It’s been a great couple of months for new music in Big Sonic Heaven and tonight we dove into those albums further. Dead Can Dance continues to release a new track every month via Bandcamp. We heard the almost 9-minute track, “Death Cult.”

We also revisited Deary, Bug Teeth, Art School Girlfriend, The Twilight Sad, Miki Berenyi Trio, Ashes and Diamonds, The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream, and A Shoreline Dream. Plus classics from Lush, Slowdive, Tones On Tail, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, and more.

Check out the playlist below and don’t forget this show is available on-demand for the next two weeks at wdet.org.

• “Glóð” – Sigur Rós
• “Light From A Dead Star” – Lush
• “Smile” – Deary
• “That Was Another Country” – The Innocence Mission
• “Life in Mono” – Mono
• “Death Cults” – Dead Can Dance
• “Blind Hearts” – Clan Of Xymox
• “Saudade” – This Love Is Deadly
• “lakes” – She’s Green
• “Birdmad Girl” – The Cure
• “Thin Circle” – Bug Teeth
• “Blue Bell Knoll” – Cocteau Twins
• “Seven” – Fever Ray
• “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby” – The Smiths
• “Like Me” – MØAA
• “Down with the Upward (feat. Mark Gardner)” – A Shoreline Dream
• “Christian Says” – Tones on Tail
• “BACK TO FOURTEEN” – The Twilight Sad
• “Boyfriend” – Majesty Crush
• “Paralysed” – Ride
• “Surely I Can’t Wait” – Nation of Language
• “Stray Fantasies” – Mint Julep
• “Almost Transparent” – Art School Girlfriend
• “When The Sun Hits” – Slowdive
• “Fate” – Memoryhouse
• “Into You” – The Haunted Youth
• “In Your Room” – Depeche Mode
• “Island Of One” – Miki Berenyi Trio
• “Ruined In A Day” – New Order
• “Hollywood” – Ashes And Diamonds
• “Just Like Honey” – The Jesus & Mary Chain
• “Tonight Is Mine” – Emma Anderson
• “Nefi & Girly” – Asobi Seksu
• “Before” – The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream
• “Special One” – Ultra Vivid Scene
• “Acid, Bitter and Sad” – This Mortal Coil

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