Jul 17 2024 55 mins
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2024 so far.
Show notes:
- Crazy stuff going right as we started recording
- Concert tours getting canceled because of poor ticket sales (Black Keys, JLo)
- The phenomenon of Taylor Swift
- Vinyl is selling well, but half the people who buy it don't own a record player
- Another factor in the concert business struggles is the high price of tickets
- Apparently Gen Z loves dream pop
- Spotify accuses Hallelujah the Hills of gaming the system
- The Legend of Doo Doo Brown
- JB's honorable mentions: The Bret Tobias Set, Bug Club, Fontaines D.C., Ducks Ltd., Bedbug, Umbrellas, Torrey, Waxahatchee, Shellac, Buffalo Tom, Les Savy Fav, Pedro the Lion
- JK's honorable mentions: Cloud Nothings, Boeckner, Redd Kross, Mdou Moctar, IDLES, Plus/Minus, Bodega, Kim Gordon, DIIV
- JK's #10: Mary Timony's first solo album in 19 years
- JB's #9: Dope Yeti is the nexus of Beck, Dylan and GBV
- JK's #9: A quieter, more Americana-focused album from Buffalo Tom
- JB's #8: Strong modern shoegaze release from DIIV
- JK's #8: Second album from the Smile is an acceptable Radiohead substitute
- JB's #7: Cloud Nothings keep cranking out great albums
- 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.