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.
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 arguably 2026's strongest month for new releases yet. It was a nice reminder of why I do this. Stop reading this and start listening! Seriously! You're wasting your time! Albums discussed below:
Actress - Radical Frame
Asia Menor - Vaho
Chat Pile - Who Loves the Sun
Gilla Band - Pugnello
Krallice - Scour Order
Lucy Bedroque - c
Smidley - Murphy Horse
Tinashe - Popstar
21 Sept 2026
Aug 2026 - Mastetid
big fart 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 about two bands that were/are very important to me: Mastodon and Every Time I Die. Despite having very little in common, these two bands have had weirdly similar trajectories, and given the recent passing of Andy Williams and the new record release from Mastodon, I've been reflecting a lot on them. So yeah. This episode is about that. RIP Andy Williams and Brent Hinds.
22 Aug 2026
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 reminders of why I hate the machine that exists around music. The future of this show is in jeopardy! Maybe. Possibly. Probably not. RIP to BrooklynVegan though. Fuck you Good Charlotte! Albums discussed below:
Ariana Grande - petal
Charli xcx - Music, Fashion, Film
Four Tet's Wingding Alias's Debut Album
Kelela - new avatar
Loathe - A Stranger To You
Sallow Moth - Hydrophilous Brood
SNAG - All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust
The Strokes - Reality Awaits
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