Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the first half of 2022.

Show notes:

• Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ

• Breitling's laptop is acting up

• Concerts are mostly back

• Kate Bush sees a resurgence in popularity

• R.I.P., the iPod

• RL Mathews discovers the new stuff

• Breitling's honorable mentions: Graveyard Club, David West, Big Cream, Peaness, Golden Apples, Stomptalk Modstone, Pillow Queens, Pinchpoints, Flash Hits

• Kumar's HMs: Papercuts, Kurt Vile, Savak, Sasami, Kids on a Crime Spree, Yard Act, Adulkt Life, Mister Goblin, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Elvis Costello

• Good reissues from Pavement and the Flashing Lights

• Kumar's #10: Pink Mountaintops bring the psych/sludge/synth pop

• Breitling's #10: Lo Fi Legs, a musical band with a terrible name and good indie rock

• Kumar's #9: Dan Bejar brings a little more danceability to the latest Destroyer joint

• Kumar's #8: Jon Spencer's back with a fun record

• Breitling's #8: Spiritualized is worth repeat listening

• Kumar's #7: Wet Leg proves they're not a one-trick pony

• Breitling's #7: Tremendous release from Pet Fox, featuring doods from Ovlov and Palehound

• Breitling's #6: Yawners with the Spanish indie rock

• Kumar's #6: Moody change of pace from Fontaines D.C.

• To be continued

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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.