Music

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You can submit your music to SYN to listen to and potentially play on air. Simply email a bio of yourself or your musical outfit and an MP3 of your best track to music@syn.org.au.

Album of the week

Passenger - "Flight of the Crow"

The brainchild of 26-year-old Brighton born singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, Passenger is redefining the troubadour for the 21st century. Formerly a five-piece band, Passenger has now pared back to basics, quite literally bringing music to the streets on a series of lengthy busking journeys across Australia, America and the United Kingdom. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique ability to move from the humorous to heartbreaking with every song.
 
 

The Hoist's Album of the Week

Jinja Safari - "Self Titled"

Jinja Safari is two equal halves: harmonizing frontmen & multi-instrumentalists Marcus Azon and Cam Knight.

Marcus grew up in Tasmania, the son of a preacher-man. The son of an artist, Cameron hails from the central coast of New South Wales.

In early 2010, the rhythm and play of their two personalities were revealed, intertwined and born from a debut

meeting over a beach campfire beside the semi-tropical jungle of Australia’s eastern coastline. Sharing the same

Sweet 16

The best new music from Melbourne and everywhere else on high-rotation on SYN.

30th August 2010

Loving Hating It ANGIE HEART
It's All My Fault NICHOLAS ROY
Lady Luck ASH GRUNWALD
To Be So Lonely CONWAY SAVAGE
I Go JESS HARLEN
I Am Dog LANEOUS & THE FAMILY YAH
Funky For Youb YOUNG WET DOLPHINS
Young Cubs THE SEABELLIES

Modern Man ARCADE FIRE
Green Eyes WAVVES
The Same Space KLAXONS
As Long As It Takes ISBELIS
Rollercoaser BLACKMOUNTAIN
Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves) THE WOMBATS
One More Night In Brooklyn JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
Candy MAGIC KIDS