Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Hallelujah the Hills, Soccer Mom and Ex Hex.
Show notes:
Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ
Dog talk
Honorable mentions
JK: New Pornographers, Spoon are consistently excellent
Bob Mould, Stephen Malkmus, War on Drugs
Mark Kozelek is having fun trolling everybody
Good EPs from Krill and Speedy Ortiz
Run the Jewels released another good album
Ryan Adams released a rockin' singles series EP
JB: High grades for Nai Harvest, White Laces, Nothing, Wrong Shapes, Sneeze, Burning Alms, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Room Runner
JK: Check out the free Exploding in Sound sampler on Bandcamp
JB: New Two Inch Astronaut album is great
JB's #10
Radiator Hospital has been prolific and good
JK's #10
Hallelujah the Hills with a quality release
JB's #9 and JK's #7
The first Soccer Mom album is also their last
JK's #9
Unlikely release from Gord Downie and the Sadies
JB's #8
Literature is yet another good band on Slumberland
Spotify usage habits
JK's #8
Comeback album for Death From Above 1979 has tons of great riffs
JB's #7
Ava Luna brings interesting approach to funk and punk
JB's #6
She Sir's latest was years in the making
JK's #6
Mary Timony's latest project harks back to '70s NYC punk scene
Next week: Our top 5 albums
Music:
Hallelujah the Hills - Pick Up an Old Phone
Soccer Mom - Orejas
Ex Hex - Don't Wanna Lose
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The Hallelujah the Hills song is on the album Have You Ever Done Something Evil? on Discrete Pageantry. Download the song for free from Stereogum.
The Soccer Mom song is on the band's self-titled album on 100m Records. Download the song for free from Soundcloud.
The Ex Hex song is on the album Rips on Merge Records. Download the song and album for free at KEXP.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.