Completely Conspicuous 502: Telling You How We Really Feel

Part 3 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 - On to our top 5 selections - JK's #5 - An unexpectedly great album from a member of the Strokes - JB's #5 - Weird shoegaze straight outta Philly - JB's #4 - More excellent Philadelphia indie rock - JK's #3 - Angry, angular UK rock act that has listened to the Fall - JB's #3 - "I had difficulty finding fault with this record" - Esteemed YoLa-ologist in the house - YLT keeps doing its own thing - JK's #2 - Another fine double album from an interesting Toronto act - Where hardcore meets prog - Lots of guest vocalists - JB's #2 - Sweeping orchestral material, hot jams - Bands still make videos for some reason - Picking and choosing from the catalog - JK's #1 - A political record released early in the year that still resonates - Fiery live show to go with the album - Countering a master of distraction - The kids with the vaping and the pot smoking and the whatnot - It's a strange time to be alive - JB's #1 and JK's #4 - Bit of a grower - A darker, moodier album than her previous work - Terrific live performer - Dube: Became a fan by complete accident - Doobs recommends the Salad Boys - New stuff on the horizon: Bob Mould, Pedro the Lion, Mike Krol, Swervedriver, Telekinesis - Johnny Foreigner reunion seems unlikely 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.