Completely Conspicuous

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Tue, 24 July 2018

Completely Conspicuous 493: Stick It to the Man

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the first half of 2018.

Show notes:

- Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

- Our top 5 albums of the year so far

- JB's #5

- Post-rock quartet from Philly

- JK's #5

- A New Year's gift

- Channeling post-election angst

- JB's #3

- Hook-laden pop from Kevin Kline's kid

- JK's #4

- Back to basics from power pop masters

- JK's #3

- Hot rawk from a dependably excellent band

- JB's #2

- Sprawling lo-fi indie folk

- JK's #2

- Came out of left field

- Punchy power pop

- JB's #1

- Exhilarating release for this band's Saddle Creek debut

- JK's #1 and JB's #4

- Very political record

- Please save us, Fugazi

- JB: Still surprised at the lack of political music

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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.

Direct download: CompCon_493_072418.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 8:14pm EDT

Tue, 17 July 2018

Completely Conspicuous 492: Count It Off, Smart Guy

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the first half of 2018.

Show notes:

- Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

- On to the top 10

- JB's #10

- Side project of the late Scott Hutchison

- JK's #10

- Welcome return of alt-rock faves

- The laid-back recording style of Steve Albini

- JB's #9

- Ambient music via Philly

- JK's #9

- Boston alt-rock icons back with a vital new record

- JB's #8 and JK's #7

- Another fine album from an Aussie rocker

- JK's #8

- The evolution of a band's sound

- JB's #7

- No new Johnny Foreigner release, but this works

- JB's #6

- Minimal electronic act from the city of Brotherly Love

- Good chillout music

- JK's #6

- A solid solo release from another alt-rock legend

- Surprising political bent on a few songs

- To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

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.

Direct download: CompCon_492_071718.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 7:24pm EDT

Tue, 10 July 2018

Completely Conspicuous 491: Chart Fatigue

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the first half of 2018.

Show notes:

- Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

- The sudden album drop: Drake, Kanye, Beyonce/Jay Z, Rosenstock

- Who needs major labels?

- Charts are meaningless when the kids just stream music

- Country may be the biggest selling genre right now

- Pop tours are struggling

- The flipside of convenience

- YouTube as last resort for streaming

- The floppy disk as music storage device

- Package tours now mix up genres and eras

- Breitling: "I imagine the Wang is sizable"

- Our favorite music: The bubbling unders...or also-rans

- Breitling: Ben Leiper, Kamasi Washington, Speedy Ortiz, GAS

- Kumar: Ty Segall, Hot Snakes, Screaming Females, La Luz, Poptone, Beach House, Janelle Monae, Painted Doll, Judas Priest

- To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

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.

Direct download: CompCon_491_071018.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 7:49pm EDT