Indie Experience

Berlin's Indie Experience occupies a curious middle ground between commercial aspirations and underground credibility. They programme indie and alternative rock that leans post-punk revival - think Fontaines D.C., Shame, even some earlier Interpol. Pop tracks appear but they're chosen carefully, not algorithmically. The station won't spin chart placeholders. What strikes listeners most is the refusal to feel precious about either side of the spectrum. Alternative. Pop. Rock. They blend these without irony or pretension. German indie radio tends toward one of two extremes: either college radio…