RisingTideHITFM

RisingTideHITFM is a strange, wonderful thing: a China-based station that skips Mandarin pop for Chuck Berry to Daft Punk. You'll hear Motown classics back-to-back with synthwave, and somehow it works. The oldies selection leans on early rock 'n' roll and doo-wop, stuff your grandparents would recognize. But then the electronic hour kicks in with throbbing Italo disco and spaced-out ambient, like a DJ crate dug across decades. The transitions can be jarring, but that's the charm. It's not trying to be smooth. It's a rare thing in today's radio landscape. For anyone tired of algorithm-driven pl…