It's part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we count down our favorite albums of 2019.

Show notes:

- Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ

- Breitling's #4

- Former Boston act now relocated to Nashville

- Perfecting her sound

- Kumar's #4

- Introspective album that topped my midyear list

- Sweeping, synth-driven songs

- Breitling's #3

- Worthy follow-up to classic mid-'90s indie pop release

- Expansive and experimental

- Kumar's #3

- Return to rocking from for NJ punk stalwarts, produced by Bob Mould

- Surprisingly succinct from a band known for 8-minute epics

- Breitling's #2 and Kumar's #6

- Majestic final release from artist who tragically took his own life right after it came out

- Backed by the band Woods

- Kumar's #2

- Third release from Toronto punk-pop act

- Writing about frustrations of getting older

- Breitling's #1

- Recently released instant classic from Boston indie rock act

- Frontman Ryan Walsh wrote album after dealing with struggles writing his book about Astral Weeks

- Kumar's #1

- Veteran Canadian power pop act with another great release

- All-star team of musicians

- Darker feel than some of their other 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.