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 about May. When I actually had an opportunity to listen to them, there were actually a lot of great albums in May! A few that will certainly stand the test of time as the year goes on, which is something I haven't been able to say about most records I've heard this year. Plus Drake. Albums discussed below!Boards of Canada - InfernoDrake - HabibtiDrake - IcemanDrake - Maid of HonourElder - Through ZeroIceage - For the Love of Grace & the HereafterKoyo - Barely TherePanopticon - Det hjemsøkte hjertetPharmacist - Vertebrae After VertebraeStatic Dress - Injury EpisodeVisible Cloaks - Paradessence

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 is going alright! Lol. But enough of that, how was the music? Mostly...fine...but one surprise release blew everything else that's come out this year out of the water. Speaking of surprises, a long-awaited return of...something occurs in this episode that long time fans have been clamouring for! At least in my head, anyway. Albums discussed below!Bosse-de-Nage - Hidden Fires Burn HottestChamber - this is goodbye...ELUCID - I Guess U Had To Be ThereJames Blake - Trying TimesKim Gordon - PLAY MENeurosis - An Undying Love for a Burning WorldOLTH - O.Poison the Well - Peace in Place

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 questions for me, like what do we expect out of legends in their late careers? How important is being young to heavy music? Is there a mass psychosis on rock radio stations where the past 15 years don't exist? I don't really provide the answers to these questions but I sure do talk about them! Albums discussed below!Charli XCX - Wuthering HeightsConverge - Love is Not EnoughEyelet - SolenoidGorillaz - The Mountainhemlocke springs - the apple tree under the seaMors Verum - CanvasMX Lonely - All MonstersVibora - Egin Ez Dugun Guztia

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 DumbBy Storm - My Ghosts Go GhostColossal Rains - Feral SorrowFeels Like Heaven - Within DreamsIDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.Joyce Manor - I Used To Go To This BarStabbing - Eon of Obscenity

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 Gun24. hell - submersus23. Anxious - Bambi22. Armand Hammer - Mercy21. Blood Orange - Essex Honey20. Lamp of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in Ecstacy19. Kathryn Mohr - Waiting Room18. Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate17. Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer16. Dean Blunt - lucre15. The Mars Volta - Lucro sucio14. Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power13. La Dispute - No One Was Driving The Car12. aya - hexed!11. Sudan Archives - The BPM10. Turnstile - Never Enough9. Nourished by Time - The Passionate Ones8. billy woods - GOLLIWOG7. Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath6. Bad Bunny - Debir Tiras Mas Fotos5. Rosalia - Lux4. Purelink - Faith3. Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka2. Deftones - private music1. Oklou - Choke Enough

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 - MercyThe Avett Brothers & Mike Patton - AVTT/PTTNBell Witch & Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough Vol. IIBen Quad - WisherBlut Aus Nord - Ethereal HorizonsLamp of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in EcstasyOneohtrix Point Never - TranquilizerRosalia - Lux

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 SunBlawan - SickElixirChat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - Into the Earth AgainMilitarie Gun - God Save the GunSanguisugabogg - Hideous AftermathStay Inside - LungerSudan Archives - The BPMYellow Eyes - Confusion Gate

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 NightCardi B - Am I The Drama?Deaf Club - We Demand A Permanent State of HappinessDoja Cat - VieGeese - Getting KilledJoanne Robertson - BlurrrLa Dispute - No One Was Driving The CarMaruja - Pain to Power

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?

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 - AddisonHigher Power - There's Love In This World If You Want ItJoliette - Pérdidas VariablesLorde - VirginPurelink - FaithPutridity - Morbid AtaraxiaTurnstile - Never Enough