It's part 2 of my Zoomtastic conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2020.

Show notes:

  • Recorded via Zoom

  • On to our top 10

  • Kumar's #10: Dan Bejar with another great cinematic Destroyer album

  • Breitling's #9: A hooky rock record from Bully

  • Kumar's #9: METZ with an accessible yet pummeling record

  • Breitling's #8: Spectres with a disconcerting release

  • Kumar's #8: Jeff Rosenstock has become a reliably excellent indie rock stalwart

  • Breitling's #7: Hop Along's Frances Quinlan goes solo

  • Reppin' for the new movie Sound of Metal

  • Kumar's #7: Boston act Eldridge Rodriguez with a sweeping, epic album

  • Dog walkin' time

  • Breitling's #6: The Psychedelic Furs with the superb comeback album nobody expected

  • Kumar's #6 and Breitling's #4: Sadie Dupuis (aka Sad13) branches out with a pop-driven release

  • Breitling's #5: A true banger from IDLES

  • Kumar's #5: The Coriky album is as close to a Fugazi reunion as we're gonna get

  • Kumar's #4: Greg Dulli delivers a compelling solo release

  • Breitling's #3: Fiona Apple unleashes a bold and uncompromising record

  • Kumar's #3: A pissed-off Bob Mould with a timely blast of angry anthems

  • Breitling's #2: Happyness with a quirky collection that echoes an Elliott Smith-Teenage Fanclub mashup

  • Kumar's #2: Protomartyr predicts everything and continues to get better

  • Breitling's #1: Phoebe Bridgers hits the big time with a masterpiece

  • Kumar's #1 and Breitling's #10: Run the Jewels with a vicious, vital hip-hop record that captures the desperate vibe of 2020

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