Big Sonic Heaven: Established shoegaze artists, holiday music + more

Listen to “Big Sonic Heaven” with Darren Revell Sundays from 9 p.m. to midnight ET on 101.9 WDET.

Big Sonic Heaven photo playing with shadow, reflection, and silhouette in grayscale.

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.

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