This week: new albums from reggae legend Horace Andy, D4 alum Dion Lunadon and SoCal racketeers the Zibs. Also: don’t give up your day job, podcast maths, traditional storytelling, hybrid Corollas, reg-grey, the bug is the feature, Taylor’s version, gentlemanly conduct, blues-punk chameleons, Boa constrictions, Staffo’s TISM interview, being committed to the bit, the short-lived late-90s trend of big labels signing Oz indie bands, Polydor deep-dives, Good Things, the ultimate live music critics, over 35s at festivals, album titles that are also album reviews, come around to my way of thinking, being aware of the week(e)nd, fundie parent punishers, one of them things, third recommendations, Perfume Genius user reviews, not being as committed to the bit and YouTube rabbit holes. 

Albums of the week next time are from Orgöne, End Boss and Reef. 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.