With Hanners on his hollypops, Claire Beck climbs aboard the NO ENCORE frigate to keep Colm and Craig company. An album of provocative pop is under the microscope, the conversation inevitably goes West, and this week’s tracks get X-rated…

ACT ONE: ‘Ye dismay, Drizzy in a tizzy, ABBA rebjörn, and acts' favourite axe-makers face axe – it’s the news, y’all!

ACT TWO: Protests and parties sit side-by-side on Janelle Monae’s  Dirty Computer – but is the multi-hyphenate pushing the right buttons?

ACT THREE: How to describe the Songs of the Week? Like Christina Aguilera and Natalie Prass stuck in a lift with Parquet Courts and Dirty Projectors, as Kanye chips in through the emergency radio. Or something along those lines…

EXIT MUSIC: Talos | ‘Kansas’

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