This week: Adamhfoto jumps on for an evening of slow jams with Silk Sonic and a half hour of heroically unironic riffage with new Wolfmother, plus bonus Ashes day 1 immediate reax and absolute-state-of-the-NBA-wins-pool chat. Also: out-of-sequence strategies, thoughts of darkness, production notes, listed as component parts, decorative boots, NYC catcalling, Paaklife, ponderous conserves, expensive photocopies, holding your own, anti-Wu Tang, there’s still pop radio out there?, gourmet popcorn, welcome relief, Tolkien efforts, songs about rooting, DIY attitudes, Sabbath > Zeppelin, Purple covers, grudging respect, Kiss offs, original ideas, the cost of sounding pretty, 80s memes, a joke made by an egomaniac, four weeks of Splendour, better living everyone, recycled riffs, staying humble, Bangalow Plaza Shoppingtown, the Stockdale-Nicholls equilibrium, shut up Warnie, played for and got, 147 broken, overhead savings, we’ve already sold the ads, live Lonny look-ins, Keeve O’Steefe, calling isos for Isa, a low bar for amusement, normal service resumes, explaining maths to Queenslanders, DFL on D, surprise! the Kangz are eleventh!, the Cavs persist, taking the Pistons, New BALLS Clasićo II, how much of Wiggins Island is below MHWM, Grizzlies bear down, the west is the east, a lot of roast beef, Barça-bound Dante, sizzling the upcoming Motorsportnerdpod, pride in the name of love, the underrated value of getting punished for your mistakes and consistent flautistry. BALLS.308 (the sports bit) kicks off around 30 mins in, if that's what you're here for; chapter markers are included for those on poddy platforms that respect them.

Next week: Beeso’s back to the future for new albums from Birdz, gloo and the Darkness. Recent review albums are in our current album review playlist on Spotify, with earlier stuff in our 2021 review archive, along with our 2021 tripping balls mixtape featuring our favourite tracks from new albums we’ve reviewed this year. The full list of all the albums we've ever featured on the show and Beeso's playlist for his boys are also available elsewhere on the internet. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and we welcome your reckons via Twitter, Facebook and email.