Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (4/19/26)

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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 show airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).

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

Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes, but there’s no guarantee they’ll be played. They must fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era. And not be something the host really dislikes. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.

HOUR 1

Theatre of Hate, “Do You Believe in the Westworld?” (Westworld)
Snake Corps, “Save My Heart” (Flesh on Flesh)
Killing Joke, “Victory” (Brighter Than a Thousand Suns)
This Mortal Coil, “I Am the Cosmos” (Blood)
Love and Rockets, “All In My Mind” (Express)
Joy Division, “Transmission” (Substance)
The Cure, “The Figurehead” (Pornography)
The March Violets, “Snake Dance” (Extended) (The Botanic Verses)
The Armoury Show, “Castles in Spain” (Waiting for the Floods)
Xymox, “Imagination” (Twist of Shadows)
Nine Inch Nails, “Sin” (Pretty Hate Machine)
KMFDM, “Juke Joint Jezebel” (Greatest Shit)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Don’t Argue” (C.O.D.E.)

HOUR 2

The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Surfin’ USA” (Summer Mix) (Barbed Wire Kisses)
The Glove, “Like an Animal” (Blue Sunshine)
The Legendary Pink Dots, “Blacklist” (The Golden Age)
The Mobile Homes, “Social Misery” (Nothing But Something)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “Burning Dirt” (Confessions of a Knife)
Revolting Cocks, “At the Top” (Beers, Steers + Queers)
Die Krupps, “To the Hilt” (Too Much History)
Skinny Puppy, “Fascist Jock Itch” (Rabies)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Dominion/Mother Russia” (Floodland)
The Neon Judgement, “Voodoo Nipplefield” (Mafu Cage)
Cindytalk, “The Ghost Never Smiles” (Camouflage Heart)
Wire, “Three Girl Rhumba” (Pink Flag)

HOUR 3

Xmal Deutschland, “Incubus Succubus II” (Tocsin)
Bauhaus, “Boys” (Rest in Peace: The Final Concert)
Cocteau Twins, “Hitherto” (The Pink Opaque)
The Wild Swans, “Whirlpool Heart” (Magnitude)
Misfits, “Hybrid Moments” (Legacy of Brutality)
The Weirdos, “A Life of Crime” (Destroy All Music)
The Alley Cats, “Night of the Living Dead” (The Alley Cats 1979-1982)
UK Decay, “For Madmen Only” (For Madmen Only)
Wipers, “True Believer” (The Circle)
Christian Death, “Spiritual Cramp” (Only Theatre of Pain)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Premature Burial” (Join Hands)
Public Image Ltd., “Annalisa” (First Issue)
The The, “Boiling Point” (Nakedself)
The Sugarcubes,“Coldsweat” (Life’s Too Good)
Tones on Tail, “Go!” (Club Mix) (Everything!)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/12/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/5/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/29/26)

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