Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/22/26)

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“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
This Mortal Coil, “Drugs” (Dust & Guitars)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Good Things” (BBC Session) (BBC Sessions 1982-1984)
Xmal Deutschland, “Matador” (Viva)
The March Violets, “Snake Dance” (Extended) (The Botanic Verses)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Killing Jar” (Peepshow)
New Order, “Your Silent Face” (BBC Evening Session) (In Session)
Kraftwerk, “Trans Europe Express” (Trans Europe Express)
Xymox, “In a City” (Twist of Shadows)
Severed Heads, “Twenty Deadly Diseases” (Bulkhead Plus: Singles 1983-2004)
Agent Orange, “The Last Goodbye” (Living in Darkness)
Dead Kennedys, “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” (Milking the Sacred Cow)
45 Grave, “Procession” (Sleep in Safety)
X-Ray Spex, “Oh! Bondage, Up Yours!” (Germfree Adolescents)

HOUR 2
Bauhaus, “In the Night” (The Sky’s Gone Out)
Virgin Prunes, “Love Lasts Forever” (The Moon Looked Down and Laughed)
Belfegore, “All That I Wanted” (Belfegore)
Alien Sex Fiend, “I Walk the Line” (All Our Yesterdays)
Nine Inch Nails, “Ruiner” (The Downward Spiral)
Ministry, “Crumbs” (Filth Pig)
KMFDM, “Virus” (12-Inch Mix) (Extra Vol. 1)
Ledernacken, “Amok” (First Album)
Revolting Cocks, “Something Wonderful” (Beers, Steers + Queers)
Moose, “Jack” (Sonny of Sam)
Slowdive, “Alison” (Souvlaki)
The Verve, “Slide Away” (A Storm in Heaven)
Kevin Shields, “City Girl” (Lost in Translation: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Lush, “Ladykillers” (Lovelife)

HOUR 3
The Cure, “The Holy Hour” (Faith)
Wire, “So and Slow It Grows” (Single Mix) (The First Letter)
The Names, “Nightshift” (Swimming)
Snake Corps, “Looks East for Eden” (Flesh on Flesh)
Peter Murphy, “Cochita is Lame” (Silver Shade)
Joy Division, “Atmosphere” (Heart and Soul)
Weimar Gesang, “Held Inside” (Even Stone Pales)
Morrissey, “Alsatian Cousin” (Viva Hate)
Throbbing Gristle, “Six Six Sixties” (Throbbing Gristle’s Greatest Hits)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Sidewalking” (Barbed Wire Kisses)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Sensoria” (12-Inch Version) (Micro-Phonies)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “These Remains” (I See Good Spirts, I See Bad Spirits)
Nitzer Ebb, “Ascend” (Ebbhead)
The Sugarcubes, “Sick for Toys” (Life’s Too Good)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/15/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/8/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/1/26)

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