NO ENCORE

'Tis the season, and both love and heartbreak are in the air as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick bring you the NO ENCORE guide to the break-up song.

On a highly-emotional episode we also find time for some bone-chilling film reviews, break down the biggest headlines from this year's Grammy Awards, and try and make sense of a genuinely sad moment for the show.

ACT ONE: Dave reveals why abstract lo-fi horror sensation Skinamarink gave him a sleepless night, and Craig has a big announcement.

ACT TWO (17:56): Attempting to recover from that bombshell, the boys set about putting the music news world to rights. We've got Grammy's, we've got Steely Dan remorse and we've got cinema etiquette - Zara Larsson must be stopped, insists Dave.

ACT THREE (58:21): TOP 5 BREAK-UP SONGS (BEST & WORST)

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NO ENCORE returns!

And what better way to roll back into the new season than with, yep - you guessed it, A QUIZ.

Quizmaster Dave Hanratty presides over NO ENCORE Quiz Champion Craig Fitzpatrick while he defends his title against no other than friend-of-the-show and regular guest Zara Hedderman.

A worthy opponent, indeed, but who will prevail? Only time will tell. Happy belated new year, dear listener, and welcome back!

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We did it. We completed 2022. Music-wise, at least. 

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick saddle up once more to deliver their shouts for the 10 Best Albums of 2022. We laughed, we cried, we loved, we learned, we listened.

Thanks for lending us your ears throughout the year. Much love!

ACT ONE (3:08): #10 through #6 in our long-player shouts.

ACT TWO (33:47): The Top 5 is revealed and the great debate begins. What will be crowned the coveted NO ENCORE Album of the Year for 2022?

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It's the penultimate NO ENCORE of the year! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick sit down in the company of Sonic Architect Adam for part one of our annual reflection corner.

This year, we've scaled it back to 10 songs in a bid to really focus on the true gold, and also allow for the fact that we're not sure just how banner a year it was. But wait, come back! We have a brilliant list, trust us. And if you thought this meant you were being short-changed on the audio front... well, I mean, check that episode run-time.

Thank you so much for being a supporter of the show in 2022. Hopefully you find a gem or two in this list, and don't disagree with us too much. Love ya. 

ACT ONE: It's the preamble in which we do indeed ramble, but we save the most important words of all for the late, great musical genius that was Angelo Badalamenti.

ACT TWO (5:47): The preamble for the list commences! Honourable mentions, Adam's own personal shouts, and our feeling on the overall quality of 2022.

ACT THREE (20:22): We run through numbers 10 through 6 on the big Songs of 2022 countdown.

ACT FOUR (59:00): The great Top 5 debate gets underway – what will take the ultimate crown as our most favourite song of the year?

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Welcome to the first ever(!) NO ENCORE best-of clip show! Join Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan for 2 hours and 25 minutes of the best moments that NO ENCORE had to offer in 2022 as curated by us here at NO ENCORE HQ, friends of the show and you, the listener.

Enjoy, & we'll see you very soon for our end-of-year lists - which will be arriving on the following dates:

• Friday 23rd December - BEST SONGS OF 2022

• Friday 30th December - BEST ALBUMS OF 2022

Chat then!

-Dave, Craig & Adam.

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NO ENCORE returns amidst illness and a hellacious World Cup schedule for the final 'regular' episode of 2022 before we get in the game for our End Of Year highlights package.

For now, please enjoy an album review, a stacked news section and a Top 5 that sure does stand alone until we inevitably do a sequel as boy does this one warrant it.

ACT ONE: Some quick #SpotifyWrapped discussion and dates for the aforementioned End Of Year episodes.

ACT TWO (10:40): Christine McVie RIP, Larry Mullen Jr. provokes cause for concern amongst the U2 community, a quite frankly bizarre UB40 update, Bob Dylan in the dock, and Nick Cave's tattoo advice – it's this week's news.

ACT THREE (36:56): Stormzy returns with third studio album This Is What I Mean. He's certainly very clear in his intentions, but does his most contemplative record yet go the distance?

ACT FOUR (56:04): As the World Cup drama heats up, the boys try and remain composed just long enough to deliver their Top 5 Standalone Singles.

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It's the pod you've all been waiting for... That's right, it's Before The ENCORE and it's the final episode of 2022!

I couldn't think of anyone better to share the stage with this month than my first visual-based guest in the music industry, Ruth Medjber. Ruth is a household name when it comes to music photography in Ireland and abroad, having toured with homegrown hero Hozier and Arcade Fire, covered Glastonbury Festival in 2022 for the BBC, as well as being published in internationally renowned music publications such as Kerrang!, NME & Rolling Stone.

We speak about the linkage between audio and visual and the importance of that in a modern world, finding your tribe and how important that is for your creative stimulation, and her new radio show Spotlight on Dublin City FM; a showcase of Irish artists which also features some live performances, something that I feel has certainly disappeared on radio in more recent years.

Thanks to all the BTE listeners for your incredible support this year, I'm so grateful for all of it and I hope to bring you an even better music industry deep-dive experience in 2023.

-Sonic Architect Adam

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Sláinte! Raise your audio glasses (ears) as NO ENCORE returns for a boozy brunch affair. Dave Hanratty & Craig Fitzpatrick stumble into your path and corner you in the smoking area to chat about their favourite subject of all... why it's music, of course!

So let's have a toast for the douchebags, let's have a toast for the podcast, it's a stacked broadcast so let's get going.

ACT ONE: Bono Box slammed shut, Pusha T ruins Christmas, and just what does Cillian Murphy make of Harry Styles' acting chops?

ACT TWO (10:33): Trent Reznor upsets Elon Musk, Swifties look to topple Ticketmaster and Machine Gun Kelly addresses the "rock community" - it's the news

ACT THREE (37:59): Let's get trashed - non-alcoholic beverages are also encouraged, always drink responsibly - and say some things we might regret; it's TOP 5 SONGS ABOUT DRINKING (BEST & WORST)

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Sláinte! Raise your audio glasses (ears) as NO ENCORE returns for a boozy brunch affair. Dave Hanratty & Craig Fitzpatrick stumble into your path and corner you in the smoking area to chat about their favourite subject of all... why it's music, of course!

So let's have a toast for the douchebags, let's have a toast for the podcast, it's a stacked broadcast so let's get going.

ACT ONE: Bono Box slammed shut, Pusha T ruins Christmas, and just what does Cillian Murphy make of Harry Styles' acting chops?

ACT TWO (10:33): Trent Reznor upsets Elon Musk, Swifties look to topple Ticketmaster and Machine Gun Kelly addresses the "rock community" - it's the news

ACT THREE (37:59): Let's get trashed - non-alcoholic beverages are also encouraged, always drink responsibly - and say some things we might regret; it's TOP 5 SONGS ABOUT DRINKING (BEST & WORST)

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It's a full NO ENCORE house and a packed schedule this week as Dave and Craig welcome top newsman Richard Chambers to the dance.

On the agenda? The strange music of American politics, some big gig reviews, and an adrenaline-fuelled Top 5...

ACT ONE: Richard reports back from a busy and musically intriguing Stateside jaunt, Dave hits up Converge in Berlin, Craig strolls the Pavement, and Adam checks in with Mr. Morale himself, Kendrick Lamar.

ACT TWO (36:21): Nick Cave remains Kanye loyal, the Bono Box is opened, Lewis Capaldi is the King of Music, and why you won't see Rod Stewart in Qatar any time soon - it's the news.

ACT THREE (1:04:49): Richard Chambers faces off against Dave and Craig in our Top 5 Songs That Reference Sport. Game on!

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