In The Groove: Willie Nelson covers the Flaming Lips, A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Low End Theory’ turns 33

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

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

A moody set featuring new music from Thandii, Honeyglaze, Mogwai, Dummy and more.

Plus cracking open a musical time capsule to celebrate a pair of sophomore album anniversaries from A Tribe Called Quest and T. Rex.

And a special spotlight on covers courtesy of Andrew Bird and Willie Nelson, who does a lovely cosmic Americana cover of “Do You Realize??” by the Flaming Lips.

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 Sept. 24, 2024

  • “Autumn Sweater” – Yo La Tengo
  • “Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix)” – Antena
  • “Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space” – Spiritualized
  • “Race for the Prize” – Flaming Lips
  • “Do You Realize??” – Willie Nelson
  • “Pretty Girls” – Honeyglaze
  • “Nayland Rock” – Thandii
  • “Smoke In The Air” – Leifur James
  • “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai
  • “Jaguar (extended)” – Fluoretro
  • “Difficulties” – Forest Law
  • “Skin Is, My” – Andrew Bird
  • “Crying In The Night” – Andrew Bird, Madison Cunningham
  • “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” – Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton & Ted Poor
  • “Train Song” – Benjamin Gibbard & Feist 
  • “The Limit To Your Love” – Feist
  • “Kaikoura” – Girls In Airports
  • “Ya Va Pasar” – Reyna Tropical
  • “In The Lassa” – Juana Molina
  • “Hombre Roto” – St. Vincent
  • “I Would Die 4 U” – Lauren Auder & Wendy & Lisa
  • “Weak In Your Light (Daniel Avery Remix)” – Nation of Language
  • “Intro-UB” – Dummy
  • “So U Kno” – Overmono
  • “I Can’t Go There” – Ruthven
  • “Blame” – Gabriels
  • “Staring At The Sun” – TV On The Radio
  • “My Boo (Hitman’s Club Mix)” – Ghost Town DJs
  • “The House of the Rising Sun” – Nina Simone
  • “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – Derobert & The Half-truths
  • “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” – T. Rex
  • “Flowers” – Andrew Ashong & Theo Parrish
  • “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” – Missy Elliott
  • “I Can’t Stand The Rain” – Ann Peebles
  • “Rain” – Kerri Chandler
  • “Check The Rhime” – A Tribe Called Quest
  • “Excursions” – A Tribe Called Quest

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  • Ryan Patrick Hooper
    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.