Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: New Brandi Carlile, a ton of anniversary re-issues, Cautious Clay, Madison McFerrin + more!

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

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In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Brandi Carlile returns to self, and Cautious Clay returns with late night songs.

Also, tons of re-issues from Smashing Pumpkins, Elton John, Ringo Starr and more!

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 October 25, 2025

HOUR ONE:

  • “5th Floor (10 PM)” – Cautious Clay
  • “Dracula” – Tame Impala
  • “Dearborn” – Bahamas
  • “Misled” – Kool & The Gang
  • “The Day is Long” – The Whiskey Charmers
  • “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” – Smashing Pumpkins
  • “Tonight, Tonight” – Leslie Odum Jr.
  • “Norwegian Wood” – Jacob Collier
  • “Nothing More Lonely” – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
  • “Church And State” – Brandi Carlile
  • “Run It Back” – Madison McFerrin
  • “Let’s Do It Again” – The Staple Singers
  • “Tell Me When The Whistle Blows” – Elton John
HOUR TWO:
  • “Rubberband Man” – Mumford & Sons + Hozier
  • “The Rubberband Man” – The Detroit Spinners
  • “Way Out, Way Down” – Peter Litvin
  • “Dans Un Moment D’errance” – The Midnight Hour
  • “Thieves In The Temple” – Herbie Hancock
  • “Thieves In The Temple” – Prince
  • “Fatal Optimist” – Madi Diaz
  • “Early 1970” – Ringo Starr
  • “Snookeroo” – Ringo Starr
  • “By the End Of The Night” – Amber Mark
  • “Cruisin'” – D’Angelo

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.