Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/13/26)

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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 Misfits, “Where Eagles Dare” (Collection)
Kissing the Pink, “Watching Their Eyes” (Naked)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Crocodiles” (Crocodiles)
14 Iced Bears, “Surfacer” (14 Iced Bears)
The Chameleons, “Inside Out” (Strange Times)
The Cure, “The Figurehead” (Live) (Paris)
Killing Joke, “Darkness Before Dawn” (Night Time)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Deep One Perfect Morning” (Darklands)
For Against, “Shine” (Echelons)
Velocity Girl, “Forgotten Favorite” (1989-1992)
Lush, “Ladykillers” (Lovelife)
Catherine Wheel, “I Confess” (Chrome)
My Bloody Valentine, “I Only Said” (Loveless)
Ride, “Ox4” (Going Blank Again)

HOUR 2

Depeche Mode, “But Not Tonight” (Extended Remix) (Singles Box)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Ghost Talk” (Drinking Gasoline)
Giorgio Moroder, “Leopard Tree Dream” (Cat People soundtrack)
Minimal Compact, “Next One is Real” (Deadly Weapons)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Christine” (Live) (At the BBC)
The Smiths, “Meat is Murder” (Meat is Murder)
Love and Rockets, “All In My Mind” (Acoustic) (Express)
Peter Murphy, “Indigo Eyes’ (Love Hysteria)
Nine Inch Nails, “Suck” (Broken)
Front 242, “Lovely Day” (No Comment)
Pigface, “Point Blank” (Live) (Truth Will Out)
Nitzer Ebb, “The Home” (Basic Pain Procedure)

HOUR 3

The Sisters of Mercy, “Flood I” (Floodland)
John Foxx and Nation 12, “Electrofear” (Electrofear)
Skinny Puppy, “Deep Down Trauma Hounds” (Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse)
Warning, “Why Can the Bodies Fly” (Why Can the Bodies Fly)
Pixies, “Velouria” (Bossanova)
Jane’s Addiction, “Summertime Rolls” (Nothing’s Shocking)
Joy Division, “Atmosphere” (Heart and Soul)
Bauhaus, “Of Lillies and Remains” (Mask)
Martin L. Gore, “Compulsion” (Counterfeit EP)
Ministry, “Effigy (I’m Not An)” (With Sympathy)
Robert Görl, “Wind in Hair” (Night Full of Tension)
Meat Beat Manifesto, “Psyche-Out” (99%)
Alien Sex Fiend, “She’s a Killer” (Acid Bath)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/6/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (8/30/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (8/23/26)

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