In The Groove: New music from Georgie Sweet, Buddy Miles does Neil Young, Fran Lebowitz on Motown

New music from Georgie Sweet, Nightbus, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, Dry Cleaning and a few of my favorite covers from Fiona Apple, Cat Power, and Buddy Miles.

Plus writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz drops by to chat Motown, Dolly Parton and the New York Dolls ahead of her talk at the Fisher Theatre on Wednesday (tickets available here).

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 October 21, 2025

• “The Ones We Loved” – Georgie Sweet
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “Belong To You” – Cut Copy & Kate Bollinger
• “Bloodlines” – Franc Moody
• “Devotion (Short Boys’ Remix)” – Hot Chip
• “Coltrane (Crooked Man Remix)” – Cymande
• “Spirit Adapter” – Yin Yin
• “Mq9” – Automatic
• “Hit My Head All Day (Edit)” – Dry Cleaning
• “siestas ahí” – Juana Molina
• “Banc de poissons” – Vulfmon & Jacob Jeffries
• “Dewy” – Resavoir & Matt Gold
• “Across The Universe” – Fiona Apple
• “Ask Me Anything” – The Strokes
• “How It Ends” – DeVotchka
• “The Rat” – The Walkmen
• “The Smile” – David Axelrod
• “100 Years of Bill & Lil” – Joe Webb
• “New York” – Cat Power
• “Down By The River” – Buddy Miles
• “The Wind Cries Mary” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Hey Joe” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Who Knows (Live At Filmore East, 1970 / 50th Anniversary)” – Band of Gypsys / Jimi Hendrix
• “Surfin” – Ernest Ranglin
• “Police & Thieves” – The Clash
• “Nobody Can Live Forever” – Tim Maia
• “(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below We’re All Going To Go” – Curtis Mayfield
• “You’ve Been In Love Too Long (Single Version)” – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• “Come See About Me (Live)” – The Supremes
• “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
• “Personality Crisis” – New York Dolls
• “Trash” – New York Dolls
• “Marquee Moon” – Television

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.