Completely Conspicuous

I celebrate a decade of podcasting with part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the first half of 2016. Show notes: - Kumar: Thin Lips, Woods (formerly Meneguar) on list of bubbling-under albums - Breitling's #10 (list is in no particular order) - Pinegrove blends emo and alt-country - Kumar's #10 - Savages brings the heat - Breitling's #9 - Nothing comes into its own with the loud rock - Kumar's #9 and Breitling's #8 - A Giant Dog plays hard rock with an indie twist - Kumar's #8 - Welcome return of Paul Westerberg, teamed with Juliana Hatfield - Breitling's #7 - Thin Lips is Superchunk-descended - Kumar's #7 - Possibly the last Tragically Hip album; was produced by Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew - Breitling's #6 - Bent Shapes are Boston's premier indie pop act - Kumar's #6 - Parquet Courts continues to make interesting records - Breitling's #5 - DIIV's double album is full of beautiful dream pop - Kumar's #5 - Black Mountain adds