keb’ Mo’ (2000 in-studio performance)
• “Songbird” – Waylon Jennings
• “Tuesday” – Jensen McRae
• “Rodeo Clown” – Ken Pomeroy
•  “Rodeo Clowns” – Jack Johnson (2004 in-studio performance)
• “Can’t Help Me” – H.E.R.
• “table for two” – aron!
• “Countin’ Quarters” – Matt Andersen (in-studio guest)
• “Always Be Your Son” – Matt Andersen (in-studio guest)

The music of Lewis OfMan has always been very popular on this show. I swear, every time I play it, I get a text / email / phone call / smoke signal about how much y’all dig it, so I wanted to spotlight a handful of his tracks, including the new one, “Seoul Disco Night.”

Plus, new music from LL Burns, Matthew Herbert & Monoko Gill, Mocky 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 July 10, 2025

• “Bright Moments” – Admin
• “Don’t Be Afraid” – East Coast Love Affair
• “Seoul Disco Night” – Lewis OfMan
• “Avalanche!” – Shinji
• “Obsession (feat. Grégory Louis & Robert Benjamin) [The Paris Version]” – Guy Cuevas
• “Attitude” – Lewis OfMan
• “Plasty” – LL Burns
• “Quiet Places” – Ghost Funk Orchestra
• “Loud Places” – Jamie xx
• “Dark Moon” – Okonski
• “Fallen Again” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Animals” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Music Will Explain” – Mocky
• “Benoego” – Don Cherry
• “Metronomic Underground” – Stereolab
• “Queenless King” – WITCH
• “Drains” – Mary in the Junkyard
• “Kill Me” – Indigo De Souza
• “What You Are” – Pete Brandt’s Method
• “Nova” – Nomo
• “No Muscle, No Memory” – Rich Ruth
• “Love Buzz” – Shocking Blue
• “Archbishop Harold Holmes” – Jack White
• “Blues” – Geordie Greep
• “Happy House (Matthew Dear vs Audion Remix – Edit)” – The Juan MacLean
• “LITE SPOTS” – Kaytranada
• “Siesta Freestyle” – Lewis OfMan
• “Água de Coco” – Marcos Valle
• “All I Ever Am (Mura Masa Remix)” – The Cure
• “House of Mirrors (feat. Harry Stone)” – Riva Starr
• “Blue Ridge Mountains” – Fleet Foxes
• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” – Midlake
• “Draw Something Beautiful” – Ganavya
• “summer of love (Minow Remix)” – Two Another
• “Summer Sweat” – Hannah Cohen

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.