Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?

@bdp24 +1 The religious aspect of Bach could keep some away.

@larsman -1 What would make you think at 91 you would like jazz?

To answer the OP’s question the recording and production quality of newer releases(past 10-15 years) especially on vinyl has been very disappointing. Warps bent/creased jackets and poor sound quality. I ordered a Jayhawks recent release several years ago, being warped wasn’t enough the inner paper sleeve was glued to the vinyl. We are at the point where London Grammar and Billie Eilish are vinyl demo discs? What happened to the vinyl SQ standards Sheffield Labs set 45 years ago?

Having an open mind to new thoughts and ideas has little if any downsides. When relating to newer(last 10 years) music the quality standard(content) has declined in popular music. Is "Bad Guy" a great song? The mainstream media thinks so. How many have read the lyrics? My 82 year old mother even knows the song and thinks the Duh part is cool(yikes), Paul Simon has nothing to worry about. My point is listening to new music does not give one "The Fountain Of Youth". or make you more open minded then someone chained to Greatful Dead recordings. IMO is just means you have lowered your expectations when critiquing new music. Not all is lost... Maggie Rogers, Agnes Obel, London Grammar, Gregory Porter, Kygo(house/chill), Rita Payes(jazz) and even 60 year old Jazz Pianist Renee Rosnes(to name a few) have all released great recordings in the last 10 years. With any luck major pop artists like Adele will step up their game(content) with future releases.