Newheads
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsNewheads is the podcast about innovative, meaningful music. The show features in-depth album reviews, music recommendations, discussion relating back to the music featured on the show, and more. Matt Tyra and Ravahn Enayati display their opinions on interesting, trend-bucking music with a humorous, detailed lens, providing insights for tomorrow's generation of music listeners.
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Episodes
Albums of the Year, 2022
January 03, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBWelcome to our Album of the Year episode for 2022, featuring OFFICIAL unofficial NewHead and our theme music creator, Seth Greenberg! We dive in on our three lists, compare and contrast our unique and shared picks (including a consensus top album of the year!), recount Seth's childhood trials at Red Robin, and much much more.
Mid(ish)-Year Album Recap
September 18, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBMore to come soon from us buffoons! But for now, enjoy this recap on the music we've enjoyed most in 2022, as well as a playlist featuring songs from the albums we discussed: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24OrpRndVd1TZyrPFiaLRz?si=uqGyRjT7RIujKqrwobzMPA
Albums of the Year, 2021
January 18, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBOnly one month late, it's our favorite projects from 2021, ranked for your convenience! Covering hip-hop, pop, post-punk, jazz, and more, these are our most diverse lists since we've been putting together year-end rankings - let us know what you think of our lists and share your own by emailing us at [email protected] (yes, Rav will get these too), or leave a review! Songs from our Albums of the Year: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Y1RAM4HimyV7fH0s7PYFD?si=FxgamR3oSTC46tqm_8FkPA&...
Hey! It's Us/Albums and Songs of the Year (So Far)
August 03, 2021 01:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBHello and welcome to Newheads - the show about meaningful, innovative music*! This is Round Two of our podcast, and since it's been a long hiatus, we figured an Albums/Songs of the Year overview would be a nice way to return (though we do also cover the content that got us through the heights of the pandemic). Clips of almost every album we discuss are included. In this episode, we highlight the following projects: Black Country, New Road's for the first time Squid's Bright Green Field ...
February 2020 Album Roundup
March 25, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBI'm stuck at home, YOU'RE stuck at home, HE/SHE/WE - stuck at home. Today Rav and Matt discuss what they've been listening to, make quips at one another, and receive some support from their special, hearty friend. Make sure you check us out, on this episode of quarantine tunes!
February Album Roundup
March 25, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBI'm stuck at home, YOU'RE stuck at home, HE/SHE - stuck at home. Today Rav and Matt discuss what they've been listening to, make quips at one another, and receive some support from their special, hearty friend. Make sure you check us out, on this episode of quarantine tunes!
Modern Jazz Part Two - Flying Lotus
February 22, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBFlying Lotus' brand of music is so off-the-wall, it's hard to describe it as anything other than "Flying Lotus' Music". But the great-nephew of Alice Coltrane is undoubtedly inspired by jazz, and that shows in his two monumental albums, Cosmogramma and You're Dead! With elements of instrumental hip-hop, electronic, soul, and more coming together in a one-of-a-kind fusion, Flying Lotus captures the soul and paints pictures of the universe and afterlife on these two projects. Matt and Rav delv...
Three Fantastic Samples
February 09, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIf Matt and Rav love one thing, its the HBO hit series Barry starring Bill Hader. But if Matt and Rav loved a second thing, its the art of sampling! Today, the duo breaks down their favorite samples from three masters of production: J Dilla, Death Grips, and Injury Reserve. Want to know how to turn a tennis match into a song? Then join us, on this episode of NewHeads.
January 2020 Album Round-Up
February 04, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBThe podcast is back - yes, again - as Rav and Matt unveil a cute lil bonus-ish episode that'll come out each month: Album Round-Up. Each Newhead talks about four albums they listened to for the first time this month and gave a brief synopsis of their listening experience. Off-topic discussions include: how the duo rates albums, what a Kenny Beats-Idles collab will sound like, and what season of Game of Thrones corresponds with Kanye's current career stage. Matt's Albums: Parquet Courts - Wi...
Top 10 Albums of 2019
December 21, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBIt's hard to label one of your children or friends as your favorite, but it's even harder to pick your favorite albums of 2019 in the year of our lord. Don't worry though, Matt and Rav put in COUNTLESS hours to deliver our curated top 10 albums within a very stacked and important year in music. Join us as we countdown our favorite projects, share snippets of songs that stood out to us, and act as baffoons (as always).
Introducing! Part One - Donovan
December 07, 2019 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBDonovan is one of the most sneakily influential singer/songwriters in contemporary Western music. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Donovan had a strong decade of releases in the 1960s using a host of unique instruments and fun songwriting. In this episode, Matt presents his personal connection to Donovan and shows Rav why we should listen to three of his most notable albums.
Kanye West - Jesus is King
November 04, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBAs former Kanye West 'stans,' Matt and Rav explain why they - and many others - feel so conflicted heading into West's new gospel album, Jesus Is King. After dissecting how West's controversies and the rise of social justice and cancel culture on social media collided before the album's release, the two give their takes on the album. Does it stand up to West's previous standards? How does he portray God and his belief in God? Is it a genuine album, and does authenticity matter more with Kany...
clipping. - There Existed An Addiction To Blood
October 26, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB#SpookySZN! Matt and Rav are joined by creator of the pod's theme music and Daveed Diggs superfan Seth Greenberg to analyze clipping.'s gruesome, grotesque, and stunning new album, There Existed An Addiction To Blood. Matt issues a content warning to friends and family while lauding the album's narrative steel, Seth gives a sniff...er, snippet of his love for clipping. and describes TEAATB as his new guilty pleasure, and Rav comes out pro-Piano Burning while claiming the album a potential cl...
Oldheads - Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Sampling, and T.R.O.Y.
October 21, 2019 02:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIt's not exactly like the upside-down. Maybe call it the leftside-right? Matt and Rav head back in time to discuss one of hip-hop's greatest songs, T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You). They review some of the ethics of sampling - per writer Joseph Schloss - assess the hip-hop scene in 1992, and break down why T.R.O.Y. exemplifies the beauty of sampling. P.S. my Spotify isn't loading so I'm not linking the albums, but if you wanna look them up, we talk about Tom Scott's Honeysuckle Breeze (m...
Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿
October 12, 2019 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBOn this episode of Newheads, Rav and Matt...make a lot of mistakes. It's fun. They also analyze Danny Brown's first album in three years, 'uknowhatimsayin¿,' placing it in the context of Danny's narrative arc. The two discuss what makes a great feature list, who shines the most on the album, and what changing as a person really means. Finally, which album is better: uknowhatimsayin¿, or Bandana? Danny Brown's uknowhatimsayin¿: https://open.spotify.com/album/4G3BRVsGEpWzUdplFJ1VBl?si=sjdmmQ6...
Modern Jazz Part One - Shabaka Hutchings
October 05, 2019 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode of Newheads, Matt and Rav begin a new series by exploring the exploding modern jazz scene, and they start by highlighting the industry's hardest-working saxophone player: Shabaka Hutchings. As the main man in Sons of Kemet, The Comet is Coming, and Shabaka and the Ancestors, Hutchings shuns many long-held principles of the genre via blistering pace, intensity, and forward-thinking song progression and instrumentation. Plus, he plays a hell of a saxophone, making him the per...
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
September 28, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBOn the first full episode of Newheads, Matt and Rav go into great detail to break down JPEGMAFIA's third album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs. The two discuss Peggy's background, why AMHAC sounds and feels so different from JPEG's past works, how the many intentional contradictions reflect Peggy's mental health status, the themes of Internet culture, violence, gender conflict, and much more, before giving their final thoughts on the album. Plus, the gang provides four diverse musical recomme...
An Introduction to Newheads
September 25, 2019 02:00 - 1 minute - 976 KBWelcome to Newheads, the podcast about innovative and meaningful music! Matt Tyra and Ravahn Enayati will be providing album reviews, music recommendations, and discussions on topics relating back to the music they review, all while striving to highlight the music industry's best new trends. The first episode, coming on Saturday, September 28th, will focus on rapper/producer/singer JPEGMAFIA's new album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs.