Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (6/7/26)

Bauhaus

“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

Bauhaus, “Double Dare” (In the Flat Field)
Killing Joke, “Follow the Leaders” (What’s THIS For…!)
The Southern Death Cult, “False Faces” (The Southern Death Cult)
Shriekback, “Mothloop” (Tench)
New Model Army, “The Price” (Single/EP Edit) (Vengeance: The Whole Story 1980-84)
Skinny Puppy, “Hexonxonx” (Rabies)
Numb, “Shithammer” (Dread and Bled Mix) (Death on the Installment Plan)
Depeche Mode, “Kaleid” (7-Inch Version) (Violator: Deluxe Edition)
Severed Heads, “Hot With Fleas” (Extended Remix) (Bad Mood Guy)
Concrete Blonde, “Walking in London” (Walking in London)
Love and Rockets, “Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)” (Express)
The Church, “A New Season” (Starfish)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Crystal Days” (Ocean Rain)

HOUR 2

The Cure, “The Kiss” (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
Requiem in White, “A Prodigal Son” (Requeim in White)
Fields of the Nephilim, “Vet for the Insane” (Danwrazor)
Christian Death, “Burnt Offerings” (Only Theatre of Pain)
Chapterhouse, “Need (Somebody)” (Freefall EP)
My Bloody Valentine, “You Never Should” (Isn’t Anything)
Lush, “Fantasy” (Spooky)
Swervedriver, “Never Lose that Feeling/Never Learn” (Mezcal Head)
Joy Division, “A Means to An End” (Closer)
Crispy Ambulance, “From the Cradle to the Grave” (7-Inch Version) (Fin)
David J, “I’ll Be Your Chauffeur” (Songs From Another Season)
Morrissey, “Sister I’m a Poet” (World of Morrissey)

HOUR 3

Ministry, “Revenge” (With Sympathy)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Spies in the Wires” (Micro-Phonies)
Front Line Assembly, “The Chair” (Caustic Grip)
Nitzer Ebb, “Rope” (Showtime)
A Split-Second, “Firewalker” (Kiss of Fury)
Chrome, “New Age” (Chrome Box)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Under the Gun” (A Slight Case of Overbombing)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Spellbound” (Live) (At the BBC)
Alien Sex Fiend, “Mad Daddy Drives a UFO” (Curse)
Stiff Little Fingers, “Suspect Device” (Inflammable Material)
The Slits, “Love Und Romance” (Cut)
The Damned, “The Limit Club” (The Chiswick Singles)
Fun Boy Three, “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)” (Fun Boy Three)
Dead Kennedys, “Holiday in Cambodia” (Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables)
New Order, “Lonesome Tonight” (12-Inch Version) (Power, Corruption & Lies)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (5/31/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (5/24/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (5/17/26)

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