New music discovery from Moses Boyd, the poet Aja Monet (alongside Meshell Ndegeocello + Georgia Anne Muldrow), Azekel, Tiago Caetano, corto.alto… and that’s just the first hour! Plus, getting ready for Big Thief, who are performing tonight at the Masonic.
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 August 10, 2026
- “Days Go By” — James Blake
- “Say Yeah” — Moses Boyd
- “elsewhere” — aja monet, Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow
- “Babystar (Kid Fonque Remix)” — Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
- “Moon & I (feat. Céline Dessberg)” — Azekel
- “Eco do Futuro (feat. Céline Dessberg)” — Tiago Caetano
- “Amami (feat. Minami Kizuki)” — Yussef Dayes
- “All The Way (Shy One Remix)” — Jamie Woon
- “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” — corto.alto
- “Mantra” — Jordan Rakei
- “Opaline Bubbletear” — Dummy
- “Blue Dada” — Dummy
- “Limit to Your Love” — James Blake
- “Mere Saath” — Lifafa
- “Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn)” — Tony Allen
- “Nature Boy (12″ Version)” — Central Line
- “Every Party Has a Winner and a Loser” — Erlend Øye
- “Time” — Star Moles
- “Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl” — Broken Social Scene
- “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” — Stars
- “Echo’s Answer” — Broadcast
- “The Weight of My Words (Four Tet Remix)” — Kings of Convenience
- “Lazy Lover” — Brazilian Girls
- “Scale It Back (feat. Little Dragon)” — DJ Shadow
- “Intimidated (feat. H.E.R.)” — KAYTRANADA
- “Black Magic” — Jarvis Cocker
- “Only You Know” — Dion
- “Incomprehensible” — Big Thief
- “anything” — Adrianne Lenker
- “That Summer Feeling” — Jonathan Richman
- “American Music” — Violent Femmes
- “Strange Powers” — The Magnetic Fields
- “Are You Glad to Be In America?” — James Blood Ulmer
- “The Book I Read (Remastered)” — Talking Heads
- “Sycamore” — Bill Callahan
- “Swingin Party” — The Replacements
- “Sunny Afternoon” — The Kinks
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.
