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ph5
by Phil Maye
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.
Episodes
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September 2026 - Back to School
Damn wow I love it when actual good new music gets released so I don't have to rely on some bullshit gimmick for an episode. Mastodon and ETID records ranked? Really bro? No wonder you can't crack 30 monthly listeners after 5 years of this show. Anyway we're back in a big way as September was...
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Aug 2026 - Mastetid
stupid trumpet noise boooooooooooooooo August sucked! New music wise anyway. It actually wasn't that bad life wise. But this isn't a life podcast it's a music podcast! Instead of wasting your time with some half-assed reviews of a bunch of mediocre records, I'm going to waste your time by talking...
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July 2026 - Interesting...
After travelling the globe we're back with the latest episode ever. Whatever! Who cares! Any other month I probably would've just skipped it but July was full of pretty vital releases so I had to record this one. This month was filled with reminders of why I love music, but also some unfortunate...
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June 2026 - Rituals
Halfway through 2026! You can listen to other podcasts for retrospectives of all the crazy shit that has happened so far this year, but the one thing I'm sure we all have in common is agreeing that so far, the year has....not been great! I'm talking about the music. As in the new music this year…
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May 2026 - Absense
I'm almost as shocked as you are that this episode exists. I had to reach into my deepest depths to drag this one out of me. And I'm glad I did. Recording these is fun! Probably a lot more fun than actually listening to it anyway. I wouldn't know to be honest. Anyway, here we are. Let's talk…
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March 2026 - Fires
Usually March is the month where winter finally decides to release its chokehold over us and give us long awaited reprieve. Unfortunately this was not the case this year. As I sit and type this on April 12, snow was still falling as of just a few days ago. Fortunately everything else in the world...
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February 2026 - Two for Two
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of ph5. Please ignore today's date! It's irrelevant! Okay actually it's not. You'll learn why when you listen. That's not important though. What's important is that February was a killer month for new music. It was also a month that raised a few interesting...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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...
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April 2025 - Time
Wherein I go in way over my head and talk about shit that I have absolutely no business talking about. But that's part of the fun of this whole thing isn't it? How can you best articulate what is swirling around in your head, even if you barely understand it yourself? I had to bend some of the...
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March 2025 - Crisis Averted
Shit was looking pretty dicey for a minute there I'm not gonna lie. The very fate of ph5 podcast hung by a thread...would it survive or would it perish after four long, fruitful years? Thankfully, March came ready with the goods. March was easily the best month for new music yet in 2025, with the...
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February 2025 - Hmmmm
Who named this dumbass month though? Seriously? I stand by February is the worst month of the year and its ridiculous name doesn't really help its case. Did the music of February redeem it? Well...kind of. There were a bunch of good to pretty good records out this month but we're two months into...
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January 2025 - Mainstream
We're back! And we're late! But we're back. ph5, one or two people's favourite monthly music roundup show returns with some big life updates and some good old fashioned music chats. Some of the biggest artists in the world are featured in this month's episode. After drifting further and further...
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ph5x5 - Top 25 of 2024
Originally this episode was going to be at least an hour longer and begin with a really stupid drawn out bit about Santa Claus but all those recordings ended up being unusable so you're getting this instead! You're off the hook this time. It's always fun to look back on a full year of music and...
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November 2024 - 50
Episode 50. What the hell. Make it make sense. In this episode, I attempt to do so, along with talking about my favourite records of November. It's been a wild ride, thanks for sticking with me. Here's to the next 50. Albums discussed below: The Body - The Crying Out of All Things Boldy James…
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October 2024 - Purpose
Too much going on! There was no way I was going to be able to contain October's episode to the standard 8 album format so I went a bit overboard. Don't blame me, blame all the artists releasing thought provoking music last month. I'm a victim of circumstance. Lots to talk about this month so stop...
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September 2024 - Processing
September! The kids go back to school, the months all start ending in 'ber'...I wonder if that's because it gets colder out, so everybody is always saying 'brr'. Could be. Anyway here's a new episode of ph5. This episode almost didn't happen as I wasn't feeling great but it's okay. I'm feeling...
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August 2024 - Glorious
August is over, which means the world is growing dark and cold and all the leaves are falling from the trees and the cold that chills your bones is about to set in. Just kidding - that's next month. August was a wild wonderful month with a goldmine of new releases to accompany it. Let's talk…
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July 2024 - Friends
Yeah yeh yeah I know I'm so late. But to make up for it I'm giving you my shortest episode in...years? To be honest this episode almost didn't happen, if it weren't for a few very special records and people urging me on. Also shout out New Friends Fest. Also I'm not going to name names but if you...
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June 2024 - Sweat
It's been really hot lately and I haven't been sleeping well and my voice kinda sounds like a duck. Thanks for tuning in to the June 2024 edition of ph5. This episode has me running down my favourite records of June through a hazy fog of sweat and heat exhaustion. I hope it makes sense. Along…
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May 2024 - Sorry 4 the Wait
First off, RIP Steve Albini. Isn't it wild that that only happened last month? Time isn't real. What IS real is ph5 podcast, and we've got a hot and steamin' brand new episode ready to go for you. Sorry for the wait - I've been busy. I made up for lost time by talking for way too long about…
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April 2024 - Drag
Still out here, still doing this. April didn't reach the absurd heights of March, but was still full of fantastic new releases by some old friends (literally in some cases. Well I guess just one). I tried not to talk about you know what but it ended up happening anyway. She is unescapable. Also...
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March 2024 - Association
First of all I want to apologize to all the albums I listened to in March and loved and wanted to talk about but couldn't because of these ridiculous self-imposed limitations I've given myself for this show. Surely someone else out there has and will give you the love and attention you deserve....
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February 2024 - Personality/Eggs
If January kicked off the year with a bang, February caused that momentum to come to a screeching halt with more of a slowly deflating whoopie cushion. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but come on - in terms of new releases, it wasn't great. Have no fear, I still managed to find something to talk about...
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January 2024 - Recovery
And we're back, with the first episode of season 4. Make it make sense. While most years start with a stretch and a yawn, January roared to life with a series of extremely impressive releases by some new favourites and some old friends. Speaking of old friends, the amount of name drops and...
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ph5x5 Best of 2023: #10 - #1
I might be insane releasing this episode two days before Christmas but the reality is that, in a lot of people's minds, the year 'ends' with Christmas and that weird week afterwards leading up to New Year's Eve doesn't really exist with a particular time and space so still focusing on things that...
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ph5x5 Best of 2023 - #25 - #11
Every artist who has ever released music has done so in hopes to end up on a year end list. it's literally the whole point of doing it. I'm mostly kidding, but December is always a fun time of year for reflecting back on the past 12 months and determining how the music you listened to helped to...
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October 2023 - FREE PALESTINE
It's getting cold and dark, might as well settle in with a brand new episode of ph5. October was a bit of a return to reality after the abundance of September. Instead of 3 album of the year candidates we only got one. What a shame! Wild how these things vary month to month. Also, just want to…
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September 2023 - MOTL
Sorry for the wait. September was just a lot to take in. Also I'm sick. After a tepid spring and summer release-wise, last month was absolutely bananas. Sooo much great new music. Narrowing down the list of records I wanted to talk about from September was extremely challenging, but as your…
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August 2023 - Representation
Have you ever tried recording a podcast during an air show? Don't. That was ridiculous. After a brief hiatus from the standard format, we're back with a round up of August's releases after July was too mid to even talk about. August on the whole wasn't too amazing, and I meant to keep this one...
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He Remembered Me In The Bathroom - New Friends Fest 2023 ft. Bob McCully, Veronika Gorlova & Sean Sadeghi
So July was trash (in terms of new music releases anyway - pretty great month otherwise! Instead of wasting your and my time talking about how mid it was, I decided to do an episode on something infinitely more interesting/important - the annual New Friends Festival. Taking place over the August...
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June 2023 - Toxic
Sun's out. Bird's are chirping. And the music is mid. What is up with that. June was one of the weaker months for releases in recent memory but there was still more than enough to talk about. Not to mention I make a great joke about 'email' that is worth listening to the entire episode for.…
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May 2023 - Victory Lap
May was Phil's birthday! Everyone drop a Happy Birthday in the comments. Wait you can't do that for podcasts. Never mind. May was cool in that sense but musically it was somewhat sparse. Don't worry - Phil still managed to find something to ramble about for a straight hour. What else is new?…
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April 2023 - Hungover
Sorry for the wait. It's been one of those weeks! I promise the wait will be more than worth it though, as April featured some of the best releases of the year so far. Despite my exhaustion and slightly hungover state, I did my best to do them justice. This month featured welcome returns by some...
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March 2023 - Hardcore
Listen. What else was I supposed to do, okay? There were FIVE Fridays in March. And great records released on every single one of those Fridays. Rules are meant to be broken or whatever. On this month's episode, I go long (like, way long) on the unexpected highs (and lows) of March's releases…
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February 2023 - Puzzle
February. What a stupid word! Like come on. It's like purposefully difficult to say, kinda like how the month is purposefully difficult to survive. I hate February. Didn't hate its music releases though! In this month's episode, Phil gets in touch with his youth, in more ways than one, and…
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January 2023 - Credit
I don't know how we got here but here we are, at the end of the first month of 2023. As Smash Mouth wisely stated, 'the years start comin' and they don't stop comin''. January started the year off relatively weak in terms of new music, save for a flurry of excellent releases at the end of the...
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ph5x5 2022 Pt. 2 - #10-1
This was a year filled with opuses so it only seems fitting that we conclude it with an opus of our own! Join Phil on the longest ph5 episode to date as he runs down his top 10 albums (and top 5 songs) of 2022. Come on, its that weird time between Christmas and New Years where nothing exists and...
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ph5x5 2022 #25-11
Everyone knows that the only real reason to listen to new music is to make a list about it at the end of the year, and we're finally here! You guys have already read everyone else's year end lists so you might as well check out mine too. Although historically speaking (sample size: 1) the #25-11...
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November 2023 - Duality of Man
Listen. I tried something, it didn't work. Happens to the best of us. Wanna know what I'm talking about? Only way to find out is to listen to the latest episode, a special/not so special two-for-the-price-of-one podcast extravaganza. Don't say you weren't warned! Albums discussed below: Drake &…
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October 2022 - RIP Takeoff
Man RIP Takeoff! What the hell! Another young legend gone...I'm getting pretty sick of this crap. Anyway. Death is some heavy stuff, and a lot of the records discussed on this month's episode deal with complicated emotions. Big shout out to Bob McCully for joining me once again so I'm not wading...
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September 2022 - Valid
...and we're back. After August's sabbatical (don't worry you really didn't miss any good music anyway), Phil's back with more good meat and potatoes ph5 content. September more than made up for the garbage of August with tons of great new releases...but unfortunately some big disappointments as...
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July 2022 - What's the Appeal
Does anyone actually know what the deal with Civic Day is? I'm not complaining I just don't understand it. Anyway, what better to do on a completely ambiguous holiday such as Civic Day than spend ~100 minutes discussing the music from the previous month? My thoughts exactly. This month I welcome...
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June 2022 - Roots
Summertime is in full swing and things are getting hot and heavy here in the city! With a resurgence of fantastic aggressive music, things are getting hot and heavy in Phil's ears too! June saw some of the biggest stars in the world move in some unexpected directions, and featured some of the…
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