I went to a showing of Urgh a few months ago. One of the things that really struck me was how many women were in the wave/punk scene at the time, and how many of them were doing really creative interesting stuff. Made me sad for what’s happened to women in rock since then, now they’re pretty much just cookie cutter divas and the casual listener can’t even tell one from the other.
Things go in cycles. And yeah, it's cookie cutter divas now.
I saw a British article that tallied how many of the top performers now are solo or duets. The "group" sound is not buzz worthy these days. Media is focused on "celebrity", not assemblages. George Martin marketed the Beatles as 4 distinct personalities. Initially he wasn't even a fan on their music.