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.

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 - all tied together 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.