Well new music is just to "too complicated" for kids these days.

I just think that music itself isn’t as vital to the last couple of generations as it used to be, just like TV. My kids (21 and 18) love music but they seem to be an anomaly. I’m a 52 year old Gen X music whore who still buys 20+ albums a year of new music. Don’t be fooled, there’s still tons of great music being released all the time by young artists/bands. But let’s see what they’re up against on iTunes… Unless you’re Jay-Z/Adele you’re going to get $1 monthly checks from Apple/Spotify. So they’re earning $25 less a month than Jethro Tull already. Fine, so get in the van and go on tour. Covid says get back in the van and go home and work in a restaurant for a couple years. And once live music is again a thing, 30% of the clubs have gone under during the pandemic and promoters and venues are cash hungry so the artists get less than ever. So they’re forced to Youtube, bandcamp, streaming concerts on their website etc. for revenue. So I tend to cut the kids some slack on both listening and making music. Also, my dad was a musician and loved all kinds of music. Except for my Black Sabbath and Stooges records.

tl/dr: answering a question nobody asked but too heartfelt to delete haha. Whiskey Wednesday is alive and well.

Agreed, music doesn't seem as important, or perhaps it isn't as connecting as it once was.

The garage band has probably been taking a hit as solo performances are easier to sell on reality shows.