Completely Conspicuous 501: Make With the Counting Down Already

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2018. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Featuring special guest/studio audience member Ric Dube - JB's #10/JK's #9 - On-again, off-again band led by Steve Hartlett - Ah, the old "sweatpants-with-beers-stuffed-down-the-legs" deal - Reminiscent of "Bug"-era Dino Jr. - JK's #10 - Labelmates of Parquet Courts with similar sound - The downside of "Music Limited" - JB's #9 - Boston act traffics in "millennial mopery" - Lo-fi, self-released effort - Stickin' it to the Man with his Bandcamp URL - JK's #8 - Released on 1/1/18 - Fueled by political frustration and anger - A "fun protest album" - JB's #8 - Brand new record from a UK supergroup - Long-awaited followup to 2007 debut - Rhythmically diverse look at British culture - Whither Gorillaz? - JK's #7 - The 12th studio album from power-pop masters - Four songwriters who each wrote three songs - Consistently great - The fun of hunting down B-sides and rarities before artists started releasing compilations/reissues - The ability to fall asleep on your feet while at a rock concert - JB's #7 - A good record from a guitar wizard - Less volume than his main gig - "Relatively understated throughout" - JK's #6 - An expansive effort from a prolific indie act - Branching out their sound with more danceable songs - Voicing political outrage - JB's #6 - Venturing into jazzier realms - Led by one of the more interesting guitarists of last 25 years - Avant-rock/jazz; "it's not like Kenny G" - Next: The top 5 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.