KUT

KUT isn't your average American public radio station. It's the sound of Austin, Texas - a city that treats music like religion. The playlist swings from Willie Nelson deep cuts to experimental electronic, and somehow it all fits. Morning shows lean on Americana, honoring the state's songwriting roots. By late afternoon, the DJs pull out obscure indie rock and world music curiosities. It's unpredictable, and that's the point. KUT embodies what music radio United States should be: ad-free, curator-driven, and genuinely surprising. One afternoon I caught a set from Spoon followed by a Japanese ps…