FWD / RWND

A musical conversation, with a twist.
Each week, a guest shares five tracks they’re loving right now - then I RWND with five songs that connect, reflect or just feel right.

Streaming Saturdays 5pm - 6pm on SYN.

DECEMBER 6

THE PUBLIC

Asking the people of Naarm what they're listening to & loving.

NOVEMBER 29

PLAYLUNCH

The Bogan Funk boys bring together some new and nostalgic tunes. Best served with a cold drink and bound for a good time.

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NOVEMBER 22

IXARAS

Brisbane's queer indie-pop-rock icon drops in with five standout tracks that define her vibrant sound.

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NOVEMBER 15

ISSY COLDBECK

Five fire feats picked out by SYN's resident international music connoisseur.

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NOVEMBER 8

BROCK VALESINI

The king of pop culture takes the mic to share what he's been bumping lately.

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NOVEMBER 1

MEL BLUE

The Sydney trio bring out simply the best of the house/techno/club/jungle scenes from Australia & around the world.

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OCTOBER 25

THE TULLAMARINES

Adelaide's beloved overthinkers curate five tracks full of cathartic charm and restless 20-something energy.

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OCTOBER 18

CAITLIN RAMSAY

SYN's very own Community Manager steps in with a mixed bag of heavy hitters and reflective moments.

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OCTOBER 11

ANIKA LUNA

The host of triple j’s Home and Hosed brings us a selection of her favourite new releases from 100% Aussie acts.

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OCTOBER 4

SPORTS

Tulsa’s dream-pop duo Sports are bringing you 5 tracks that balance mellow grooves and a touch of melancholic shimmer.

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SEPTEMBER 20

EGOISM

Scout Eastment brings five tracks to the table that float from dreamy indie to experimental.

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SEPTEMBER 13

KELI HOLIDAY

Bringing emotional glitter-pop that’s just as ready for the club as your feelings are.

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SEPTEMBER 13

GORDON'S GRANDSON

The king of jangly pop comes thru with a set full of indie and offbeat, tied together with his true charm.

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AUGUST 30

CONVENIENCE STORE

Spiky indie cuts and dreamy left-turns from a band who keep things unpredictable.

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AUGUST 23

LIAM HAIR

Golden-era gems and cheeky modern pop from yet another SYN vol.

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AUGUST 16

MERPIRE

She's 'Leaving With You'... but dropping five tracks to stay.

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AUGUST 9

ADAM FARRUGIA

SYN's very own cooks up five genre-defying tunes for your arvo-into-evening.

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AUGUST 2

BREAKFAST ROAD

Some high-NRG tracks handpicked by none other than Planet Earth's Final Boyband.

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JULY 26

LUCY SUGERMAN

The singer-songwriter brings you 5 songs that are soft, glowy + a little bit divine.

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Presented, produced (and overthought) by Lochie Antoniazzi <3

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JULY 26, 2025

LUCY SUGERMAN

Fresh off her new single 'like dad, like son', Ngambri/Canberra’s Lucy Sugerman delivers five soft, glowy & divine FWD picks.I try my best to keep it together with five RWNDs that feel just as floaty and emotional.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

America

Sister Golden Hair

RWND/1

Olivia Dean

Nice To Each Other

FWD/2

Natalie Bergman

Glory Hallelujah, I'm Gonna Fly Home Soon

RWND/2

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Is This Love

FWD/3

Logan Priest

Contact

RWND/3

Lauv

Because Of You

FWD/4

Carole King

Home Again

RWND/4

Fleetwood Mac

Everywhere

FWD/5

berlioz

something will happen

RWND/5

Parcels

Somethinggreater

Lucy Sugerman

like dad, like son

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AUGUST 2, 2025

BREAKFAST ROAD

Breakfast Road serve up five FWDs for bad b*tches. Packed with alt-pop, K-pop, R&B and most importantly, lots of aus music.My RWNDs sorta match the energy - loud, bold and sparkly.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Babymorocco

Narshtie / Interlude deux

RWND/1

daine

stay close

FWD/2

Dylan Atlantis

Thought You'd Know By Now

feat. FRIDAY*

RWND/2

Noak Hellsing

All Day

FWD/3

The Deep

Angel Tattoo

RWND/3

Diffrent

A Little Closer

FWD/4

Charli xcx

Von dutch

RWND/4

Charli xcx

Rewind

FWD/5

Gordon's Grandson

KISSING

RWND/5

iVANA

Askin' Too Much

Breakfast Road

NAME

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AUGUST 9, 2025

ADAM FARRUGIA

Housemates EP Adam Farrugia dives deep into the rabbit hole of SYN’s soundscape, sharing five tunes that swing from golden age hip-hop to jazz, emo and EDM.Spoiler alert: it's a whole mood.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Nas

The World Is Yours

RWND/1

dentist

The World Is Yours

FWD/2

A Tribe Called Quest

Jazz (We've Got)

RWND/2

30/70

ACCEPTANCE

FWD/3

Vs Self

Yesterday By Beatles Or: Imagine By Yoko Ono As Sung By John Lennon

RWND/3

widowdusk

woodbury town centre - bedroom demo

FWD/4

Crystal Castles

Magic Spells

RWND/4

Ninajirachi

Start Small

FWD/5

Mega 'Lo Mania

The Finest

RWND/5

Skin On Skin

Burn Dem Bridges

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AUGUST 16, 2025

MERPIRE

Merpire takes the FWD/RWND hot seat, bringing you a selection of five lush tracks that drift from hazy indie pop to gritty punk rock - topped off with her unmistakable touch.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Mika James

Strangers In Line

RWND/1

Mika James

Nonna's Trolley

FWD/2

Chitra

Autumn

RWND/2

Julia Jacklin

to Perth, before the border closes

FWD/3

Georgia Knight

Desire

RWND/3

Kate Bush

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

FWD/4

Public Figures

Landed In A Trap

RWND/4

Amyl and The Sniffers

Hertz

FWD/5

Tamara & the Dreams

Fleetwood Mac

RWND/5

Camp Cope

The Opener

Merpire

Leaving With You

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AUGUST 23, 2025

LIAM HAIR

Moshpit EP Liam Hair digs into his record bag and pulls out five tracks - mostly 80s and 90s gems, with a few modern favourites sprinkled in here and there.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

R.E.M.

Star 69

RWND/1

Hoodoo Gurus

1000 Miles Away

FWD/2

The Electric Co.

RWND/2

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

FWD/3

Squeeze

Some Fantastic Place

RWND/3

Paul Kelly

How To Make Gravy

FWD/4

XTC

Take This Town

RWND/4

Good Charlotte

Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous

FWD/5

Sabrina Carpenter

Feather

RWND/5

BENEE

Glitter

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AUGUST 30, 2025

CONVENIENCE STORE

Naarm/Melbourne indie-rock trio Convenience Store pull up with a set of FWDs that shows their wide-ranging taste and willingness to embrace raw edges and quiet beauty.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

The Belair Lip Bombs

Look The Part

RWND/1

The Belair Lip Bombs

Hey You

FWD/2

Sidney Phillips

Standard

RWND/2

Aceii

Makeup

FWD/3

Paraquay

Rat

RWND/3

Blur

Song 2

FWD/4

Hamish Bloom

love and war

RWND/4

Angus & Julia Stone

Santa Monica Dream

FWD/5

Sol Seppy

Enter One

RWND/5

AYLA

Wish I Was

Convenience Store

Lost Dog

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

GORDON'S GRANDSON

Gordon’s Grandson brings along a set of tracks that zig-zag from hazy Japanese pop to jangly American indie and everything in between.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Haruomi Hosono

Bara To Yaru

RWND/1

Sunny Day Service

Kokoro ni Kumo wo Motsu Shonen

FWD/2

The Apples In Stereo

Benefits of Lying

RWND/2

The Flaming Lips

Race for the Prize

FWD/3

The Radio Dept.

Heaven's on Fire

RWND/3

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Young Adult Friction

FWD/4

Mac DeMarco

Passing Out Pieces

RWND/4

Ariel Pink

Round & Round

FWD/5

Saint Etienne

Spring

RWND/5

The Sundays

Summertime

Gordon's Grandson

KISSING

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

KELI HOLIDAY

Half of Peking Duk, boyfriend of Abbie Chatfield and full-time singer-songwriter, Keli Holiday (Adam Hyde) serves up tunes that swing from Aussie pub-rock bangers to glam classics and a dash of dancehall mischief.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Sean Paul

Gimme The Light

RWND/1

Beenie Man

Who Am I

FWD/2

Mental As Anything

Live It Up

RWND/2

Icehouse

Electric Blue

FWD/3

Motörhead

Ace of Spades

RWND/3

AC/DC

Highway To Hell

FWD/4

John Farnham

Two Strong Hearts

RWND/4

Tina Turner

The Best

FWD/5

T. Rex

Get It On

RWND/5

Jobriath

Rock of Ages

Keli Holiday

Dancing2

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2025

EGOISM

Scout Eastment, lead vocalist/bassist of EGOISM takes you on a sonic journey from shoegaze pop to experimental. Perfect for fans of layered textures & a little bit of unpredictability.

EGOISM 'trust me tour' in Melbourne

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Hazel English

Real Life

RWND/1

Japanese Breakfast

In Heaven

FWD/2

dedede

Head Just Hurts

RWND/2

Powfu

death bed (coffee for your head)

feat. beabadoobee

FWD/3

Ayleen Valentine

into me

RWND/3

Ethel Cain

Two-Headed Mother

FWD/4

1tbsp

Rush (missing out on me)

feat. cherry chola, Purient

RWND/4

King Princess

PAIN

FWD/5

Swapmeet

Ceiling Fan

RWND/5

Royel Otis

Adored

EGOISM

Addison Road

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OCTOBER 04, 2025

SPORTS

Yesss we back, booked and busy, and handing the aux to Tulsa, Oklahoma's very own Sports, bringing 5 hand-picked tracks that drift between sparkle and sigh. Think classic britpop from Blur, a taste of nostalgia with Gorillaz, among other things.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Todd Rundgren

Bang The Drum All Day

RWND/1

tekno 2

bang the drum - drum-biant re-edit

feat. on-dré

FWD/2

Blur

Badhead

RWND/2

Pulp

Something Changed

FWD/3

dome 3000

Butterfly

RWND/3

Minais B

Commondance II

FWD/4

Gorillaz

On Melancholy Hill

RWND/4

Hot Chip

Over and Over

FWD/5

BRONCHO

Dreamin

RWND/5

Wavves

Demon To Lean On

Sports

Nice 2 Meet Myself (Bang Bang Bang)

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OCTOBER 11, 2025

ANIKA LUNA

The new host of Home and Hosed on triple j is perfectly in tune with the latest Aussie talent, curating a playlist that blends rap bravado from Zion Garcia, underground techno from KSMBA and much more.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Miss Kaninna

Blak Britney

RWND/1

Barkaa

King Brown

FWD/2

horse

BLIGHT

RWND/2

sleepazoid

ALICE

FWD/3

KSMBA

Eyes

RWND/3

KUČKA

Ascension

FWD/4

Zion Garcia

Better Than Therapy

RWND/4

Genesis Owusu

Gold Chains

FWD/5

Mika James

Strangers In Line

RWND/5

Hatchie

Sure

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OCTOBER 18, 2025

CAITLIN RAMSAY

SYN's very own Community Manager and host of Constellations on RRR jumps in to mix it up with her genre-spanning, experimental taste. A new cut from Billiam, some classic 2000s Flo Rida + others.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Billiam

New Wave

RWND/1

Gee Tee

Ain't Dumb

FWD/2

MUDRAT

A BEAUTIFUL MESS

RWND/2

Genesis Owusu

PIRATE RADIO

FWD/3

Santigold

High Priestess

RWND/3

M.I.A.

Popular

FWD/4

DJ Laz

Move Shake Drop Remix

feat. Casely, Flo Rida

RWND/4

Houston

I Like That

feat. Chingy, Nate Dogg,
I-20

FWD/5

Moby

Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

RWND/5

Moby

Porcelain

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NOVEMBER 1, 2025

MEL BLUE

Oscar, Jacob & Luke come thru with an hour of power to honour and celebrate the broad spectrum of music we are privileged to call EDM. A huge tune from Osmosis Jones, breakbeat-style jungle from the king Tim Reaper and other goodies.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

FUKHED

4303

RWND/1

Memphis LK

Don't Touch Me Baby

feat. DJ Boring

FWD/2

Tim Reaper

Charades

feat. Mantra, Decibella

RWND/2

Fracture

Operator

feat. Tim Reaper

FWD/3

Young Franco

Wake Up - Late Nite Tuff Guy Remix

feat. Master Peace, Late Nite Tuff Guy

RWND/3

Disclosure

She's Gone, Dance On (Carlita Remix)

feat. Carlita

FWD/4

Osmosis Jones

Hellraiser

RWND/4

PRESTi

On & On

FWD/5

Roachford

Love Remedy

RWND/5

Billy Ocean

One World

Mel Blue

Be That To You

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NOVEMBER 8, 2025

BROCK VALESINI

Spoiled yet again as the pop culture expert, fellow music lover and lifestyle creator brings along 5 chart-toppers that are sure to make your day superb. Expect remixes of Beyoncé hits, some Eurodisco-influenced Sabrina Carpenter and several more.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Ariana Grande

Sometimes

RWND/1

Justin Bieber

Sorry

FWD/2

Troye Sivan

What's The Time Where You Are?

RWND/2

Caroline Polachek

Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth

FWD/3

Beyoncé

BREAK MY SOUL - THE QUEENS REMIX

feat. Madonna

RWND/3

Beyoncé

BREAK MY SOUL - Terry Hunter Remix

feat. Terry Hunter

FWD/4

Sabrina Carpenter

My Man On Willpower

RWND/4

Sabrina Carpenter

Juno

FWD/5

Doja Cat

Gorgeous

RWND/5

Khalid

tank top

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NOVEMBER 15, 2025

ISSY COLDBECK

Digging back into the never-ending bag of SYN volunteers and pulling out New And Approved's Executive Producer, who has a true love for international music that knows no bounds. Getting into the goods from CMAT, Wolf Alice plus some other stars.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

CMAT

EURO-COUNTRY

RWND/1

The Last Dinner Party

This Is The Killer Speaking

FWD/2

St. Vincent

Fast Slow Disco

RWND/2

St. Vincent

Los Ageless

FWD/3

Van Morrison

Sweet Thing

RWND/3

Ryan Adams

To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)

FWD/4

Wolf Alice

Safe In The World

RWND/4

Hayley Williams

Disappearing Man

FWD/5

The Replacements

Can't Hardly Wait

RWND/5

R.E.M.

Losing My Religion

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NOVEMBER 22, 2025

IXARAS

Taking the floor this week is Meanjin/Brisbane's very own queer indie-pop-rock superstar, flicking over 5 insanely good tunes that shape her psychedelic world. Heaps of emerging Aussie talent on the list - like Gordon's Grandson, dawwn and more.

ixaras EP Tour in Melbourne

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

REDD.

RAUNCH.

RWND/1

REDD.

FUGH SHI.

FWD/2

WAAX

Ur A Rat

RWND/2

sleepazoid

RATS

FWD/3

Gordon's Grandson

If I Could Lift You Up

RWND/3

Tame Impala

Eventually

FWD/4

dawwn

High Road

RWND/4

Ruby Mus

Don't Lie

FWD/5

Scowls

Hunters Song

RWND/5

Fail Sake

What a Shame

ixaras

Casually

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OCTOBER 25, 2025

THE TULLAMARINES

The indie-pop-rock quartet from Kaurna/Adelaide hit my line with a selection of feel-good tunes to pass along. Diving into the new stuff from Geese, a classic party-starter by The Wombats and heaps more sprinkled here and there.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Geese

Taxes

RWND/1

Cameron Winter

Love Takes Miles

FWD/2

The Moving Stills

Photo Upload

RWND/2

Radio Free Alice

Toyota Camry

FWD/3

Ullah

I Want It All

RWND/3

Theeth

Falling Out Of Touch

FWD/4

The Belair Lip Bombs

Hey You

RWND/4

Teenage Dads

Fire Fire

FWD/5

The Wombats

Let's Dance To Joy Division

RWND/5

Arctic Monkeys

When The Sun Goes Down

The Tullamarines

Gimme Luv

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NOVEMBER 29, 2025

PLAYLUNCH

The masterminds behind 'Bogan Funk' pull together a whole heap of new and nostalgic numbers, all bound for a good time. Weaving between bits and bobs from Late November, a slick live recording from Earth, Wind & Fire and a couple more tucked in for good measure.

TRACKLIST

FWD/1

Michael Jackson

Rock With You

RWND/1

Bee Gees

More Than A Woman

FWD/2

Prince

Head

RWND/2

The Time

777-9311

FWD/3

DEVAURA

Kamikaze

RWND/3

Miss Kaninna

Dawg In Me

FWD/4

Earth, Wind & Fire

Fantasy (Plugged in and Live)

RWND/4

Kool & The Gang

Fresh

FWD/5

Late November

Deadweight

RWND/5

Shoe

Preppers

Playlunch

Keith

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DECEMBER 6, 2025

THE PUBLIC

Hitting the streets of Naarm for our final week to find out what the people are listening to. Featuring a fun one from Alfie Templeman (thanks Sonya!), some classic Bruce Springsteen (cheers Sam!) ++++ more.

FWD/1

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