There is always lots of good new music in any generation if you look underground. If your tastes are open to the experimental and unconventional, you'll find a

There is always lots of good new music in any generation if you look underground. If your tastes are open to the experimental and unconventional, you'll find an endless supply of great new sounds. But most people's tastes are strongly shaped by the older music they grew up with, so naturally they'll use that as their reference point for "good" music.