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February sucks! Luckily, February's new music didn't. On this second episode of the new year (at what point do we stop calling it the 'new year' and just...the year?), Phil runs down a bunch of February's releases, and is joined by guest Matt Bankuti, who has been on the show so many times now (twice) that he might as well take it over. Two white guys talking about Animal Collective...what is this...

Welcome back to ph5! Let's never be apart that long again. I've missed you so. This marks the first official episode of the new year! Phil starts off a brand new season of ph5 by talking about some familiar faces in a familiar format...with some exciting new twists. What was the album that kickstarted Phil's love of music this year? Which album really pissed him off? Were any of his thoughts coher...

This is it! This is what it's all about! Our end of season festivities conclude today with Part 2 of the ph5x5, where Phil counts down his top ten favourite records of the year. Grab some egg nog and switch things up with the family by listening to this episode instead of watching Love Actually or whatever - it's about the same length of a feature length movie anyway! Thanks so much to everyone fo...

The year end festivities continue with the big kahuna, what we've all been waiting for...the ph5x5 (just my dumb way of saying the Top 25 of 2021). This episode, Part 1, covers #25 - 11, and Phil also discusses the first bunch of his favourite songs of the year as well. What made the cut!? What didn't?! How high did Red (Taylor's Version) place?! You'll just have to tune in to find out. Part 2 com...

The year end celebrations will continue! But not today. Episode 12 is a traditional ph5 episode rounding up November's releases. Phil wasn't too impressed with what November had to offer (apart from a few fantastic records) but that's what happens when Adele drops. Shouts out to all those brave artists who released music anyway! Albums discussed below: Burial Waves - Holy Ground Converge & Che...

The first season of ph5 is almost over! That means it's time for treats. In addition to the standard ph5 episodes to round out the year, we're gonna have some fun with a series of special edition episodes that will switch up the format of the show a little bit! The series kicks off with ...& Friends, where Phil chats with a few of the people in his life about their new music. The first conversatio...

Because you're not hardcore...unless you live hardcore...and the legend of the rent was way hardcore...School of Rock anyone? Remember that shit? October's round up contains a selection of heavy hitters (in every possible sense of the word) and one of Phil's biggest disappointments of the year. Was it you? Better tune in and find out! Albums discussed below: Every Time I Die - Radical Frontierer -...

As the days get colder and darker, so does Phil's taste in music. September's round up is a bit darker than normal, both in terms of the albums discussed and the general mood, as the episode begins with Phil reflecting a bit on National Truth and Reconciliation Day here in Canada. Put on a sweater, put on the kettle and settle in with Episode 9 of ph5, which sees Phil returning to the classic form...

What's better than one Phil? Two Phil's! Welcome to another very special episode of ph5! Along with the standard discussion on Phil's top 5 records from August, Phil is joined by friend and hip hop connoisseur Phil Masse for a discussion on the two biggest records of the year so far. You can probably guess which ones. There was a LOT to talk about this month, so fair warning - this episode is a ma...

A whole month off school to listen to new releases sounds like paradise, right? Yeah, not quite. July didn't have much to offer in terms of compelling new music - until it did, that is. Join Phil in an episode where he may or may not have had way too much coffee for discussions on new albums by everyone from Billie Eilish to Alexis Marshall and reflections on the cyclical nature of pop culture and...

Halfway through the year, halfway through the first ever season of ph5! Despite the drought of (good) heavy music released in June, the month more than made up for it with a slew of excellent hip hop releases and other, unclassifiable albums that rank among the best of the year. I also reflect on the show's format and am considering adding a mid-month show to tide everyone over between the monthly...

Episode 5 begins with 215 seconds of silence in tribute to the 215 bodies of Indigenous children recently found on residential school property here in Canada. If you can, please donate to the Indian Residential Schools Survivor Society at irsss.ca. May was a strange month, full of change that seemed reflected in the artists' music I was listening to. I was pleasantly surprised by some old favourit...

I genuinely cannot believe we are already on episode 4. This episode's round up of April's wealth of new releases features discussions on records by The Armed, Claire Rousay, Leon Vynehall and many more, as well as meditations on sound design in music and how 'strange' music has the fascinating ability to be really good - or really bad. Albums discussed: The Armed - ULTRAPOP Claire Rousay - a soft...

Episode 3 - let's go! This month's episode features special guest Matthew Bankuti and your host Phil Maye discussing Youth Code's new record, as well as the industrial scene in general. We also talk about crawfish for a while - dammit, now I'm hungry. The rest of the episode touches on March's new music from Armand Hammer, Genghis Tron, serpentwithfeet and more from what was overall an extremely s...

Welcome to episode 2 of ph5! This week I introduce some new features, talk about releases by slowthai, Django Django and Sarah Mary Chadwick among others, and do a deep dive into the merits of accessibility in music. What were you listening to in February? Let me know!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the podcast. In this episode I introduce the concept and run through my favourite albums of January 2021.