Losing My Opinion

By Niagara Moon and Thin Lear

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Episodes: 102

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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.

Episode Date
The 100th Episode Spectacular!
May 01, 2024
#99 - Carly Rae Jepsen is secretly a genius, with Basic Printer
Apr 24, 2024
#98 - The best PBS Kids theme songs, with Wallace Field
Apr 17, 2024
#97 - The 2006 indie songs we left behind...
Apr 10, 2024
#96 - The amazing legacy of Ry Cooder.
Apr 03, 2024
#95 - The Definitive Guide to Citypop, with Greg DePaul
Mar 27, 2024
#94 - A solo Roger Waters hatefest, apparently...
Mar 20, 2024
#93 - A celebration of Paul Weller, with Chris Ingalls of PopMatters
Mar 13, 2024
#92 - Nicholas Krgovich's hidden gems.
Mar 06, 2024
#91 - When the singer starts SCREAMING!!!
Feb 28, 2024
#90 - Can you open your mind to Dream Theater? with Mike Moran
Feb 21, 2024
#89 - That was NOT on the lyric sheet, with Abigail Devoe
Feb 14, 2024
#88 - Spoken word in pop music... can it work?
Feb 07, 2024
#87 - What if Phil Spector hadn't been insane? with Matt Farley
Jan 31, 2024
#86 - Which Sophisti-pop band is the MOST sophisticated?
Jan 24, 2024
#85 - The problem with Yargle (aka the ”Merry Quismoss” effect), with Joseph Shabason
Jan 17, 2024
#84 - ”If you hate this, I win.”
Jan 10, 2024
#83 - The bizarre world of charity songs, with Adam Kastin of Weegee
Dec 20, 2023
#82 - Songs about booze (aka hooch, sauce, giggle juice...)
Dec 13, 2023
#81 - Hit songs that these artists just gave away...
Dec 06, 2023
#80 - Age Of Adz > Illinois, with Mike Farrell (aka Mt. Feral)
Nov 29, 2023
#79 - Randy Newman is our guardian angel.
Nov 22, 2023
#78 - Songs with the worst album covers of all time
Nov 15, 2023
#77 - Ranking the songs you hear at EVERY wedding...
Nov 08, 2023
#76 - More cursed songs for Halloween, with Dan Barracuda
Nov 01, 2023
#75 - The Spookiest Halloween Playlist
Oct 25, 2023
#74 - Zelda’s got the best video game music...
Oct 18, 2023
#73 - Iconic musical moments in film, with Cole Mitchek of smallsongs
Oct 11, 2023
#72 - What is the sound of 2009?
Oct 04, 2023
#71 - Unpopular Opinions re: Bob Dylan, with Chris Ingalls of PopMatters
Sep 27, 2023
#70 - The Toddler Playlist.
Sep 20, 2023
#69 - The Disney Legend that never was, with Ali Holder
Sep 13, 2023
#68 - Paul McCartney: lazy songwriter?
Sep 06, 2023
#67 - Ageism in music.. what’s up with that?
Aug 30, 2023
#66 - Good Songs: Bad Advice, with Mark Kramer
Aug 23, 2023
#65 Pt. 2 - Joe Pesci made music?!
Aug 16, 2023
#65 Pt. 1 - The Most ”Beatlesque” Band.
Aug 09, 2023
#64 - T. Rex deserves more love.
Aug 02, 2023
#63 - What is ”chunky” music?
Jul 26, 2023
#62 - Revisiting Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs
Jul 19, 2023
#61 - The Joy of Twee & Sarah Records, with Sailor Down
Jul 12, 2023
#60 - From Tom Verlaine to XTC, we like it angular.
Jul 05, 2023
#59 - Weird Al did it better, with Amy Lynne Berger of The Nitro Girls
Jun 28, 2023
#58 - Weezer doesn’t have a bad album, with Matt Kelly of Geekscape
Jun 21, 2023
#57 - Persuasive rap for the skeptical indie fan, with Basic Printer
Jun 14, 2023
#56 - Emo: A Naive Retrospective
Jun 07, 2023
#55 - All-time anthems for graduation.
May 31, 2023
#54 - Bob Dylan never had a comeback... or did he?
May 24, 2023
#53 - Embrace the mess of SMiLE by The Beach Boys, with Giggens
May 17, 2023
#52 - Songs Thin Lear’s wife will hate (or love!), with Emely Grisanty-Longo
May 10, 2023
#51 - AI in Music: What You Should Know
May 03, 2023
#50 - James Bond Theme Songs: The Worst and Best
Apr 26, 2023
#49 - In defense of The Final Cut.
Apr 19, 2023
#48 - The true king of French pop.
Apr 12, 2023
#47 - The most annoying pop song of all time.
Apr 05, 2023
#46 - The best of 2023, even though it’s only March... with Jason Reis
Mar 29, 2023
#45 - Daddy’s Busy: Back on our Hosono BS
Mar 22, 2023
#44 - The Wall IS a masterpiece, excuse me...
Mar 15, 2023
#43 - Everybody gets their chance to freak out, with Abigail Devoe
Mar 08, 2023
#42 - Niagara Moon’s Gym Playlist.
Mar 01, 2023
#41 - Toots and the Maytals are sheer joy.
Feb 22, 2023
#40 - That warm funky 70’s perfection, with Marker Starling
Feb 15, 2023
#39 - Guilty or Not Guilty (Pleasure)? with Dan McInerney of The Story Song Podcast
Feb 08, 2023
#38 - The beauty of earnestness, with Matt Farley of Motern Media
Feb 01, 2023
#37 - What are the best SPORTS songs out there...?
Jan 25, 2023
#36 - What’s the BEST TV show theme song?
Jan 18, 2023
#35 - I like Elliott Smith, and I’m not sad...
Jan 11, 2023
#34 - How have you not listened to The Beatles, Nicholas Krgovich?
Jan 04, 2023
#33 - Daddy’s Busy: Sleep Aid Music
Dec 28, 2022
#32 - Holiday Music: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Dec 21, 2022
#31 - Michael McDonald is awesome, say it with me.
Dec 14, 2022
#30 - Oh Rod Stewart, what you once had...
Dec 07, 2022
#29 - Nickelback vs. Creed... Who’s better?
Nov 30, 2022
#28 - Do you stand with Steely Dan?
Nov 23, 2022
#27 - The best 80s band.
Nov 16, 2022
#26 - Are we too hard on Coldplay?
Nov 09, 2022
#25 - Here’s that 1999 power-pop time capsule you ordered.
Nov 02, 2022
#24 - The Perfect Halloween Soundtrack
Oct 26, 2022
#23 - Daddy’s Busy: The World’s Best Hold Music
Oct 19, 2022
#22 - How moldy is this 60’s cheese?
Oct 12, 2022
#21 - An ode to wrestling theme music - with Tom Rainey
Oct 05, 2022
#20 - Making a gym playlist is tough.
Sep 28, 2022
#19 - The ”Best” Bowie Album.
Sep 21, 2022
#18 - Do we... like Billy Joel? - with Nate Safren
Sep 14, 2022
#17 - The Most Self-Indulgent Album of All Time
Sep 07, 2022
#16 - You can’t teach an old dog nu-metal.
Aug 31, 2022
#15 - The Bermuda Triangle of Jangle-pop
Aug 24, 2022
#14 - Just your friendly underrated 90’s classic...
Aug 17, 2022
#13 - This is so bad but I can’t stop.
Aug 10, 2022
#12 - Trying sooo hard to get into KIϟϟ.
Aug 03, 2022
#11 - And The Beatles of the 00’s award goes to...
Jul 27, 2022
#10 - We Love Bruce (Springsteen, this time...)
Jul 20, 2022
#9 - Karen Dalton, Pet Sounds, and a surprise...
Jul 13, 2022
#8 - Truly the worst album of the 2010’s?
Jul 06, 2022
#7 - Willis Vs. Seagal: Music Edition
Jun 29, 2022
#6 - This is a ”foundational episode”
Jun 22, 2022
#5 - ”The Greatest American Songwriter”
Jun 15, 2022
#4 - The scariest, most beautiful album ever.
Jun 08, 2022
#3 - Bob Dylan can actually sing though, right?
Jun 01, 2022
#2 - Is country music reeeally that bad?
May 25, 2022
#1 - This guy beats out The Beatles.
May 25, 2022
Coming May 25th: Losing My Opinion
May 14, 2022