This week: new albums from Fontaines D.C., Obongjayar and BODEGA. Also: Danger Mouse collabs, it’s in the Google doc, other people’s top fives, not your picture postcard Irish, the_achievement_respecter has logged on, punishing ex-pat feels, snap and/or crackle, in need of a little Simz, incredibly descriptive detail, Brooklyn Alleys, hipster music head canon, after the D4, prime ministerial album swaps, shakedown AK79, narrator: he did not edit this so it made sense, rhythm is a driver, failing to avoid typecasting, the existence of James Dolan’s music career disproves Beeso’s thesis, the last coach on Pop’s bench, music direction, sledging Waikiki, profanity upgrades, random Canadian flotsam, what Fridays are for, almost thinking the latest Chemical Brothers album was good, Albo moments and making a club dance album while too old to be on any of the club dance supplements.

Next week: dancehall legend Horace Andy, D4 alumnus Dion Lunadon and SoCal day-job-avoiders the Zibs. Current and recent weeks’ review albums can be found on our album review playlist on Spotify - our full 2022 review archive is also up there, along with our 2022 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 (including our top 5s from previous years) 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.