Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/15/24)

The Jesus and Mary Chain

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial. The shows airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).

The most recent two episodes are also available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.

Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.

HOUR 1
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Down On Me” (Darklands)
The Cult, “Nirvana” (Love)
Gary Numan, “M.E.” (The Pleasure Principle)
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd, “Memory Gongs” (The Moon and the Melodies)
Joy Division, “Transmission” (Substance)
The Damned, “Alone Again Or” (Anything)
XTC, “Helicopter” (Drums and Wires)
Parade Ground, “Moans” (The Golden Years)
Minimal Compact, “Next One is Real” (Deadly Weapons)
Morrissey, “The Loop” (World of Morrissey)
The Specimen, “Returning From a Journey” (12-Inch Version) (Azoic)
The The, “Helpline Operator” (Dusk)
New Order, “Sunrise” (Low-life)

HOUR 2
Gene Loves Jezebel, “Punch Drunk” (Promise)
New Model Army, “Master Race” (The Ghost of Cain)
Throwing Muses, “Pearl” (Red Heaven)
The Church, “Disenchanted” (Heyday)
Front 242, “Don’t Crash” (Politics of Pressure)
Ministry, “Effigy (I’m Not An)” (With Sympathy)
Soft Cell, “Persuasion” (Non Stop Erotic Cafe)
Fad Gadget, “Arch of the Aorta” (Fireside Favourites)
For Against, “Autocrat” (Echelons)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Happy Death Men” (Crocodiles)
The Fall, “Hip Priest” (Hex Enduction Hour)
Sad Lovers and Giants, “Far From the Sea” (Epic Garden Music)

HOUR 3
Xmal Deutschland, “Kaempfen” (Fetisch)
Bauhaus, “Hair of the Dog” (Mask)
Butthole Surfers, “Creep in the Cellar” (Rembrandt Pussyhorse)
Alien Sex Fiend, “Attack!!!” (The First Alien Sex Fiend Compact Disc)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Red Light” (Kaleidoscope)
The Cure, “Pillbox Tales” (Join the Dots)
This Mortal Coil, “Song to the Siren” (It’ll End in Tears)
Rowland S. Howard, “White Wedding” (Teenage Snuff Film)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Blood Money” (First and Last and Always)
Pigface, “Asphole” (Notes from Thee Underground)
Revolting Cocks, “Mr. Lucky” (Linger Ficken’ Good)
Meat Beat Manifesto, “Placebo” (Satyricon)
Einstürzende Neubauten, “Sand” (Halber Mensch)
Lead Into Gold, “The Eternal Present” (The Eternal Present)
Jane’s Addiction, “Idiots Rule” (Nothing’s Shocking)

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