This effect of media familiarity is exactly the same for me: I can be very creating when listening to an old playlist, but can't think at all when listening to

This effect of media familiarity is exactly the same for me: I can be very creating when listening to an old playlist, but can't think at all when listening to something new. Not all people seem to be like this though, as I have friends that listen to the radio/randomly recommended Spotify songs at work.