I think JK's album is extraordinary leaving aside specific track comments its the most unusual collection this year.
Which is actually quite frightening - why are not newer artistes equally inventive in so many ways?

Easy answer to that.

Age, personal experience, which comes, with age of course and awareness of back catalogue and popularity of such.

Unteachable, listen, read, seek and observe.

ForWhatIt'sWorth wrote:
I think JK's album is extraordinary leaving aside specific track comments its the most unusual collection this year.
Which is actually quite frightening - why are not newer artistes equally inventive in so many ways?

It most certainly is a most unusual collection is covers more ideas and themes than some people manage in an entire career.

On the question of inventiveness and newer artistes - JK has a freedom not afforded to newer acts, the average label wouldn't allow an artiste that much creative scope.

That very thing is one of the problems with the industry, music reduced to bland safe homogeneity is never going to get the good/bad reaction a true hit gets.