America’s 250th birthday was a low key affair for me, although my updated Spotify Independence Day playlist – ‘USA 250’ – received some airtime. Joining the usual suspects on this quintessential semiquincentennial version were some new additions, including Erik Koskinen, whose 4th of July captures the economic reality for many of America’s blue collar workers. His 2025 song is reminiscent of a runaway from Jim White’s purple patch, somewhere bet…
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