It's part 2 of my Zoomtastic conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2020.
Show notes:
- Recorded via Zoom
- On to our top 10
- Kumar's #10: Dan Bejar with another great cinematic Destroyer album
- Breitling's #9: A hooky rock record from Bully
- Kumar's #9: METZ with an accessible yet pummeling record
- Breitling's #8: Spectres with a disconcerting release
- Kumar's #8: Jeff Rosenstock has become a reliably excellent indie rock stalwart
- Breitling's #7: Hop Along's Frances Quinlan goes solo
- Reppin' for the new movie Sound of Metal
- Kumar's #7: Boston act Eldridge Rodriguez with a sweeping, epic album
- Dog walkin' time
- Breitling's #6: The Psychedelic Furs with the superb comeback album nobody expected
- Kumar's #6 and Breitling's #4: Sadie Dupuis (aka Sad13) branches out with a pop-driven release
- Breitling's #5: A true banger from IDLES
- Kumar's #5: The Coriky album is as close to a Fugazi reunion as we're gonna get
- Kumar's #4: Greg Dulli delivers a compelling solo release
- Breitling's #3: Fiona Apple unleashes a bold and uncompromising record
- Kumar's #3: A pissed-off Bob Mould with a timely blast of angry anthems
- Breitling's #2: Happyness with a quirky collection that echoes an Elliott Smith-Teenage Fanclub mashup
- Kumar's #2: Protomartyr predicts everything and continues to get better
- Breitling's #1: Phoebe Bridgers hits the big time with a masterpiece
- Kumar's #1 and Breitling's #10: Run the Jewels with a vicious, vital hip-hop record that captures the desperate vibe of 2020
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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.