FNNW 10/17

This week: three albums, same band, same October release week, different levels of confidence. Also: a Christmas compilation that aged better than expected, a British love letter to Motown, and a synthpop record that the UK adored while the US shrugged politely.

We head to Paris for the Road Trip — a city where new wave wore better coats, spoke less, and somehow made detachment sound expensive.

We’ve got birthdays, including a post-punk bassist gone too soon, a synth pioneer, and a few others who are still doing just fine, thanks.

Plus: listener requests, light emotional damage, and three hours of questionable choices set to vintage drum machines. Hosted by Gary Teel. fnnw.live — 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.

FNNW 10/10

This week: a debut that launched a thousand keytars, a follow-up from some Nordic heartthrobs, and an experimental funk record made by people who looked very uncomfortable dancing. We also visit Leeds, the northern UK city where black coats, drum machines, and mild existential dread are all part of the dress code.

Birthdays? Yes. A couple of synth icons, one very serious bass player, and a guy who still insists he wrote the charity single. Plus the usual pile of listener requests, and three hours of emotional instability set to a LinnDrum.

Hosted by Gary Teel. Same time, same frequency of poor choices. fnnw.live, 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.

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