It's part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the year so far.

Show notes:

• Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

• Breitling's #6

• Changing his take on "Steve Miller Band for millennials"

• Kumar's #6

• Band recently relocated to Nashville

• Breitling's #4

• Another accomplished Boston indie rock act continues to evolve its sound

• Kumar's #5

• Don't call it a comeback; fuzzy power pop from low-key indie rocker

• Breitling's #3

• Reissue of mid-'90s release from San Jose hardcore trio

• Definitely check out the reissue of Silkworm's In the West

• Kumar's #3

• Scrappy pop punk from Toronto band

• Breitling's #2

• Veteran act with inspired new release

• Kumar's #2 and Breitling's #5

• Inspired by '80s riff rock

• Breitling's #1 and Kumar's #4

• A triumph from a legendary rock god

• Possibly as good as anything from his previous bands

• Kumar's #1

• Out of left field for me, but a great sweeping folk pop record

• Female solo artist who has come into her own

• New albums coming from Titus Andronicus, Sleater-Kinney, Redd Kross, Purple Mountains, possibly Ava Luna

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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.