Siouxsie and the Banshees | Photo via Geffen Records
“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
Ministry, “The Missing” (The Land of Rape and Honey)
The Lords of the New Church, “Dance With Me” (Killer Lords)
Japan, “Talking Drum” (Tin Drum)
Cocteau Twins, “Persephone” (Treasure)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Pictures on My Wall” (Crocodiles)
The Cramps, “TV Set” (1977 Verion) (Gravest Gravy)
Love and Rockets, “Haunted When the Minutes Drag” (Album Version) (Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven)
Sex Gang Children, “Shout and Scream” (Song and Legend)
Pain Teens, “Inside Me” (Inside Me)
Swans, “Stay Here” (Filth)
Skinny Puppy, “Assimilate” (Bites)
Depeche Mode, “My Favourite Stranger” (Memento Mori)
Front 242, “U-Men” (Geography)
John Foxx, “Underpass” (Metamatic)
HOUR 2
The Cure, “The Baby Screams” (The Head On the Door)
Specimen, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” (Batastrophe)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Swimming Horses” (Hyaena)
Killing Joke, “Twilight of the Mortal” (Brighter Than a Thousand Suns)
The Cult, “Bleeding Heart Graffiti” (Best of Rare Cult)
Jane’s Addiction, “Mountain Song” (Nothing’s Shocking)
Shriekback, “Gunning for the Buddha” (Big Night Music)
The Danse Society, “Godsend” (Seduction)
Bauhaus, “In Fear of Dub” (Mask: Omnibus Edition)
Pailhead, “I Will Refuse” (12-Inch Version) (Side Trax)
Blok 57, “Burn Baby Burn” (Blok 57)
Tribantura, “Lack of Sense” (Lack of Sense)
Lard, “Bozo Skeleton” (The Last Temptation of Reid)
HOUR 3
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “UV Ray” (Automatic)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Jolene” (Kid Jensen Session) (BBC Sessions 1982-1984)
The Creatures, “Fury Eyes” (Boomerang)
The Mission, “Wasteland” (God’s Own Children)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness” (Confessions of a Knife)
Nitzer Ebb, “My Heart” (Showtime)
Girl Under Glass, “Tomorrow Evening” (Humus)
Bel Canto, “Birds of Passage” (Birds of Passage)
Soft Cell, “Memorabilia” (Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret)
Joy Division, “Wilderness” (Unknown Pleasures)
The Smiths, “Reel Around the Fountain” (The Smiths)
Lowlife, “Eternity Road” (7-Inch Version) (Eternity Road)
Concrete Blonde, “Cold Part of Town” (Concrete Blonde)
Psychic TV, “Godstar” (7-Inch Mix) (Allegory and Self)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (6/14/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (6/7/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (5/31/26)
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For future shows:
1. A Matter of Time – Berlin
2. Blue-Eyed Pop – the Sugarcubes
3. The Ordinary Boys – Morrissey
4. Growing In Green – March Violets
5. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Depeche Mode
I’ve never requested before! But here goes, some odd favorites of mine:
1. Voyou – Housemann (Germany Calling Mix)
2. Second Voice – Typhoon
3. Red Flag – Russian Radio
4. The Merry Thoughts – Pale Empress
5. Boris Mikulic – Break Free
Great show again, and thanks for playing my Swans request! Pain Teens was new to me, even though it sounded like something I should know. No requests this week, but my wife sent hers, if/when those get through moderation.
Hey Matt!
Exceptional set tonight – thanks for continuing to kill these shows week in/week out. Well worth staying up until 1AM to see what comes over the airwaves.
One thought…is it right to play “The Missing” without going straight into “Deity” (or “Deity” without it having been preceded by “The Missing”, for that matter)? I don’t know…something unfulfilling about when they are not played together.
On to a request for a future show. I would love to hear “Shape Draw Back” by Swamp Terrorists, ideally as you come out of a Shoegaze block to very rapidly wake everyone back up. (If you feel like it, of course…)
Very Best,
Dave W.
Long Branch, NJ
Hey Matt! Always a great show. I liked Blok 57 tonight.
Torn between Hour 1 and Hour 2 and honestly can’t decide. Both top shelf Matt.
Another stupendous show this evening Matt! Have to give it to hour 2, with The Cure, The Cult, Siouxsie and Shriekback it was a no doubter!
A request for an upcoming show please if I may, Heroine (Theme from Captive) by Sinead O’Connor & The Edge.
Amazing show tonight! Thanks for playing my Pain Teens request – love to get the word out there about them