Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (8/16/26)

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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

The Sisters of Mercy, “Doctor Jeep” (Vision Thing)
Wire, “It’s A Boy” (A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck)
The Cure, “The Exploding Boy” (Join the Dots)
Japan, “Visions of China” (Tin Drum)
Ian McCulloch, “Proud to Fall” (Candleland)
Depeche Mode, “Nothing” (Music For the Masses)
Visage, “Fade to Grey” (Visage)
Adrian Borland, “We Are The Night” (Cinematic)
The Gruesome Twosome, “Hallucination Generation” (Candy From Strangers)
A Split-Second, “Into the Burning Hole” (Kiss of Fury)
Bauhaus, “Silent Hedges” (The Sky’s Gone Out)
13th Chime, “Cuts of Love” (The Singles 1981-1983)
And Also the Trees, “Scythe and Spade” (Virus Meadow)
The Naked and the Dead, “The Gate” (The Naked and the Dead)

HOUR 2

Mob, “Stay” (7-Inch Version) (Let the Tribe Increase)
The Toy Dolls, “Nellie the Elephant” (Dig That Groove Baby)
Crass, “Bata Motel” (Penis Envy)
The Damned, “Help” (Damned Damned Damned)
The Germs, “Lexicon Devil” (GI)
Cowboy Junkies, “Seventeen Seconds” (Songs of the Recollection)
Shudder To Think, “Shake Dog Shake” (Give Me the Cure)
Tricky, “The Love Cats” (Vulnerable)
The Smashing Pumpkins, “A Night Like This” (Aeroplane Flies High)
British Sea Power, “A Forest” (NME Awards 2009 – Pictures Of You – A Tribute To Godlike Geniuses The Cure)
Majesty Crush, “Ghost of Fun” (Sans Muscles)
Catherine Wheel featuring Tanya Donelly, “Judy Staring at the Sun” (Happy Days)
My Bloody Valentine, “Map Ref. 41N 93W” (Whore: Various Artists Play Wire)
Blind Mr. Jones, “Spooky Vibes” (Stereo Musicale)
Pale Saints, “Sight of You” (The Comforts of Madness)

HOUR 3

Joy Division, “Leaders of Men” (Substance)
The Monochrome Set, “Killing Dave” (The Independent Singles)
Morrissey, “That’s Entertainment” (The HMV/Parlophone Singles ’88-’95)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Happy House” (Live) (At the BBC)
Meat Beat Manifesto, “Everything Counts” (For the Masses)
KMFDM, “Juke Joint Jezebel” (Single Mix) (Greatest Shit)
Nine Inch Nails, “Zoo Station” (AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered)
Nitzer Ebb, “Capitvate” (William Orbit Mix) (Belief)
Pixies, “I’ve Been Waiting For You” (Complete ‘B’ Sides)
The Fall, “Jerusalem” (I Am Kurious Oranj)
Pram, “Blue Singer” (Iron Lung)
Sex Gang Children, “Into the Abyss” (Empyre & Fall)
Big Black, “The Model” (Songs About Fucking)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (8/9/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (8/2/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (7/26/26)

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