Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Listen: The Church, 'Undersea' — second single off ‘Man Woman Life Death Infinity’

Listen: The Church, ‘Undersea’ — second single off ‘Man Woman Life Death Infinity’

With their North American tour now underway, The Church have released the second single off Man Woman Life Death Infinity — the band’s 26th studio album, which is due to be released on Oct. 6. You can stream the new song, titled “Undersea,” in its entirety right here.

Listen: The Smiths, ‘The Boy With the Thorn in His Side’ — unreleased live take from 1986

Listen: The Smiths, ‘The Boy With the Thorn in His Side’ — unreleased live take from 1986

After a slight detour late last week, we’re back on track with the weekly dribbling of previously unreleased versions of tracks off The Smiths’ classic 1986 The Queen is Dead album. We’re now up to “The Boy With the Thorn in His Side,” which you can stream in full right here.

The The announces new 3-disc 'Radio Cineola Trilogy' box set, first concerts in 16 years

The The announces new 3-disc ‘Radio Cineola Trilogy’ box set, first concerts in 16 years

Matt Johnson will follow up the release of The The’s first new music in a decade with a busy fall that will include the release of a 3-disc box set chronicling his 12-hour “Radio Cineola” live broadcast in 2015, screenings of an accompanying documentary and The The’s first concerts in 16 years.

This week's new releases: Gary Numan, Lee Ranaldo, 'Gary Crowley's Punk and New Wave'

This week’s new releases: Gary Numan, Lee Ranaldo, ‘Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave’

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s releases include new albums from Gary Numan and Lee Ranaldo, and the ‘Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave’ box set.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/10/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/10/17)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Check out the full playlist here.

Listen: The Smiths, 'Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring' — off 'Live in Boston'

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring’ — off ‘Live in Boston’

The promo team working the reissue of The Smiths’ classic 1986 The Queen is Dead today interrupted their own series of weekly unreleased live tracks that won’t appear on the upcoming deluxe edition to debut one of the live cuts that will be included on the 3CD/1DVD package. Hear it here.