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But what I have noticed is that the freedom for albums to essentially be infinitely long is at odds with the way we as listeners consume music.

While the runtime of new albums continues to bloat, the amount of uninterrupted time we have in our lives to listen to music continues to decline. The result? But the explosion of custom playlists, begun by the CD-burning ability of iTunes in the early s, has produced an era of preponderant Spotify playlists.

I have nothing against playlists; I use them all the time. But the more I engage with self-made playlists or the playlists Spotify magically constructs for me, the less I interact with albums as cohesive units. But I want more.

If I look to some of my favorite albums of late, and to some of the critically acclaimed albums of the last few years, I notice a different trend. To a certain degree, I have to be cherry picking here; there are absolutely albums that are both long and amazing.

It brings me back to that coffee shop. I love when I can actually listen to a whole album within my hectic schedule that almost always denies such an enjoyment. Who knows. What we do know is: one artist has made his feelings on the subject crystal clear. Rapper and crooner Anderson. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public.

So, with regards to Mr. Paak, at least, that puts that debate to rest. Since he talked to Instagram Stories about this thorny issue, other artists have joined in to reiterate the sentiment. A fear of the new. A panic at actually trying to get people to listen to or watch anything new. I understand the fans want to hear as much as possible from their favourite artists, but it also feels slightly ghoulish and exploitative of grief on a huge scale.