An Idle Monday Morning Question

 

Is it just my imagination, or has the city seemed musically adrift this year? I’ve been excited by a lot of music from the past few years, but this year I’ve heard little that seems urgent, confident and fully thought out. Am I hearing desperation and bet-hedging in an economic downturn? A lack of focus as the post-K moment drifts into the post-K decade? Or, am I hearing the sound of doubt and doldrums in my own ears?