From confessional pop to scientist rock

Buckle up: We're touching on Taylor Swift, Cindy Lee, Beyoncé, and the Minutemen -- all with a touch of yard work -- before this one is done.

I didn’t set out to write about back-breaking yard work, a 40-year-old punk masterpiece, a shadowy indie star in the making and two outsized pop idols, but here we are. If you like these occasional missives, subscribe and share.

I spent the weekend shoveling mulch into a yard cart, wheeling it around the perimeter of our lawn,and spreading it in what is…