Completely Conspicuous 509: The Good Stuff

It's part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the year so far.

Show notes:

- Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

- Breitling's #6

- Changing his take on "Steve Miller Band for millennials"

- Kumar's #6

- Band recently relocated to Nashville

- Breitling's #4

- Another accomplished Boston indie rock act continues to evolve its sound

- Kumar's #5

- Don't call it a comeback; fuzzy power pop from low-key indie rocker

- Breitling's #3

- Reissue of mid-'90s release from San Jose hardcore trio

- Definitely check out the reissue of Silkworm's In the West

- Kumar's #3

- Scrappy pop punk from Toronto band

- Breitling's #2

- Veteran act with inspired new release

- Kumar's #2 and Breitling's #5

- Inspired by '80s riff rock

- Breitling's #1 and Kumar's #4

- A triumph from a legendary rock god

- Possibly as good as anything from his previous bands

- Kumar's #1

- Out of left field for me, but a great sweeping folk pop record

- Female solo artist who has come into her own

- New albums coming from Titus Andronicus, Sleater-Kinney, Redd Kross, Purple Mountains, possibly Ava Luna

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.