Nostalgie Europop

Nostalgie Europop is a French pop station with a very specific obsession: the chorus. Tracks from the '80s and '90s dominate, which means Mylène Farmer, Indochine, Desireless, and a fair amount of Modern Talking and Sandra bleeding through from the rest of Europe. It's glossy. It's unapologetic. The production values are all big drums, bigger synths, and hooks that land in the first ten seconds. Not every block holds up. Some mid-tempo filler creeps in between the anthems, and the playlist leans hard on the same twenty or so tracks. Stick with it anyway. When it's good, it's the sound of a Fre…