Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/11/26)

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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

Big Black, “Kerosene” (Atomizer)
Nitzer Ebb, “Lightning Man” (Showtime)
Clan of Xymox, “Cry in the Wind” (Clan of Xymox)
Tones on Tail, “Real Life” (Everything!)
Flesh For Lulu, “Seven Hail Marys” (Blue Sisters Swing)
The Cure, “Last Dance” (Disintegration)
Galaxie 500, “Isn’t It a Pity” (On Fire)
Wire, “So and Slow It Grows” (The First Letter)
Skinny Puppy, “Smothered Hope” (The Singles Collect)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Brussels is Haunted” (Apples for Isaac)
The Smiths, “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (The Smiths)
Brian Eno, “Burning Airlines Give You So Much More” (Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Alice” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake)

HOUR 2

Depeche Mode, “Only When I Lose Myself” (The Singles 86>98)
Ministry, “Over the Shoulder” (12-Inch Version) (Twitch)
Killing Joke, “Multitudes” (Night Time)
Dog Faced Hermans, “Fortune” (Mental Blocks For All Ages)
The Cramps, “Aloha From Hell” (A Date With Elvis)
Skeletal Family, “She Cries Alone” (Eternal)
45 Grave, “Procession” (Sleep in Safety)
Dead Kennedys, “Holiday in Cambodia” (Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables)
Lead Into Gold, “A Giant On Earth” (Age of Reason)
A Split-Second, “Rigor Mortis” (Neurobeat)
John Foxx, “Europe After the Rain” (1981 Single Edit) (Modern Art)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Sensoria” (12-Inch Version) (Micro-Phonies)

HOUR 3

Joy Division, “Leaders of Men” (Substance)
Au Pairs, “Sex Without Stress” (Sense and Sensuality)
The Sound, “Missiles” (Jeopardy)
Bauhaus, “Rosegarden Funeral of Sores” (In the Flat Field: Omnibus Edition)
Throbbing Gristle, “What a Day” (Throbbing Gristle’s Greatest Hits)
Lard, “They’re Coming To Take Me Away” (The Last Temptation of Reid)
Camouflage, “Kling Klang” (One Fine Day)
Manufacture, “Terrorvision” (Terrorvision)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Killing Jar” (Peepshow)
Luna, “Bonnie and Clyde” (Bonnie Parker Version) (Lunafied)
Lush, “Superblast!” (Spooky)
Dead Can Dance, “The Trial” (Dead Can Dance)
Revolting Cocks, “We Shall Cleanse the World” (Big Sexy Land)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/4/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/27/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/20/26)

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