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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
Southern Death Cult, “False Faces” (The Southern Death Cult)
Lead Into Gold, “Faster Than Light” (Age of Reason)
Nitzer Ebb, “Warsaw Ghetto” (That Total Age)
Executive Slacks, “The Bus” (You Can’t Hum When You’re Dead)
Doubting Thomas, “Father Don’t Cry” (Father Don’t Cry)
Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize, “Heresy” (Nine Inch Noize Version) (Nine Inch Noize)
Depeche Mode, “Ghosts Again” (Memento Mori)
Anne Clark, “Sleeper in Metropolis” (Changing Places)
The Cure, “Harold and Joe” (Never Enough)
45 Grave, “45 Grave” (Sleep in Safety)
Alien Sex Fiend, “I’m Doing Time in a Maximum Security Twilight Home” (Maximum Security)
Tones on Tail, “Shakes” (Everything!)
James Chance and The Contortions, “Contort Yourself” (Buy Contortions)
Cocteau Twins, “Blood Bitch” (Garlands)
HOUR 2
Joy Division, “New Dawn Fades” (Heart and Soul)
The Chameleons, “Here Today (John Peel Sessions)
Kate Bush, “Experiment IV” (The Whole Story)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Not Forgotten” (The Rapture)
Pixies, “Motorway to Roswell” (Trompe Le Monde)
Catherine Wheel, “Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely” (30th Century Men)
Ride, “How Does It Feel to Feel?” (Carnival of Light)
Curve, “Hell Above Water” (Gift)
Suede, “Metal Mickey” (Suede)
Concrete Blonde, “Caroline” (Bloodletting)
The Mission, “Blood Brother” (Gods Own Medicine)
Christian Death, “Luxury of Tears” (The Iron Mask)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Gimme Shelter” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake)
HOUR 3
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Sliverblade” (Rollercoaster EP)
Bailter Space, “Be On Time” (Robot World)
End of Your Garden, “A Displaced House in the North” (Celebration/Er Det Tirsdag Må Være Belgien)
Bauhaus, “In the Flat Field” (In the Flat Field)
Altered Images, “Love & Kisses” (I Could Be Happy)
The Comsat Angels, “I’m Falling” (7 Day Weekend)
Gene Loves Jezebel, “Sweetest Thing” (Discover)
Flesh For Lulu, “Vaguely Human” (Big Fun City)
Ministry, “Flashback” (Land of Rape and Honey)
Front 242, “Agressive Due” (Official Version)
Lords of Acid, “I Sit On Acid” (Private Parts)
1,000 Homo DJs, “Supernaut” (Side Trax)
Abecedarians, “Smiling Monarchs” (Eureka)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (4/26/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (4/19/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (4/12/26)
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Well Matt, the show was on fire tonight – I like my Industrial and you certainly didn’t hold back this week!
Request for you as it feels like I haven’t heard you play any Numb for a really long time and I would figure them for more regular appearances in the Dark Wave rotation.
Would love to hear “Shithammer (Dread & Bled Mix)”…if you feel like accommodating me.
Thanks as always!
Dave W.
Long Branch, NJ
Great show tonight. Thanks for playing the Comsat Angels.
For future shows:
1. A Matter of Time – Berlin
2. Blue-Eyed Pop – the Sugarcubes
3. I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts – X
4. The Ordinary Boys – Morrissey
5. Wonderful Woman – the Smiths (play on 05/24/26 for Morrissey’s “birthday” weekend)
6. Sister Europe – Psychedelic Furs
7. Growing In Green – March Violets
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Depeche Mode
9. Rules + Regulations – Public Image Ltd.
10. Love und Romance – the Slits
11. TVC15 – David Bowie
I was overdue for some Lords of Acid !!
Hey Matt! Excellent show tonight! I loved the industrial and shoegaze sets. I loved hearing Lead into Gold tonight.
Goodnight!
Great show overall but really loved the 2nd hour!
More Bailterspace pls!