Completely Conspicuous 658: Hits to the Dome

Completely Conspicuous 658: Hits to the Dome

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2025 so far.

Show notes:

  • Counting down our favorite albums
  • Breitling's #6: Dan Bejar with another well-done Destroyer album
  • "Slacker Sinatra" singing about aging
  • Kumar's #6: Striking solo effort from Tunde Adebimpe
  • Breitling's #5: Shoegaze goodness from NJ's High
  • Kumar's #5: Dax Riggs with fuzz-laden goth grunge
  • Breitling's #4: Digging the Estonian dream pop from mariin k.
  • Kumar's #3: Impressive 15th solo album from Bob Mould plays to his strengths
  • Still kicking ass into his mid-60s
  • Breitling's #3: Boston trio with a dumb name and a great album, (T-T)b
  • Kumar's #2: Mclusky returns after 21 years with a razor-sharp ripper
  • Breitling's #2 and Kumar's #4: Surprise return to thunderous form from The Men
  • Kumar's #1: PUP's fifth album finds them exploring more mature themes while still kicking ass
  • Breitling's #1 and Kumar's #7: The four-album magnum opus from Hallelujah the Hills exceeds expectations
  • Many guest appearances among the 54 songs
  • Looking forward to new releases from the Lemonheads, Sloan, Superchunk, Pile, Wednesday

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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.

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