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


Hello all,

Sometimes I find myself wondering why there is so little newer music in my library. Now, before you start in with rants about "New music is terrible!", I found this rather interesting article on the topic. (SFW)

 

With the maturing of streaming as a music delivery platform, and the ease of being able to surf new artists and music, it might be time to break my old listening habits and find some newer artists.

Happy listening. 

 

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Showing 1 response by stuartk

My major period of exploration was from about age 25 through 45, focused on Jazz.

Since then, the new music I've enjoyed has pretty much all been Americana/New grass.  

However, I seem to be finding less and less new music enjoyable. I once regarded music listening as an immense "playground" and it's disappointing to discover there are real limits to my capacity for music appreciation. However, I can't force myself to like what doesn't appeal to me. 

There's also the question of what is meant by "new". At this point, it's quite challenging to create music that sounds significantly unlike anything that's come before.