The idea of music as like a holistic identity seems to have waned. D and what you've raised is an interesting question, which is the extent to which these musical tribes are still functioning and are still important. And it's certainly true that some of the old institutions that helped perpetuate these gendres,. are not as strong as they used to be.
Kelefa Sanneh is a staff writer at The New Yorker. His book is Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres.
“I’m always thinking about how to not be that person at a party who corners you and tells you about their favorite thing and you’re trying to get away. It’s got to feel light and fun. And what that means in practice is writing about music for readers who don’t care about music, while at the same time writing something that the connoisseurs don’t roll their eyes too hard at.”
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