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Phil Maye
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Hosted by Phil Maye, ph5 is a monthly round up of the music that impacted Phil's life over the previous few weeks. Part music journalism, part meditative reflection.

  1. January 2026 - Ambition?

    1 DAY AGO

    January 2026 - Ambition?

    It's cold outside. Like really cold outside. Is this the coldest January in a while? It certainly feels like it. January has been ice cold in terms of temperature, but to be honest, kinda also in terms of new music releases as well. So yeah, don't exactly go in expecting an all timer of an episode here. I did manage to salvage the episode though - barely - kinda like how vehicle owners were barely able to salvage their cars from underneath the 400 ft of snow we got this month. Oh yeah, happy new year and welcome back to the show! I waste enough of your time in the actual episode itself so I'm going to stop doing so in the description. Albums discussed below: A*** Trump - F***** B**** A$AP Rocky - Don't Be Dumb By Storm - My Ghosts Go Ghost Colossal Rains - Feral Sorrow Feels Like Heaven - Within Dreams IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk. Joyce Manor - I Used To Go To This Bar Stabbing - Eon of Obscenity

    59 min
  2. ph5x5 - The Top 25 Albums of 2025

    23/12/2025

    ph5x5 - The Top 25 Albums of 2025

    Lot of fun weird number stuff going on here. This is the last episode of the 5th season of ph5...5x5=25. This episode covers my top 25 record of 2025. So yeah! That's a thing I noticed. Cool right. But anyway that's it, the year's over, and that means a podcast about lists could only end with one thing - one more list, but a bigger one this time. Overall, 2025...pretty solid. Lots of great records with a few potential all timers. In the past I've been a dick about it and made you listen to the episode to see the list but I've softened in my old age so here it is below. See you next year. 25. Militarie Gun - God Save the Gun 24. hell - submersus 23. Anxious - Bambi 22. Armand Hammer - Mercy 21. Blood Orange - Essex Honey 20. Lamp of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in Ecstacy 19. Kathryn Mohr - Waiting Room 18. Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate 17. Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer 16. Dean Blunt - lucre 15. The Mars Volta - Lucro sucio 14. Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power 13. La Dispute - No One Was Driving The Car 12. aya - hexed! 11. Sudan Archives - The BPM 10. Turnstile - Never Enough 9. Nourished by Time - The Passionate Ones 8. billy woods - GOLLIWOG 7. Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath 6. Bad Bunny - Debir Tiras Mas Fotos 5. Rosalia - Lux 4. Purelink - Faith 3. Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka 2. Deftones - private music 1. Oklou - Choke Enough

    1h 18m
  3. November 2025 - Back Loaded

    04/12/2025

    November 2025 - Back Loaded

    Putting out a best of November episode in the midst of the week where every publication is releasing their year end lists makes this whole thing feel about as futile as you can imagine. But the year's not over yet!! Like I've seen so many pubs putting the Cameron Winter album and songs on their year end lists and its like yo! That album came out last year! Maybe if you hadn't jumped the gun on your round ups you wouldn't be in this ridiculous situation. Anyway. November was absolutely stacked. Albums discussed below. Armand Hammer - Mercy The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton - AVTT/PTTN Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough Vol. II Ben Quad - Wisher Blut Aus Nord - Ethereal Horizons Lamp of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer Rosalia - Lux

    47 min
  4. October 2025 - Gates

    07/11/2025

    October 2025 - Gates

    The only thing spookier than Halloween is when Halloween falls on a Friday, adding another slate of releases for me to get through before I can sufficiently start recording. Not to make it sound like a chore or anything! In fact, October was one of the strongest months of the year in terms of new releases. I'm just making excuses for my lateness. I was doing so good for like, a month or two there. This was another one of those months where any number of records could've hit that number one spot and I had to make some really tough decisions that I will probably regret later. That's what life's all about though really. Albums discussed below! AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun Blawan - SickElixir Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - Into the Earth Again Militarie Gun - God Save the Gun Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath Stay Inside - Lunger Sudan Archives - The BPM Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate

    57 min
  5. September 2025 - Earnest

    01/10/2025

    September 2025 - Earnest

    I can't remember the last time I actually dropped an episode on the first of the new month. Is it because I'm that eager to talk about September's music? I just have nothing better to do? A healthy mix of both? I'm back in the right headspace to really enjoy new music again, so September's episode was a lot of fun for me! With only a few solid months of new releases left, each passing month has more pressure on it to deliver the goods. How did September do? Tune in and find out. Albums discussed below! Ariel Pink - With You Every Night Cardi B - Am I The Drama? Deaf Club - We Demand A Permanent State of Happiness Doja Cat - Vie Geese - Getting Killed Joanne Robertson - Blurrr La Dispute - No One Was Driving The Car Maruja - Pain to Power

    1h 11m
  6. The Best Band Ever

    12/09/2025

    The Best Band Ever

    Timbaland voice It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you....that's right folks after a delayed absence we are BACK! Why the absence? Well you'll just have to go ahead and listen to find out won't you? Given the delay I am a bit rusty, so what better way to shake that rust off by doing a deep dive on my favourite thing in the entire world to talk about. That's right, this month's episode is a bit different as instead of rambling about new music releases, I am rambling about my all time favouite band Deftones, as I look to determine where their new record sits along their all time great discography. We'll pick up traditional ph5 format episodes next month, but for now this is kinda all I really wanna talk about okay?

    1h 21m
  7. June 2025 - The Twist

    13/07/2025

    June 2025 - The Twist

    Insanely late again ok but at least I have a good excuse this time. What's the excuse? And what's this so called 'twist' I'm referring to in the episode title? Listen and find out! I can't be giving everything away in these little blurb things. I already tell you the albums I talk about which in my opinion is more than enough. I actually started doing that back in the first season of the show when my friend Will politely asked me to include them and I don't think he's listened to the show in years. Oh well old habits die hard or whatever. Plus including them gives me an opportunity to tag the artists I talk about when I post about it. Although honestly some artists probably wish I didn't. Anyway. Albums discussed below! Addison Rae - Addison Higher Power - There's Love In This World If You Want It Joliette - Pérdidas Variables Lorde - Virgin Purelink - Faith Putridity - Morbid Ataraxia Turnstile - Never Enough

    51 min
  8. May 2025 - Balms Away

    13/06/2025

    May 2025 - Balms Away

    Two things! Firstly, yes ok this episode is very late. Maybe the latest ever. But at least it's here ok? I'm busy! Sorry! Secondly, I have no idea where the Mentions soundbite has disappeared off to. I'ff track it down for next time. Ok now that we've got those out of the way, hi and welcome back to ph5! This time around we're talking about May 2025 releases. May is a special month for me because I was both born in it and it's my last name. That said, May kinda sucked. But the music didn't! Take a listen to the episode and see for yourself. Albums discussed below! Alan Sparhawk - With Trampled By Turtles billy woods - Golliwog The Callous Daoboys - I Don't Want To See You In Heaven Emma Goldman - all you are is we Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful Model/Actriz - Pirouette These New Puritans - Crooked Wing yeule - Evangelical Girl Is A Gun

    1h 1m
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Hosted by Phil Maye, ph5 is a monthly round up of the music that impacted Phil's life over the previous few weeks. Part music journalism, part meditative reflection.

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  • Creator
    Phil Maye
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © First Word Records 2021
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