In The Groove: Lake Trout, The Clash, Elvis Costello + more

There’s plenty of new music on today’s show, including tracks from Bullion, Nation of Language, Night Tapes, Phoebe Bridgers, The Strokes, and Tyler Ballgame. In addition, you’ll hear everything from The Clash, Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Tom Waits, Lake Trout, and Antibalas. 

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 August 4, 2026 

• “Pulse” – Chronical Deep & Kabza De Small 

• “Roo” – Bullion 

• “Weak In Your Light” – Nation of Language 

• “swim” – Night Tapes 

• “Blood Spilled” – Blonde Redhead 

• “My World (feat. Aidan, Bawo & Ox Eye)” – Jam City  

• “Moon & I (feat. Céline Dessberg)” – Azekel 

• “One and the Same” – Thee Sacred Souls & Victor Axelrod 

• “Lonely Girl” – Lamont Landers 

• “If You Don’t Want My Love” – Jalen Ngonda 

• “Nothing But a Heartache” – The Flirtations 

• “Easy” – Gotts Street Park & Celeste 

• “I Can See” – Nick Hakim 

• “TOMORROW, AGAIN” – Nate Smith, Kiefer, CARRTOONS & Kenny Beats 

• “Freddie Freeloader” – Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown 

• “Sounds from Below” – Lake Trout 

• “Little Things” – Lake Trout 

• “Watching The Detectives (Live at Good Afternoon (Broadcast) / September 27th, 1977)” – Elvis Costello 

• “(I Don’t Want to Go To) Chelsea” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

• “London Calling” – The Clash 

• “New Case” – Upchuck 

• “Yellow Sun” – Downtown Boys 

• “I Will Follow” – U2 

• “Live It Down” – Tyler Ballgame  

• “18” – Suki Waterhouse 

• “Lost Boys” – Phoebe Bridgers 

• “Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)” – Julia Jacklin 

• “Kick Stones (The Boys)” – Westside Cowboy 

• “Jackie Down The Line” – Fontaines D.C. 

• “Downtown Train” – Tom Waits 

• “Baby, I Love You” – Ramones 

• “Going Shopping” – The Strokes 

• “Can’t Get There From Here” – R.E.M. 

• “Go Je Je” – Antibalas 

• “After the Rain” – Cole Pulice 

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.