Losing My Opinion
Are we sure The Wall is a masterpiece? Can Dylan legit sing well? Is McCartney actually a lazy songwriter? And what exactly is “Nixon-rock”…? These are just some of the hard-hitting questions two indie musician pals, Thin Lear (Matt) and Niagara Moon (Thomas), come in with every week, surprising each other with strange fixations, controversial opinions, and of course - songs to listen to together. Join them as they eloquently bicker over the last 90 years of recorded music history, finding the overrated, underrated, and everything weird in-between.
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Episodes
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Queens rocknroller Adam Kastin is back on the pod! Thomas starts the discussion with a question - what prog rock albums should you show to someone who "hates" prog? Adam then sends the boys reeling with his deepdive into the absurd, yet beautiful subject of song poems and the "industry" behind them...
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https://weegeenyc.bandcamp.com
Adam's Song Poem Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dQjH8RZtl4q6YuSGbeMWc?si=rwwNaHgzSIKhmRAkOivjdw
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Matt tries his darndest to get Thomas more interested in the ultimate prog-metal band. Thomas shares songs he thinks are ideal for "clearing a room" - tunes you'd put on at a bar to get straggling customers to pack up and go home...
https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Matt puts forth his favorite hidden gem David Bowie rarities - met with fluctuating levels of enthusiasm from Thomas. Doubling down on the "rarity" angle, Thomas shares some choice tracks from local musicians he met in the Seattle songwriter scene, circa 2017.
https://www.thinlear.com/
https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
The boys are back in podcast-town! Thomas and Matt join forces on this special themed episode to imagine their favorite hypothetical Dylan covers.
https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
100 episodes of Losing My Opinion! Recurring guest Tom Rainey joins to provide an audience for Thomas and Matt's musical show and tell.
As a special "assignment", Matt agreed to make a song in the style of Roger Waters, and Thomas in the style of Gaucho-era Steely Dan. Both share specific sources of inspiration that guided their creative journey.
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Gloitchpop master Basic Printer (aka Jesse Gillenwalters) joins the pod again! Thomas shares songs with lyrics in languages that he can't understand, but that sound "important". Jesse shares some massively underrated bops from a massively underestimated musician - Carly Rae Jepsen, of all people...
https://www.basicprinter.com/
https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
The superb MA-based indie folk rock artist Wallace Field joins the show today! Thomas initiates the discussion with a shortlist of his favorite theme songs from PBS kids shows he watched growing up (after all, he didn't have cable TV...). Wallace then showcases some of her favorite contemporary artists that hail from Australia/New Zealand.
https://www.wallacefieldmusic.com/
Check out her playlist here
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Matt doubles down on the Ry Cooder appreciation with a loving retrospective on Buena Vista Social Club. Thomas looks back on some indie bands from 2006 that were hot in the moment, but that he hasn't thought about since...
https://www.niagaramoonmusic.com/
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Matt steers things back to the positive side, delving into all the exquisite musical facets of legendary guitarist & songwriter Ry Cooder. Thomas then piles on the drek with some notoriously tacky and dated rap from movie scenes.
https://www.thinlear.com/
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Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Playwright, novelist & screenwriter (Bride Wars, Saving Silverman) Greg DePaul joins the show today! Thomas follows up on Matt's request to explain what the "citypop" genre is exactly. Greg guides the boys through a invigorating selection of fresh revivalist Americana tunes from would-be punks. "Punk-icana"?
Songs Thomas played:Plastic Love - Mariya TakeuchiItsuka - Tatsuro YamashitaRum wa Osuki? - Minako YoshidaPeppermint Blue - Eiichi Ohtaki
https://gregdepaul.com/
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