Completely Conspicuous 615: All Killer, No Filler

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the first half of 2023. Show notes: Running down our favorite albums of the year so far Kumar's #10: Pile diversifies its sound Breitling's #9 and Kumar's #8: Yo La Tengo keeps on Yo La Tengoing  Kumar's #9: Dangerous sounding debut from Model/Actriz Breitling's #8: Continued excellence from Protomartyr Kumar's #7: Excellent third release from Washer, giving off Meat Puppets vibe Another great act on Exploding In Sound Breitling's #7: Fog Lake returns with a compelling slowcore release; may or may not be Shady Canadians Breitling's #10 and Kumar's #6: Perennially pissed off hip hop from UK Grim Breitling's #6: Lo-fi folk rock stalwarts Hands and Knees return with a strong release Kumar's #5: Yves Tumor mixes shoegaze, alt-rock and funk into a powerful concoction Breitling's #5 and Kumar's #4: Legit supergroup Boygenius delivers the goods Breitling's #4: Bully with another excellent rock album Tom Cavanaugh tangent time Kumar's #3: Catchy hardcore from Fucked Up represents a more spontaneous recording process Breitling's #3: Quick collection of rippers from New Zealand's Guardian Singles Kumar's #2: UK act Shame pushes out of their post-punk comfort zone Breitling's #2: Going back to Philly with Purling Hiss, bringing hooks and attitude to the party Kumar's #1: Power pop awesomeness from the indie all-star band that is Eyelids Breitling's #1: Jangly indie pop straight outta Columbus with Connections Kurt Loder tangent  Anticipated/newer albums: Drop Nineteens, Speedy Ortiz, Palehound, PJ Harvey, Queens of the Stone Age, Jason Isbell, Jeff Rosenstock, OSees, Blur  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.