Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2005. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
Show notes:
- Jay's #5 and Phil's #4: New Pornographers with another all-star power pop classic
- Phil's #5: Early '70s singer-songwriter jams from Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
- Still in the era of artists putting out overlong albums
- Jay's #3: Spoon expands their sound, grows their popularity
- Phil's #3: A powerful R&B belter from Sharon Jones
- Jay's #2: Queens of the Stone Age with a punchy follow-up to a monster hit
- Phil's #2: Beck with an Odelay-esque release with a nod to Latin music
- Phil's #1 and Jay's #4: Sleater-Kinney drops a monster rock album
- Jay's #1: Another winner from The Hold Steady, blending big riffs and nerdy scenester tales
- Jay makes a Rush joke
- Favorite songs: "Jumpers" (Phil), "Your Little Hoodrat Friend" (Jay)
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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.
