102 episodes
Losing My Opinion Niagara Moon and Thin Lear
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5.0 • 9 Ratings
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Opinions are like podcasts - everyone has one. And with so much music criticism floating around out there, who has time to sort through all the hot takes? Fortunately for you, when it comes to the art of popular music critique, ours is the final word. Join disgruntled indie musicians Thin Lear and Niagara Moon 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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The 100th Episode Spectacular!
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.
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#99 - Carly Rae Jepsen is secretly a genius, with Basic Printer
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#98 - The best PBS Kids theme songs, with Wallace Field
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.
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Check out her playlist here
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#97 - The 2006 indie songs we left behind...
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...
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#96 - The amazing legacy of Ry Cooder.
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.
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#95 - The Definitive Guide to Citypop, with Greg DePaul
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
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