Independent music. Uncompromising taste.

ALLFREQUENCIES.NO BOUNDARIES.

Follow a feeling.
Find your next obsession.

Find your frequency The BOATS FM way

Founded by OldDirtyBoats
Selected by CASEY

A vintage black tape deck with vivid red reels, photographed in warm studio light — ANALOG SOUL.
LIMITLESS RANGE.START AT TRACK ONE.
TRUST WHAT COMES NEXT.

GOOD MUSIC DOESN'T STAY IN ITS LANE.

SELECTED WITH INTENTFULL-LENGTH TRACKSSHUFFLE OFFEXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

01 / THE COLLECTION

COLLECTION PREVIEW

WHAT'S YOUR
FREQUENCY?

A little grit. A deep groove. A beautiful detour.
Start with how you want to feel.

A first look at the artwork and listening directions. Playlists are coming soon.

6 previews

02 / THE PHILOSOPHY

TRUST THE
TRANSITION.

THE CONNECTION IS THE FEELING.

That turn from Ice Cube to Bill Withers.
The space between Nina Simone and TOOL.

Some of the best moments in music happen where you least expect them. A familiar voice. An unfamiliar sound. The next track that makes you stop what you're doing.

BOATS FM follows that feeling. Every selection has a purpose. Every transition is part of the story. Come curious. Leave with something you didn't know you needed.

THE WHOLE RECORDING.

Original recordings. Full-length tracks. Give the music room to do its thing.

AS IT WAS INTENDED.

Explicit versions when available. No clean versions. No radio edits.

EVERY TRACK HAS A PLACE.

Start at the beginning. Keep shuffle off. The journey is in the sequence.

THE FOUNDEROldDirtyBoats

THE SELECTORCASEY

Independent spirit.
Obsessive love of music.

03 / THE NEXT FREQUENCY

STILL EXPLORING.

THIS IS JUST
THE OPENING
TRACK.

A home for discovery today.
A bigger signal on the horizon.

THE STARTING POINTCOMING SOON

The opening collection.

Our first curated journeys are taking shape. They'll launch through a dedicated BOATS FM home on Apple Music, with direct links right here.

Explore the previews

THE NEXT CHAPTERPLANNED

Voices behind the music.

Original hosted programming. More context, more discovery, and more of the stories between the songs.

THE LONGER-TERM VISIONFUTURE

A frequency of our own.

A licensed internet radio station. The ambition is real; the live broadcast is still ahead.

THE FIRST FREQUENCIES ARE COMING

GOOD TASTE.
BAD AT BOUNDARIES.

We're building our dedicated BOATS FM home on Apple Music.
Come back for the opening collection.

EXPLORE THE
COLLECTION

BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY

A FEW LISTENING NOTES.

When can I listen?

The first BOATS FM playlists are coming soon. This site currently previews the artwork and listening directions. Once the dedicated BOATS FM Apple Music profile is ready, you'll find its follow link and individual playlist links here.

Why should I leave shuffle off?

The transition is part of the experience. These playlists are designed to move in a deliberate order, so start with track one and let the sequence unfold.

Is BOATS FM broadcasting live?

Not yet. The starting point is curated music discovery. Original hosted shows and a licensed internet radio station are future plans; there is no live stream on this site.