It's part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the year so far.

Show notes:

• Recorded via Zoom

• Breitling's #10 and Kumar's #8

• Jangly indie pop sounds from Australia

• The lack of touring is really hurting bands and fans

• Breitling's #9

• A Matmos side project, "a niche of a niche"

• Kumar's #10

• All-star post-punk act out of LA

• Kumar's #9

• The loud/loud dynamic

• Breitling's #8

• Solo album from singer of Hop Along

• Breitling's #7

• Ambient electronic from an Italian musician in his 60s

• Bandcamp Friday has been a big hit this year

• Kumar's #7

• New band from Ian MacKaye, Amy Farina and Joe Lally

• Harking back to Fugazi's sound

• Kumar's #6

• Texas-based act with members from the Riverboat Gamblers and Rise Against

• Breitling's #6

• Another great Slumberland release

• Breitling's #5

• Dream pop from the Ukraine

• Kumar's #5

• Indie rock stalwart continues evolving his sound

• Kumar's and Breitling's #4

• Another cinematic effort from Canuck genius

• Breitling's #3

• Powerful release overshadowed by the pandemic

• Breitling's #2 and Kumar's #1

• Political hip hop as an art form

• Never more timely

• Kumar's #3

• Atmospheric new release from an alt-rock OG

• Kumar's #2

• Striking record from Boston-based indie rock act

• Breitling's #1

• UK indie act "like Elliot Smith making a Teenage Fanclub record"

• Looking forward to new releases from Sam Prekop, Katie Day, Bob Mould, IDLES, Fontaines DC, Psychedelic Furs

• When will concerts happen again?

• Probably dependent on a vaccine

• Liability is a big factor in whether shows come back

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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.