Sunday marked the Winter Solstice as we celebrated the longest night of the year in Big Sonic Heaven.

We played mix of traditional and non-traditional holiday songs, along with some of your favorite shoegaze, dreampop, trip-hop, and post-punk. Check out the playlist below. 

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

• “Silent Night” – Sinead O’Connor
• “Shanty” – Slowdive
• “Garden” – Maria Somerville
• “2000 Miles” – Deary
• “Stumble” – Meena
• “Christmas Reindeer” – The Knife
• “Merry Christmas from Björk” – Björk
• “All is Full of Love” – Björk
• “Christmas Don’t Be Late” – Rosie Thomas
• “My Love” – Silk Daisys
• “Winter Wonderland” – Cocteau Twins
• “Thoughtforms” – Lush
• “White Christmas” – 93MillionMilesfromtheSun
• “Warmth” – Glazyhaze
• “Stripped” – Depeche Mode
• “Holiday House” – Beach House
• “You Look So Fine” – Garbage
• “Emo Song” – The Haunted Youth
• “Christmas Time is Here” – Mark Kozelek
• “Song to the Siren” – This Mortal Coil
• “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” – LCD Soundsystem
• “Mad About You” – Hooverphonic
• “Just Drive” – Postiljonen
• “O Holy Night” – Bien
• “Gorecki” – Lamb
• “Until You Come Back Home” – Nother and Moon Leap
• “Happy Xmas (War is over)” – Cranes
• “She Won’t Be Home” – Erasure
• “Say You Will” – Ivy
• “Spirit”- Dead Can Dance
• “White Christmas” (2010) – Iggy Pop
• “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” (2007) – Asobi Seksu
• “Frosty the Snowman” – Cocteau Twins
• “My Christmas Prayer” – St. Etienne
• “All I Want For Christmas” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)” – Enya

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

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.

New music discovery from Rogê, Ista, Larry June & 2 Chainz, The Marias, Anderson East and more, plus lots of your voicemails and picks for your favorite discoveries from 2025 (so far).

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 14, 2025

• “Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai)” – Hiatus Kaiyote
• “Life Is Beautiful” – Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
• “No Bad Vibes (feat. MARISA DARGAHI & Joe Webb)” – Bluewerks & DARGZ
• “Road to Nowhere” – Rogê
• “Waves” – Ista
• “Human Behaviour (feat. Underworld) [Underworld Mix]” – Björk
• “Closer” – Mr. Fingers
• “SPACE INVADER” – KAYTRANADA
• “Love Is a Natural Magical Thing” – Laurie Miller
• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “Plasty” – LL Burns
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Strange” – Celeste
• “Yeah Yeah” – Blackrock
• “All Your Love” – Magic Sam
• “You’ve Got A Woman” – Lion
• “Ruler Of My Heart” – Irma Thomas
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Knife” – Grizzly Bear
• “West Side” – Studio
• “The Seize” – Jordan Rakei
• “Dispose of Me” – Omar Apollo
• “Star Blanket River Child” – Brightblack Morning Light
• “Three More Days” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Will O the Wisp” – Armando Young
• “Someone (feat. Jamila Woods) [Armando Young Remix]” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano
• “É Preciso Dar um Jeito, Meu Amigo” – Erasmo Carlos
• “1968” – Bill Frisell
• “Anyway” – Anderson East
• “Go Home” – Angel Olsen
• “The Joke” – Brandi Carlile

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.