It's so painful to scrub the music playback since they make the controls so small and annoying.
I love old iPods with buttons since I don't have to look at the damn thing to change the song.
Now I hate that everything is a soulless touch screen that makes everything take so long.
Also, iTunes is so bloated. Wish Apple just had a stand alone music player that only has a single responsibility: play the damn music!!
As far as recommendation have you tried MacPaw's Listen app?
It tries to be what I recommended in terms of UX. The only caveat is that sometimes it occasionally crashes, but by and large, it works. However, I don't know if it can connect to Apple Music's streaming service. It works for music copied over to your iPhone / iPod.
I just wish I didn't to use a 3rd party app for something so basic, which Apple at one point had perfected, and then just muddied up over time.