Completely Conspicuous 642: Ooh La La

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of the 2010s. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

• Phil's 2016 #1: Drive-By Truckers with a political statement in a divided year
• Jay's 2016 #1: The final act of Bowie was a masterpiece
• Phil's 2017 #1: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile join forces
• Jay's 2017: #1: Strong second act from the Afghan Whigs
• Phil's and Jay's 2018 #1: Cathartic blast of political anger from Superchunk
• Phil's 2019 #1: David Berman's final album as Purple Mountains
• Real talk about people dealing with tough issues 
• Shocking deaths over the last decade
• Jay's 2019 #1: Sarcastic pop-punk excellence from Toronto's PUP
• Phil's 2020 #1: Jason Isbell deals with ghosts on his 7th album
• COVID memories
• Jay's 2020 #1: Topical protest hip hop from Run the Jewels

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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.

Completely Conspicuous 641: The Troubled Teens

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of the 2010s. Also, happy 18th birthday to the show! Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

• Wrapping up our year-by-year look at rock music starting with 1970
• Each of us picking a favorite album for each year from 2011-2020
• Phil's 2011 #1: Bluesy collection from Tedeschi Trucks Band 
• Susan Tedeschi grew up in New England
• Jay's 2011 #1: Concept album by Toronto's Fucked Up
• Phil's 2012 #1: Punchy punk rippers from Parquet Courts
• Neil Young and the art of the 15-minute song
• Jay's 2012 #1: Ty Segall Band with a heavy garage rock/psych sound
• Phil's 2013 #1: Laid-back slacker jams from Philly's Kurt Vile
• Jay's 2013 #1: An epic Queens of the Stone Age album written after a near-death experience
• Phil's 2014 #1: TV On the Radio's last album and first since bass player died
• Jay's 2014 #1: Expansive tour de force from Parquet Courts
• Phil's 2015 #1: Courtney Barnett combines conversational lyrics with hot guitar
• Jay's 2015 #1: Jeff Rosenstock delivers a pop-punk masterpiece
• On being the old guy at rock shows
• Next time: 2016-2020

Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review!

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.