Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/16/25)

The Lords of the New Church

“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
My Bloody Valentine, “Honey Power” (Tremelo EP)
The Clean, “Point That Thing Somewhere Else” (Anthology)
Modern English, “Carry Me Down” (After the Snow)
Marc and the Mambas, “In My Room” (Torment and Toreros)
For Against, “Daylight” (Echelons)
Ministry, “What He Say” (With Sympathy)
Bigod 20, “The Bog” (Steel Works!)
Depeche Mode, “Now This is Fun” (A Broken Frame)
Soft Cell, “Memorabilia” (Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret)
The Damned, “New Rose” (Damned Damned Damned)
The Lords of the New Church, “Goin’ Downtown” (Is Nothing Sacred?)
Danielle Dax, “Brimstone in a Barren Land” (Dark Adapted Eye)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Gods Will Be Gods” (Porcupine)

HOUR 2
Christian Death, “Deathwish” (Only Theatre of Pain)
Bauhaus, “Stigmata Martyr” (Live) (Mask: Omnibus Edition)
David Sylvian, “Maria” (Secrets of the Beehive)
New Order, “Cries and Whispers” (Movement)
Murder Inc., “Mania” (Murder Inc.)
Acid Horse, “No Name No Slogan” (Cabaret Voltaire 12-Inch Mix) (Side Trax)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Nag Nag Nag” (Nag Nag Nag)
Clock DVA, “You’re Without Sound” (Future Shock)
Pailhead, “Ballad” (Side Trax)
Spiritualized, “Electricity” (Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space)
Love and Rockets, “No Worries” (Hot Trip to Heaven)
Tanya Donelly, “Here Comes Your Man” (Here Comes Your Man)
14 Iced Bears, “Surfacer” (14 Iced Bears)

HOUR 3
The Cure, “Pornography” (Pornography)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)” (The Scream)
Joy Division, “Incubation” (Substance)
The Associates, “Skipping” (Sulk)
KMFDM, “Adios” (Adios)
Pink Industry, “The Corpse” (Absolute Version) (New Naked Technology)
Strange Advance, “Worlds Away” (Worlds Away)
Manufacture, “As the End Draws Near” (Extended Remix) (Deadtime’s Exploding Dreams)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Driven Like the Snow” (Floodland)
Rowland S. Howard, “Dead Radio” (Teenage Snuff Film)
Tuxedomoon, “Dark Companion” (Solve Et Coagula)
The Smiths, “Back to the Old House” (The Smiths)
Moby, “New Dawn Fades” (I Like to Score)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/9/25)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/9/25)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/23/25)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/16/25)

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