In The Groove: Diggin’ through the Grammys to find gems from Avery*Sunshine, Tank and the Bangas

Listen to “In the Groove” with Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET.

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"In The Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper in WDET's studios in Detroit.

Did you watch the Grammy Awards this year? I know it’s not for everyone, but I’m a dork for them.

It’s a barometer, for better or worse, of what’s over-the-top mainstream at the moment, with some great performances thrown in and, as of late, a host that has the personality of a log. But it’s the categories that don’t get broadcast and the artists that didn’t win that often catch my ear the most. Today’s show includes some big-time winners like SZA and Doechii, plus new discoveries like Avery*Sunshine, Tank and the Bangas, Rapsody, Keyon Harrold and much 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 Feb. 4, 2025

  • “Burnin’ Coal” – Les McCann
  • “Lifted Up” – Avery*Sunshine *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Saturn” – SZA  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Supermodel” – SZA
  • “Loved” – Four Tet  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Remember (feat. Samara Joy & Robert Glasper)” – Tank and the Bangas  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Bugs” – Jamila Woods  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “3:AM (feat. Erykah Badu)” – Rapsody  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Lemon” – Still Woozy  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Outubro” – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Foreverland (feat. Laura Mvula)” – Keyon Harrold  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Patterns of the Heart” – Na Bonsai
  • “Omission” – Julian Lage  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Staring at the Wall” – Norah Jones  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “All in Good Time” – Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Mud” – Waxahatchee 
  • “Bored” – Waxahatchee  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Dream Police” – Mk.gee
  • “Frio” – Ambar Lucid
  • “Keep On Running” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano
  • “i ain’t scared of no devil (feat. dj godfrey ho)” – Jitwam
  • “New York is Killing Me” – Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven
  • “Pass the Salt (feat. Vince Staples)” – Joy Crookes
  • “DENIAL IS A RIVER” – Doechii  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Misdemeanor” – Foster Sylvers
  • “Devil’s Pie” – Tall Black Guy x D’Angelo
  • “Someone To Love You” – SAULT
  • “Signs” – SAULT
  • “PUAJ” – Salin
  • “Go As You Are” – Curtis Harding
  • “Black Hole (feat. Reggie Watts)” – Emma-Jean Thackray
  • “Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
  • “Neverender” – Justice & Tame Impala  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Where I Go (feat. H.E.R.)” – NxWorries & H.E.R.  *In The Groove x Grammys Review*
  • “Why Don’t You (Radu Guran Edit)” – Cleo Sol

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  • Ryan Patrick Hooper inside the WDET studio.
    Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host of "In the Groove" on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.