Спутник

Спутник is a Russian music station that keeps things straightforward: playlists built around familiar hooks, sturdy rock riffs, and the occasional folk ballad. There's no pretension here. The tracks lean heavily toward Russian-language pop and rock acts like Zemfira and Leningrad, though Western hits slip in too. The problem? The rotation gets repetitive fast. Play the same DDT classic three times in a day and even die-hard fans start checking their watches. But the energy is genuine. It's the kind of station you'd hear crackling from a car radio on the M4 highway, or filling a small café in K…