Episodes
Published 12/28/20
Published 12/28/20
Published 12/03/20
Published 11/11/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton back on the digital ones and twos! Ya boys discuss the evolution of live performances since the pandemic outbreak. From Glass Animals' and Run the Jewels' concert/music videos to Disclosure's and Magic Sword's DJ sets, we discuss what our favorite artist have been up to in the quarantine. Inspired by Travis Scott's Fortnite and Tupac's Coachella appearances, Clint even breaks Niyaz's brain when he brings up the possibility of VR or 3D projection technology...
Published 11/02/20
Published 10/15/20
Published 10/01/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton back on the digital ones and twos. Ya boys put Logic's career into perspective, as the Maryland-born rapper sails off into retirement. From the genesis of hip-hop, to the current generation's influences, Clint gives a brief history of the five elements. Then, Clint details Logic's basement beginnings and early big-label efforts, while Niyaz emphasizes the self-reverential qualities of his most recent release. Follow us on Instagram @wepodsonically. Listen to...
Published 09/21/20
Published 09/14/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton back on the digital ones and twos! Ya boys dive into the long-awaited, much-anticipated, latest record from Tool on the one-year anniversary of its release. In what Clint declares is the band's finest work and what Niyaz describes as "perfect," we unpack Fear Inoculum's progressive density, analyze some of its themes, and laud the virtuosity of the each individual band member's musicianship. Follow us on Instagram @wepodsonically. Listen to the music mentioned...
Published 09/08/20
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is Niyaz's music holy grail and everytime he sets foot on the premises of the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA, it truly is a religious experience. Clint interviews Niyaz about his past Coachella experiences, as they discuss the recently released film, Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert, as well as the original 2006 Coachella film. Ya boys conclude this monumental episode by running through every Coachella lineup, including discussing the ill-fated...
Published 08/30/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton back on the digital ones and twos! Your boys review the new RTJ4 record from Jamie and Mike. From its uncanny timeliness to its sociopolitical depths, RTJ4's lyrical content establishes it as one of the best of all-time. Period. Oh, and then there's the industrial-influenced beats that sound like they're right out of Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero. Follow us on Instagram @wepodsonically. Listen to the music mentioned in this episode on our Spotify playlist.
Published 07/02/20
Niyaz Pirani is back on the digital ones and twos with the analog expert Dave Whitaker of the Vinyl Snob Podcast. Niyaz and Dave dive deep into their personal histories with vinyl records, the history of music media, and the re-emergence of vinyl as music's most popular physical medium. Follow Dave and his podcast on Instagram @vinylsnobpodcast and at vinylsnob.com. Follow We Pod Sonically on Instagram @wepodsonically.
Published 06/27/20
Published 06/16/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton return on the digital ones and twos! In our final test episode (I know we said we'd do four, but this one is twice as long!), ya boys countdown our Top 6 requests for vinyl represses. For some, we simply want them repressed so they'll be affordable, while others we'd like a definitive compilation of all the songs associated with that record. Follow We Pod Sonically on Instagram @wepodsonically. Follow We Pod Sonically on Twitter @wepodsonically. Listen to...
Published 05/29/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos! In our second test episode, we dive into some of the most important albums that we'd love to add to our collections. There's one problem though: they've never been officially pressed!  Follow We Pod Sonically on Instagram @wepodsonically. Follow We Pod Sonically on Twitter @wepodsonically. Listen to our Spotify Playlist which includes music discussed in this episode: https://sptfy.com/dm1F.
Published 05/22/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos! We're back! After a year-long hiatus, we return! To get us back into the rhythm of recording, we decided to do four test episodes before diving back into music reviews. In our first test episode, we count down our Top 6 Holy Grail Vinyls. Follow We Pod Sonically on Instagram @wepodsonically. Follow We Pod Sonically on Twitter @wepodsonically. Our Spotify Playlist: https://sptfy.com/dm1F Our YouTube Playlist: https://bit.ly/3bHsQ18
Published 05/19/20
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos, providing you with music reviews and news! This week we celebrate the release of Cage the Elephant's new record "Social Cues" by reviewing their 2013 release "Melophobia." We Pod Sonically is a weekly podcast where we retrospectively review one record per show, as well as provide our listeners with current and trending news in the music industry. While we always Pod Sonically, we are also part of The Social Deviant Podcast...
Published 05/05/19
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos, providing you with music reviews and news!   This week we celebrate the release of Billie Eilish's new record When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?   We explore both Eilish's new LP and her previous EP, digging deep into her unique blend of electronic-acoustic-trap.   We Pod Sonically is a weekly podcast where we retrospectively review one record per show, as well as provide our listeners with current and trending news in the...
Published 04/12/19
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos, providing you with music reviews and news! This week we celebrate Middle of Nowhere by Orbital. The brothers from Kent, England take us on a cosmically eclectic journey into the depths of electronica. From the abrasive beginnings of Niyaz's favorite "Know Where to Run," to the nostalgically blissful ending of Clint's favorite "Nothing Left," these tracks start in one place and finish in decidedly and contrastingly different...
Published 04/05/19
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos, providing you with music reviews and news! This week we celebrate the the release of Grammy award-winning best album Golden Hour by Kasey Musgraves a year ago. Don't let Musgraves previous work fool you, as Niyaz and Clint establish early on that Golden Hour is distinctly a pop record with country undertones. From the driving-down-the-highway-belting-out-notes-worthy "Butterflies," which is Niyaz's personal favorite and the crisp...
Published 04/05/19
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos, providing you with music reviews and news!   This week we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Mastodon's Crack the Skye.   Fire, Water, and Earth. Mastodon has addressed almost all of the classic elements in their concept albums (air being the exception), but there is one mystic element that serves as the basis for Crack the Skye: aether.   We discuss the spiritual, ethereal textures of epic tracks such as "The...
Published 03/21/19
Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton on the digital ones and twos, providing you with music reviews and news! This week we celebrate the release of David Byrne's American Utopia. From the immigration-influenced, thought-provoking "Everybody's Coming to My House," Niyaz's personal favorite, to the quirky and groovy "It's Not Dark Up Here," Clint's personal favorite. However, we both agree that the 2018 American Utopia Tour stands as one of Byrne's most triumphant, unique, and impressive career...
Published 03/14/19
The inaugural episode, the first one, numero uno! Niyaz Pirani and Clint Keaton welcome you to We Pod Sonically, a weekly podcast where we retrospectively review one record per show, as well as provide our listeners with current and trending news in the music industry. This week we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral. From the visceral megahit "Closer" to the abrasive "March of the Pigs," we slip into the spiral of the concept album Niyaz...
Published 03/07/19