Completely Conspicuous 677: Time for a Slacker Revolution

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about the best music of 2026 so far. Show notes: AI music is apparently a thing on streaming services Saxophone Colossus, mfer (RIP) Blue dot syndrome: Tours getting canceled because of poor ticket sales Who woulda thunk Kiefer Sutherland couldn't sell out concerts? Many artists are trying to fill venues that are too big We're going to a lot of concerts Why is beer so expensive at music venues? What is a walking class? The Osbourne family has licensed an Ozzy hologram for use in ads ABBA does a hologram show of them in their prime Maybe older bands should be replaced by holograms Car Seat Headrest remade their 2016 album, removed swear words and drug references Books are being updated with current references AI is used a lot to make pop and R&B music Young H-Dawg is into grunge now Breitling's honorable mentions: Crooked Fingers, Sleaford Mods, Stomptalk Modstone, Softjaw, Reds Pinks and Purples, Mclusky, Fugazi, Hedge Kumar's HMs: King Tuff, Bevis Frond, New Pornographers, Gord Downie and the Sadies, Damaged Bug, Sub*T, Ecca Vandal, Broken Social Scene Breitling's #10: Philly's Nothing with a different sound Influenced by the singer's neurological disorder Kumar's #10: Mclusky returns with a killer mini-album Recent spate of touring has made the band even better Breitling's #9: Lofi Legs may or may not have released an album this year The time is right for a slacker revolution Kumar's #9: Joyce Manor sings about getting older LA trio makes with the emo pop-punk Breitling's #8: Reunited original lineup of the Grownup Noise Band deserves more props Kumar's #8: Pure pop magic from the Lemon Twigs Reminiscent of Sharp Pins and Redd Kross Breitling's #7: Pittsburgh's Feeble Little Horse persevere without Ryan All killer, no filler Kumar's #7: Canadian artist Daniel Romano continues to bring the heat Split up songwriting duties for this album To be continued    Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. 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.