Shit, I know where you're coming from but I disagree. There are hundreds of cohesive, incredible albums coming out every year that deserve a full listen -- I know this because I stubbornly refuse to listen to music any other way, so if I dig a song I listen to the whole lp. Just gotta pick your spots. I probably spend two or three hours a week just hunting for music and queuing it up, even before all the playtime. hubski is a solid resource, so is reddit, so are various music blogs, etc. What sucks about it is I don't remember how long it's been since I listened to What's Going On. My favorite albums, almost all of which are at least 40 years old, suffer from inattention. But I try.
Well I certainly do not seek out enough new music. I've been searching back for a while. I guess I hope truly great things still rise to a collective appreciation but there's more to it than that.