FNNW 10/3

This week, the Road Trip bus rolls into Belgium — where icy synths shook the dance floors, sarcasm disguised itself as disco, and one so-called punk with a questionable haircut took over the world in French.

We’ll also rewind to a landmark single that made the dance floor a permanent home for one Manchester outfit, and to the unlikely back-to-back chart triumphs of a certain trio who just couldn’t stop releasing records every October. Add in milestone birthdays from the synth and dance-pop corners of the new wave universe, and there’s plenty to keep the candles burning.

Three hours of vintage new wave, radio roulette requests, and chatbox conversations that may or may not stay on topic. Pull up a chair, plug in your headphones, and act like you had plans all along. fnnw.live, 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.