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 so far hasn't been great. Was that clear? Other podcasts that specialize in a topic... as, I guess, most do, if asked their feelings about the first half of the year, would say it wasn't great. So would this one. Why am I even doing this? I barely talk about this in the episode. Instead I talk about the albums below!Chanel Beads - Your Day Will ComeConverge - Hum of HurtNirosta Steel - MY SKYSCRAPEROlivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in loveSoft Curse - Liminal RitualTruck Violence - The weathervane is my bodyQuiet Fear - La Tierra Arriva / El Abismo AbajoWarning - Rituals of Shame

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.