Completely Conspicuous 569: Smash Your Head on the Post-Punk

Part 3 of my in-person conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2021 so far. Show notes: - Recorded at CompCon World HQ - Still with the fan noise - Kumar's #7: Sleaford Mods with perennially pissed off minimalist post-punk - Breitling's #6: Multi-instrumentalist Colleen with hypnotic ambient album - Kumar's #6: More IDLES-y post-punk from across the pond with TV Priest - Breitling's #4: More Slumberland bedroom pop goodness from the Reds, Pinks and Purples - Kumar's #5: St. Vincent goes for a late '70s Bowie vibe - Kumar's #4: Jeff Rosenstock revisits his ska-punk roots with a remake of his 2020 album No Dream - Breitling's #3: Blue Ocean with release combining two EPs of shoegaze - Kumar's #3: Excellent guitar-heavy ripper from Juliana Hatfield - Breitling's #2: Pardoner with a hot rock release reminiscent of Pavement and Parquet Courts - Kumar's #1 and Breitling's #5: Kiwi Jr.'s second release of sardonic slacker rock - Breitling's #1 and Kumar's #2: Dinosaur Jr. with a great collection of songs - Let's go see rock shows! Completely Conspicuous is available through the Apple Podcasts 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.