Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2018.

Show notes:

• Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

• Featuring special guest/studio audience member Ric Dube

• On to our top 5 selections

• JK's #5

• An unexpectedly great album from a member of the Strokes

• JB's #5

• Weird shoegaze straight outta Philly

• JB's #4

• More excellent Philadelphia indie rock

• JK's #3

• Angry, angular UK rock act that has listened to the Fall

• JB's #3

• "I had difficulty finding fault with this record"

• Esteemed YoLa-ologist in the house

• YLT keeps doing its own thing

• JK's #2

• Another fine double album from an interesting Toronto act

• Where hardcore meets prog

• Lots of guest vocalists

• JB's #2

• Sweeping orchestral material, hot jams

• Bands still make videos for some reason

• Picking and choosing from the catalog

• JK's #1

• A political record released early in the year that still resonates

• Fiery live show to go with the album

• Countering a master of distraction

• The kids with the vaping and the pot smoking and the whatnot

• It's a strange time to be alive

• JB's #1 and JK's #4

• Bit of a grower

• A darker, moodier album than her previous work

• Terrific live performer

• Dube: Became a fan by complete accident

• Doobs recommends the Salad Boys

• New stuff on the horizon: Bob Mould, Pedro the Lion, Mike Krol, Swervedriver, Telekinesis

• Johnny Foreigner reunion seems unlikely

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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.