do you notice people you grew up with becoming less enthusiastic about new music as they age? becoming less open minded? only checking for artists they already know that they enjoy?

do you ever feel yourself moving that way and have to make an effort to stay in touch? do you feel you were more open minded when you were younger?

just up rn thinking about how ppl’s relationships with music change as they age

People settle in with what they like and get too comfortable. They might have one or two years where they actively dig for old/new music every day/week but eventually move on from that grind.

I don't want to go that way because there's always dope old joints to catch up on/discover buried in the sea/ocean of mid.... I just want to discover more R&B since I feel like a casual in that genre....

yeah for sure, even in myself

but im not getting high every night digging into discographies or searching up cosigns and all that anymore

No, I still love obscure music

If I like an artist I go through their discogs to find other groups

And I’m still hype for some new artists to drop. Just most new artists are whack

havent actively searched for music since the pandemic

Yeah, it happened with my ex and it's one of many reasons why we separated. Music brought us together in our teens and early twenties but she stopped being able to keep up with it when she got on the career track. Meanwhile, I loved it as much as, if not more than I did when we met.

This seems like a small thing, but being a musician and songwriter it's a huge thing to not have in common and the degree to which the dynamic changed underscored other changes that were really devastating, leading to a lot of resentment.

On a surface level, I think what tends to happen is that people simply don't have the time to keep up once their routines change in adulthood, so if they don't really love music they don't make the changes necessary to keep it in their new routine.

Secondarily, I think that people see music as a primary mode of expression in their youth, both creatively and socially, which can transfer to other mediums or career paths over time. Music has remained the love of my life since I was very little, so I still prioritize it in my time management.

Not particularly no. Over time our interests and things we want to spend time on change, which is normal and a good thing. However for people I know that are interested in music they are still open minded with music.

I pretty much find a new artist if I somehow stumble upon them or a friend shares them with me. Anyway nowadays I'm more interested in listening to new genres rather than new artists.

Nothing has changed, I just miss blogs

Still enthusiastic about music in general, new music not so much.

I don’t think it has much to with age though, new music just doesn’t have that same quality anymore. Trust me if carter 3, mbdtf or wtt dropped now people in that age range would still love it.

As u age you typically get more responsibilities and live a less free wheeling life. It's not crazy that u would find less time to explore new music as a result, or even feel like what is fresh and new resonates with u less

Yeah I have a life now

I'm way less enthusiastic about new music because I don't have the time anymore but I would say that I'm still very open minded and I like listening to new artists and new music

but yeah especially for rap I'm mostly checking out the artists I'm listening to since 10+ years since most new rappers are mid

felt this sm bro, its a bittersweet pain to go through in life

I’m less enthusiastic for several reasons:

• music quality (imo) has dipped significantly which naturally makes me less inclined to check it out

• music was the most impactful when I was making memories to it. Naturally as you get older you have less time for going out, doing things of significance with music soundtracking it, etc

• I just don’t have much time to the second point to discover new music. Honestly this place does a lot of heavy lifting for me when it comes to new artists/projects to check out. I don’t have the bandwidth to venture out on my own anymore unless I’m using SoundCloud or AM discovery algorithms

• I firmly believe people are infatuated with music in their more formative years as it plays a key factor in their development. That can never be replicated and naturally I have an affinity for 90s, 00s and early 10s music over new music

All that being said music is the love of my life. I always will find something new I enjoy. Just those factors play a major part to the question in OP

Like boomers who’ve been listening to The Eagles for 50 years

Music now sucks, same as most entertainment forms. Movies, music, shows etc... all at the lowest point in modern society. Don't think you could even argue it tbh

I have no interest in “keeping up” f*** all that, I’m always open minded though that’s the important thing & I let new music find me

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Personally I do still seek out new music. Anytime somebody has traction to their name I'll give them a listen. The wave of underground rap like Ken Carson, Yeat, etc are not for me at all but I have discovered a few great rappers the last few years (Kenny Mason, Paris Texas, Redveil). Even fell in love with Turnstile recently

I do agree that we are more into what we heard in our formative years so has the mainstream moves away from that those artists aren't for me, but if you dig you can find some gems.

I think maybe it just gets harder to find those gems as we age out of the target demographic of the popular stuff. Not to mention all the life stuff that gets more serious and takes away from our energy

I’ve never been the type of person to actively seek new music so that never changed, I find it more satisfying/genuine when a song finds me.

I don’t think I ever been open or closed minded, if I f*** with it I f*** with it, I keep it simple. but I am picky with music, but that’s not exclusive to music, I’m picky in general

bottom line no I don’t think my music habits changed over time really, only thing that changes gradually is maybe the genre or the artists.

Im always trying to give new artists a try. I still enjoy digging around for s*** even though I do it a lot less (life got busy). The novelty of finding some new, unique s*** never gets old.

That said, I definitely have less patience for bullshit media than I did before. I will quickly turn something off if it isn’t grabbing my interest within a minute or so. I will not force myself to like something just because it’s new and cutting edge, cuz everything new and cutting edge ain’t good. a lot of that gen alpha core s*** like netspend and lazer dim just tends to bounce right off me. I can’t help it, it genuinely sounds like s*** to me, and i believe that most of them are lacking in talent. I’ve just accepted that the new gen music isn’t made for me.

Also, even quality artists are dropping more wack s*** these days. Everyone seems kinda burnt out creatively, the passion isnt showing anymore. I get it tho, society is burnt out and we’re all on autopilot so the art is gonna reflect that.

People say we’re in a golden era of music because there’s so many niches but it’s a lot of quantity over quality. The barrier of entry got too low and now there’s a bunch of bullshit music floating around. It really seems like you gotta dig even harder to find something actually good since even the underground scene became derivative.

It’s all good tho.

my love for film has definitely changed outgrown my interest in music but I still discover 4-5 new artists every year that end up my regular rotation

I find myself as an 28 yr old still excited for new music and looking for it

But I do notice certain aspects fade, like for me getting into the newer gens of rap is difficult,can't easily connect with em

Where as in other genres I don't have this problem as much

Yes, I’m only 22 and I even see this now among friends my age. I feel like I’m the only person in my friend group who still actively seeks out new artists and new music.

Once most people graduate high school/college, it feels like they settle listening to all of the stuff that got them through those years with memories already associated to them. This is also around the same time that you see people start adopting opinions like “all new music is trash” or “music was better back in these years”

This for sure on all accounts