Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Yes, fully with you there. Think HWT and I are coming closer too. I'm still somewhat resistant to the notion of progress in anything and the linear trajectories it assumes (a conservative like you might agree with that too), but with music simply because of technology and the fact that there's more doing it, and channels or platforms through which it can be released might explain the improvement.
Without wanting to sound pretentious, a pertinent song with 'soul' (can't think of another way of expressing it) would Shirley be oblivious to technological advances.