In The Groove: The return of Detroit’s Slum Village, Arooj Aftab teases new album (May 8, 2024)

I love when someone like Detroit legends Slum Village drop a new album — their first in nearly a decade — and I can build a show around that. I can’t say enough about the new project.

There’s also a good chunk of Pakistani singer-composer Arooj Aftab, who is getting ready to release a new album, and new releases from Saya Gray, Wu-Lu, Vegyn, Baby Rose, SPRINTS and much more.

Let’s go on a musical journey together!

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper Playlist for May 8, 2024

• “Hit Or Miss” (Live) – Odetta
• “Hot Penny Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Raat Ki Rani” – Arooj Aftab
• “The Racket” – Lucy Rose
• “AA BOUQUET FOR YOUR 180 FACE” – Saya Gray
• “DIPAD33 / W . I . D . F . U” – Saya Gray
• “Daylight Song” – Wu-Lu
• “Waiting Room” – Fugazi
• “Common Blue” – Warpaint
• “the evidence” – Yaya Bey
• “Yeah Yeah (feat. Kameron Corvet)” – Slum Village & Karriem Riggins
• “To the Disco” – Slum Village & Abstract Orchestra
• “Ambrosia” – Erick the Architect & Channel Tres
• “Long As The Sun” – Jaiton
• “May Ninth” – Khruangbin
• “Bon Bon” – Fcukers
• “Body Heat” – Dabeull & Holybrune
• “Neverender” – Justice & Tame Impala
• “All Live” – Slum Village & Abstract Orchestra
• “Players” – Slum Village
• “Fire Escape” – Zsela
• “Another 9 Days” – Vegyn & Ethan P. Flynn
• “ILIKEU” (feat. DUCKWRTH) – Machinedrum
• “It’s Alright” – Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD
• “Out Of Options” – Nia Archives
• “Connect” – Vampire Weekned
• “Mohabbat” – Arooj Aftab
• “Road to Self (KO)” – Kamasi Washington
• “Foam” – Royel Otis
• “Help Me, I’m Spiralling” – SPRINTS
• “Crybaby” – Cults
• “R&B” – English Teacher
• “What’s That You Say” – The Fat White Family
• “React” – Bakar
• “Too Much Of A Good Thing” – NIKI
• “Staring at the Wall” – Norah Jones
• “Gemini” – Angélica Garcia
• “Kravitz” – Mabe Fratti
• “Now” – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
• “Dog Days” – Dehd
• “Answer to Yourself” – Soft Pack
• “Intangible” – Personal Trainer

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.