Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Playing ‘catch up’ with a ton of new music released since the Spring Fundraiser

Listen to “Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music” every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

Jalen Ngonda.

Jalen Ngonda.

This week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music featured a ton of new music issued since our recently concluded Spring Fundraiser (thank you so very much!!!). Over the last few weeks, Santana released a new song with Smokey Robinson, there was new tunes (with more coming) from I’m With Her and Cautious Clay, a new single from Jalen Ngonda (pictured) and Chappell Roan went country!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Mar. 22, 2025

HOUR ONE:

  • “Where I Belong” – Galactic with Irma Thomas
  • “Upside” – Southern Avenue
  • “Come Get To This” – Marvin Gaye
  • “Blest” – Yuno
  • “Just As Long As We’re Together” – Jalen Ngonda
  • I Should Have Stayed In Detroit” – Rock ‘N’ Roll Monkey
  • “Sunshine In The Room” – James Bay w/Jon Batiste
  • “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
  • “The Giver” – Chappell Roan
  • “Losing You” – Everything Is Recorded
  • “Everything Is Peaceful Love” – Bon Iver
  • “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
  • “Please Don’t Take Your Love” – Santana & Smokey Robinson
HOUR TWO:
  • “Been So Long” – Durand Jones & The Indications
  • “Spaceman In Tulsa” – Counting Crows
  • “Come Back To Ourselves” – Jeff Karoub
  • “Squeeze” – Maya Delilah
  • “No Champagne (6AM)” – Cautious Clay
  • “The Heart Of Saturday Night” – Tom Waits (a special request for Jeff in Metamora)
  • “Back To The Land” – JR JR
  • “Relationships” – HAIM
  • “Killer Bee” – Jack Spivey
  • “I Love Doing Drugs”– The Devil Makes Three
  • “Don’t Lose Your Steam” – Gregory Porter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio recording)
  • Limelight” – Tune Yards
  • “Break Up With Everything” – Michael Franti & Spearhead

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org.

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  • Rob Reinhart
    Rob Reinhart is host of WDET's "Essential Music" and the syndicated program "Acoustic Cafe," heard on 125 stations around the country, and stations from Greece to New Zealand. He's voted in 11 presidential elections: 5 wins, 6 losses.