> The reasons are complex—more than just the appeal of old tunes Are they so complex? Personally I can listen to popular music from up until 2015 and "get it",

> The reasons are complex—more than just the appeal of old tunes Are they so complex? Personally I can listen to popular music from up until 2015 and "get it", but after that, what's supposed to be popular music starts to sound more extreme than what I listen to alone. And it's not just a "me" thing, we have a wide variety of tastes in the family, and we agree that most of that plays on the radio these days is not what any of us would listen to. I don't know what niche this music is optimizing for, but I think that most people are out of it. In parallel, lots of less-known artists continue putting out great stuff.