The ultimate and inevitable triumph of mediocre washed-out pop

tripping balls (a music podcast?) · May 31, 2026 · 38m

This week’s new albums: Friko | The Lords of Altamont | Harsh Riddims 5Also: Failed HIAs, making a real difference, underground club nights, Substack music recs, false advertising, stale airport sandwiches, live listener counts, Celebrity Head updates, lorem ipsum lyrics, self-deleting albums, music and food, Kingsmill’s algorithm, Slim Pickens, how is Chris Brown still in the league, post-climate-change triphop, door number two, misplaced villain energy, the worst San Antonio will be for years, the 2002 Nets of 2026, defining yourself by failure, Sacramento Kangz: Talent Factory, getting…