The first Big Sonic Heaven episode of 2026 features a range of the latest music from around the world, including New York, Manchester, Germany, Lebanon, San Francisco, and Taiwan. And let’s not forget the Big Sonic classics.

See the playlist below, and don’t forget that this and every episode are available on demand for two weeks after it airs online.

Big Sonic Heaven Playlist for Jan. 5, 2025

• “Paris and Rome” – Cranes
• “Breaking My Light” – Minor Victories
• “The Loony Bin” – Jahrund
• “Love in Itself” – Depeche Mode
• “Silhouette” – She’s Green
• “I Want to Touch You” – Catherine Wheel
• “Phosphorous” – Lamb
• “Haunt” – Washed Out
• “Girl of Colours” – 24 Gone
• “The Great Unknown” – IVY
• “Doused” – DIIV
• “Lament” – The Cure
• “The Drift” – Deary
• “Hollywood” – Ashes and Diamonds
• “Memories Fade” – Tears for Fears
• “Goldmine” – Chokecherry
• “Someone’s Calling” – Modern English
• “Kiss of Snow (feat Krissy Vanderwoude from The Churchhill Garden)” – Longingsky
• “The Headmaster’s Ritual” – The Smiths
• “You Against the Rest of Us” – Airiel
• “Down with the Upward” – A Shoreline Dream
• “Blue Bell Knoll” – Cocteau Twins
• “Faît Accompli” – Curve
• “Wait” – Meena
• “Silently” – Blonde Redhead
• “Heaven” – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
• “Before” – The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream
• “Celia’s Dream” – Slowdive
• “Clusters” – Emma Anderson
• “Once More” – Bathe Alone
• “The Him” – New Order
• “Construction Site” – Postcards
• “Raconte Moi Une Histoire” – M83

Tonight in Big Sonic Heaven, we heard the latest from Silk Daisys, The Church, and Bluhm.

We also heard two songs featuring Shoegaze familiars, Rachel Goswell and Mark Gardener. 

A few holiday songs were featured to celebrate the season as well, including a beautiful rendition of Silent Night by Sinead O‘Connor and a not so traditional song by A Sunny Day in Glasgow. 

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

• Higher than the Sun – Primal Scream
• Fairground – Deary
• Little Galaxy – Silk Daisys
• Paralysed – Ride
• Sacred Echoes (Part Two) – The Church
• Disorder – Joy Division
• Kiss Her Kiss her – Blonde Redhead
• 10 Mile Stereo – Beach House
• You and your Sister – This Mortal Coil
• Goldmine – Chokecherry
• Neverland – The Knife
• Black Metallic – Catherine Wheel
• Birdseye – Babehoven
• Swordsmen – Night Tapes
• Lorelei – Cocteau Twins
• Silent Night – Sinead O’ Connor
• Slow Rewind – Bluhm
• Proud to Fall – Ian McCulloch
• Tic Tac feat Rachel Goswell – Pete International Airport
• Hands – Ms. John Soda
• I Want You Now – Depeche Mode
• Down with the Upward feat. Mark Gardener – A Shoreline Dream
• The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air – Swervedriver
• Feed the Tree – Belly
• Broken – The Haunted Youth
• Stumble – Meena
• All I Want – The Cure
• Merry Christmas from Bjork
• Shut Your Mouth It’s Christmas – A Sunny Day in Glasgow
• Hollywood – Ashes and Diamonds
• Face to Face – Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros
• Hide & Seek – Airiel
• Slowdive – Primal – Just for a Day
• Nirvana – Glazyhaze

Listen to Big Sonic Heaven with host Darren Revell Sundays from 9 p.m.-midnight ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

This week’s episode leaned into our first big snowfall of the season here in Detroit with some holiday and winter songs from Cranes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and All My Faith Lost.

We also heard new music from Acopia, Chokecherry, Fawn, along with your favorite Big Sonic Heaven classics. 

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

• “Undenied” – Portishead
• “Chained to a Cloud” – Slowdive
• “Silhouette” – She’s Green
• “Iceblink Luck” – Cocteau Twins
• “Television” – Night Tapes
• “Deus” – Sugarcubes
• “8th Deadly Sin” – Miki Berenyi Trio
• “Pale Trembles a Gale” – The Autumns
• “Like Cockatoos” – The Cure
• “Falter” – Acopia
• “Thursday” – Asobi Seksu
• “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” – Cranes
• “Waiting For the Night” – Depeche Mode
• “Doot Doot” – Fauns
• “Feels Like the End of the World” – Chameleons
• “Nirvana” – Glazyhaze
• “Smile” – State of Grace
• “Nobody Loves You More” – Kim Deal
• “Lie in the Sound” – Trespassers William
• “Setting Yourself Up for Love” – Ashes and Diamonds
• “We Have All the Time in the World” – My Bloody Valentine
• “In the Bleak Midwinter” – All My Faith Lost
• “Sacrifice” – Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
• “Flood the Harbour” (feat. There’s Talk & Tamaryn) – Kai Tai
• “Thoughtforms” – Lush
• “Goldmine” – Chokecherry
• “All I Want For Christmas.” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Fleeting Sun” – Fawn
• “Ulysses” – Dead Can Dance
• “Beauty in all Blue Satin” – Deary
• “Counting Sheep” – Acrylics
• “Wild Horses” – The Sundays
• “The Loony Bin” – Jahrund