What can I say? I like what I like.

I just posted about doing some live gigs. Well, Tom T. Hall's 'That's How I Got To Memphis' is in the set list along with Miranda Lambert's 'Tin Man', Morgan Wallen's 'Sand In My Boots' Johnny Rodriguez's 'Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) Kacey Musgrave's 'Mama's Broken Heart' Kelsea Ballerini's 'Hole In The Bottle' etc.

I guess my point is that there is good new music imho, but it's always about the song itself.

And there has to be something said for 'dance groove' music, mostly pop I suppose, but also a lot of country, that makes people move even though the songs themselves don't strike me as being very well written, lyrically or melodically.

I attended a John Legend concert, in 2021 I think it was, big show, superb showmanship obviously, but 'All Of Me' was the only song I knew and really the only song that struck me. And I must not be alone, because he saved it for the end of the show and the audience was on their feet.

I don't see a lot of current music standing the test of time though, like 'Let It Be' has or 'Sweet Baby James' and 'Jolene' have. Is that my own bias? Maybe. But there sure are a lot of young people covering and/or playing that music today.

My songs are here:
https://soundcloud.com/scott-h-olson