I'm not trying to imitate music from that era, just making what sounds good to me.
everyone thinks everything sounds like the 80s and 90s. i'm sure your music sounds like a blend of every time period, and more, but no one can remember anything before the 80s and 90s so if your music doesn't sound exactly like ed sheeran then people assume that it must be from the 80s and 90s because where else could it have come from