This week: new albums from self-reflecting Scientologist Beck and Warrnamboolian warriors Airbourne, the perils of in-store radio, facts vs feels, do something nice for yourself this Christmas, breaking: AC/DC aren't like Radiohead, complexity through simplicity, last of their line, the Wolfmother effect, who's got next, Tame Impala B-roll, everlasting nothing, Spidey Bells, scared of bird attack, Scandicanadians, end of year cowards, Tone Deaf hiphop takes, better social commentary than Slowthai, weapons not food not homes not schools not need just feed the war cannibal animal eye, Mike Patton nonce music, let's go Sharks, unintended consequences, lyrics look stupid, ornery and indifferent vocals and outsourcing your bio. Next week's final new albums of 2019: Brittany Howard and Pretty Vicious. Current & recent review albums are in our album review playlist on Spotify (earlier albums from 2019 are archived here), along with our 2019 After Dark Mixtape of our favourite tracks from albums reviewed this year. Our full list of review albums and Beeso's kids playlist are also available. Get more BALLS and After Dark in your ears via Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (please subscribe, rate and review), and feel free to hurl your reckons at us via Twitter, Facebook and email.