102.7 FM Country Nights Live

Country radio in the States usually means one thing: the same twelve Nashville singles on rotation until you can hum them in your sleep. This one's different, or at least it tries to be. The playlist splits its time between modern country and the older stuff that earned the format its name. You'll hear Chris Stapleton's gravel and Sturgill Simpson's weirdo cosmic streak sitting next to Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn, which is a harder trick to pull off than it sounds. Nights lean rowdier. Think Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan, a little outlaw twang, some steel guitar that actually gets to breathe.…