Completely Conspicuous 523: 10/10, Would Count Down Again

It's part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we count down our favorite albums of 2019.

Show notes:

- Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

- The top 10

- Breitling's #10

- A surprising solo debut from a veteran rock legend

- Kumar's #9

- Raw shoegaze effort from Brooklyn act changing its sound

- Breitling's #9

- Electronic album with an analog feel released late in the year

- "Crust ambient"

- Kumar's #8

- Power pop-punk album about the aftermath of broken relationship

- Great album cover

- Breitling's #8 and Kumar's #10

- Strong release from shoegaze pioneers

- Trying some different things

- Breitling's  #7

- Shoegaze duo from California that likes to take its time

- All killer, no filler

- Berniece's sleep aggression

- Kumar's #7

- Second release from indie legend's latest band

- Embracing '80s hard rock sound

- Breitling's #6

- Used to call this band the Steve Miller of indie rock

- Opinion has changed, especially with the latest release

- Sound is augmented by female singers

- Kumar and Breitling's #5

- Latest in an strong stretch of releases from this punk/alt-rock legend

- Sounds as good as he ever has

- Unusually upbeat

- Next: Our top 4 albums

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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.