Shoegaze Fans Mark 35-Year Anniversary of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless

DJ Big Sonic Heaven dedicated the November 8, 2026, broadcast of his show, Big Sonic Heaven, to the history and current state of shoegaze music. The program featured a curated playlist of new releases and archival tracks to mark several major album anniversaries in the genre.

The broadcast centered on the 35th anniversary of My Bloody Valentine’s album Loveless. The show also celebrated the 39th anniversary of Sinéad O’Connor’s The Lion and the Cobra, the 35th anniversary of the Cocteau Twins’ Box Set, and the 36th anniversary of Slowdive’s self-titled debut EP.

Alongside the retrospective selections, the host introduced listeners to new material from global artists. The lineup included tracks from Taiwan’s The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream and Montréal-based act Fleeting Colours. Los Angeles band untitled (halo) contributed to the fuzzy shoegaze segment, while the electronic duo Yello! provided new content.

The show featured advance excerpts from the upcoming Trentemøller album. Listeners heard the tracks Johnny Boy and Crash from the record before its wider release. The playlist also included songs by The Cure, Garbage, The Church, and Golden Cats.

Specific tracks from the anniversary albums were played during the hour. My Bloody Valentine performed Soon, while Sinéad O’Connor’s Jerusalem aired alongside the Cocteau Twins’ Melonella. Slowdive contributed the track Slowdive to the rotation.

Additional artists in the playlist included Pale Saints, Lush, and Nation of Language. The program also featured Dead Can Dance, Beach House, and Throwing Muses. The broadcast closed with selections from Velour 100 and Meadowlake.

The show described the music as a mix of shoegaze, dreampop, and post-punk. The host noted that the playlist contained some of the station's favorite tracks from these subgenres. The broadcast aired on November 8, 2026.