This week’s episode of Big Sonic Heaven paid tribute to two great artists who recently passed: the bassist of The Stone Roses, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, at the age of 63, and Rorika, half of the shoegaze duo Fleeting Joys, who passed away in July of this year. The latter news just became public a few days ago.

Plus, new music from Ashes and Diamonds, The Church, Ivy, and a track from the Chameleons’ first new album in over two decades.

Check out the playlist below, along with the on-demand replay above for the next two weeks.

• Donimo – Cocteau Twins 
• Infinity Peaking – Bdrmm
• En Lögn, En Sanning – Kallsup
• Deep Ocean Vast Sea – Peter Murphy
• I Wanna Be Adored – Stone Roses
• Sapphire Door – Soft Blue Shimmer
• Holiday House – Beach House
• Hooked Into My Soul – Fleeting Joys
• Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing – Chameleons
• Carousel – Hatchie
• Fine Friend – Pale Saints
• Only So Much Light – Air Formation
• Just One Kiss – The Cure
• Hollywood – Ashes and Diamonds
• Creation – Meena
• Brother (feat. Dave Gahan) – Humanist
• All That We Had Is Lost – Postiljonen
• Say You Will – Ivy
• Double Dream – Bluhm
• The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove – Dead Can Dance
• Sacred Echoes (Part Two) – The Church
• Bedbugs and Ballyhoo – Echo and the Bunnymen
• Hazlewood – Toothpaste
• Division – Tycho
• Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) – Pixies
• Until You Come Back Home – Nother & Moon Leap
• Mandy – She’s Green
• Dagger – Slowdive
• The Big Shake – The Mary Onettes
• New Town Velocity – Johnny Marr 
• City Girl – Kevin Shields
• Bright as Yellow – The Innocence Mission  

A moody mix to match the weather with a ton of throwbacks, starting with James Brown, Massive Attack, Deftones covering the Cars and lots of moody morsels in between. Plus, giving our flowers to Stone Roses bass player Gary “Mani” Mounfield, who has died at the age of 63.

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 November 20, 2025

• “The Payback” – James Brown
• “Protection” – Massive Attack
• “Drive” – Deftones
• “Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix)” – Little Dragon
• “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” – Gnarls Barkley
• “Kiss Me On The Neck” – Erykah Badu
• “Uno Punto Uno” – Women In Jazz & Rosa Brunello
• “Underwater Love” – Smoke City
• “The Truth (feat. Roisin & J-Live)” – Handsome Boy Modeling School
• “Pride May Put Me To Rest” – Louise Walker
• “Speak To Me” – Julian Lage
• “Fall Again (feat. Lil Silva)” – Duval Timothy & Melanie Faye
• “Africa” – Bill Laurance & Michael League
• “Baltimore” – Nina Simone
• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare
• “I Can’t Hardly Stand It” – The Cramps
• “No News Is Good News” – Pops Staples
• “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Dr. John
• “Exuma, The Obeah Man” – Exuma
• “Carried Away” – H.E.R.
• “T.I.B.W.F.” – The Budos Band
• “Lo Life” – Antibalas
• “Let Go” – NewDad
• “2020” – SUUNS
• “The Equalizer” – Clinic
• “Lebanese Blonde” – Thievery Corporation
• “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb, Angel Olsen
• “Brown Paper Bag” – DIIV
• “Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi” – Friko
• “I Am the Resurrection” – The Stone Roses
• “Fools Gold” – The Stone Roses

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.