Today’s show moves from classics to deep cuts and new releases. We spin favorites from Tears for Fears, Dr. Dog, and The Strokes, plus tracks from Jessie Ware, Beach House, Flying Lotus, Madlib, and Four Tet. We also highlight Okonski, including his upcoming track “Easy,” alongside music from Meshell Ndegeocello, Donald Byrd, 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 February 24, 2026
- “Midnight (Acoustic)” – Jessie Ware
- “Count To Five” – Rhye
- “Ive Brussel (JKriv Rework)” – Jkriv
- “Who” – David Byrne & St. Vincent
- “California Dreamin’ (Live) – Bobby Womack
- “Easy” – Okonski
- “We Will Not Make It (Not Without You)” – Twin Peaks
- “Where’d All the Time Go?” – Dr. Dog
- “Take It or Leave It” – The Strokes
- “Believer” – Annahstasia
- “Goodbye Horses” – Q Lazzarus
- “Gap in the Clouds” – Yellow Days
- “Balloon” – Crumb
- “S.N.C” – DARKSIDE
- “PUDDLE ( OF ME ) – Saya Gray
- “ASR (feat. Jeff Parker) – Meshell Ndegeocello
- “Norway” – Beach House
- “A Gente Acaba (Vento Em Rosa) – Alabaster DePlume
- “Cristo Redentor” – Donald Byrd
- “How Can We Mend a Broken Heart” – Kahil El’Zabar
- “Dark Moon” – Okonski
- “Spooky” – Dusty Springfield
- “Summer Madness S.A.” – Karriem Riggins
- “Hey (Extended Mix)” – We Are KING
- “20 Feet Tall (Remix) [feat. Erykah Badu & Rapsody]” – 9th Wonder
- “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” – Tears for Fears
- “I Don’t See It That Way” – Spoek Mathambo
- “Tea Leaf Dancers” – Flying Lotus
- “Jasmine (Demo)” – Jai Paul
- “Road of the Lonely Ones” – Madlib
- “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
- “Say I Wanna Know” – Nick Waterhouse
- “Ansumana” – Suss
- “Locked” – Four Tet
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.
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