Radio, properly06
curated.
A curated directory of the world's best online radio stations. Pick a vibe, press play. From Café del Mar at sunset to NTS at 2am.
Vibes10
Coastal, open air, third wave café by the water. The smell of espresso and salt. Slow afternoons, sunlit terraces, conversations that drift between languages. Music for when you have nowhere urgent to be.
Stations for concentration and deep work. No chatter, no DJ intros, no surprises. Minimal, instrumental, hypnotic. The kind of music that disappears into the work, then becomes the work.
Stations for dinner parties and intimate restaurants. Sophisticated, mood-setting, conversational without being background. The soundtrack to candlelight, second bottles, lingering over dessert.
Elegant, timeless, refined. For when you want gravitas - the morning paper, a glass of something brown, the dignity of doing things properly.
Sun, cocktails, easy vibes. Holiday mode any time of year. Stations built for the cabana, the sand, the moment between the third drink and the swim.
Dark, deep, seductive, after hours. The clock past midnight, lights low, the city outside. Music that knows what it's doing.
Global sounds, cultural discovery. Take a sonic trip without leaving the room. From Lagos basement parties to Marrakech roof terraces, Bogotá to Bangkok.
Drift, decompress, slow down. Introspective listening. Stations that don't ask anything of you - just hold space.
Electronic, house, club. The Frisky Radio lineage. Peak time to 6am, when the dance floor is the only place that makes sense. Heat, lights, the drop.
Psychedelic, trippy, mind-expanding. Space travel for the ears. Long-form transmissions for the cosmic-leaning listener.
Editor's Choice
From the journal
The best late-night electronic radio stations
Six stations programmed for after midnight. The 4am sound, the slow comedown, and the music you only hear when most of the world has gone to bed.
The best radio stations for working from home
Stations that disappear into the background when you need to think, and ones that bring energy back when the afternoon dip arrives. A working rotation for a working day.
Sunday afternoon radio: ten stations for slow days
The radio for the long late lunch, the kitchen at four, the siesta on the sofa, and the slow slide into Sunday evening. Stations chosen for the day off.