Box Sets Need to Keep Up With the Times

Give your favorite music fan abox setfor the holidays this year?

You had a ton to choose from.

And therein lies the problem with career-spanning box sets: Theyre often stuck in the past.

New box sets focused on Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young were released in 2024.Ron Pownall/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/WireImage; Rick Diamond/Getty Images

But I think a lot of artists dont want that career box while theyre actively releasing viable new music.

They do not want to be thought of that way.