The Joyful Mysteries of Taste

Four pathways to four recent albums: positive nostalgia, a great connector, instant affinity, and set and setting

Any Catholics or recovering Catholics in the house? You may recognize joyful mysteries as advent prayers related to the birth and childhood of Jesus. I’m stealing this prayer title and giving it to the arts. Don’t tell the nuns.

I’ve been hearing New Yorker writer Kyle Chayka on the podcast circuit for his new book, Filterworld. Chayka reflects on how a…