Global superstar music journalists Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick recover from their second doses with a dose of THE TRUTH. In other words, another rambunctious episode of the best damn music podcast in town~!

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ACT ONE (3:18): Dave and Craig get reviewed for a change, the irresistible force that is Electric Picnic finally hits an inevitable immovable object and Rihanna achieves a lucrative milestone – it's the news.

ACT TWO (23:32): Billie Eilish is back and she's Happier Than Ever. Are we, though?

ACT THREE (42:08): Top 5 Songs About Fame

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The heatwave is over but the temperature can only rise as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard convene for a discussion on vibrant summer musical sensation – and, er, box office flop – In The Heights!

Are the songs good enough to sustain a two-and-a-half hour musical? Is it really that long? Are there any future stars in this cast? Did we need that bad CGI? And what's with the lack of a solo number for Jimmy Smits?!

ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching including Another Round, Black Widow, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Talented Mr. Ripley and a Christian Petzold mini-season.

ACT TWO (36:10): In The Heights.

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Bit of a mouthful, that top five. And yet, in practice? Gold. Pure gold. 

It's NO ENCORE, everybody~! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are back with the week's music news, a new album review and, but of course, that top five...

ACT ONE (3:50): Joey Jordison 1975 – 2021, Pete Davidson's Ramones fear, P!nk's show of solidarity, the end of The X Factor and a very important Craig on Kanye.

ACT TWO (33:05): Socially-conscious rapper Dave returns with second album We're All Alone In This Together and the feeling that his time is very much now. Does he deliver? 

ACT THREE (49:04): Top 5 Songs With Names In The Title.

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Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan brings you the debut episode of Before The ENCORE

Joe Hertz is a London-based producer and songwriter working with artists like Pip Millet, Sam Wills and Barney Artist to name a few of many. He is one of the pioneers of the neo-soul/electronica sound that has become a lot more prevalent in the last number of years which now influences so many current popular artists and sounds.

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A new addition to the NO ENCORE family arrives this Monday 26th July!

Before The ENCORE dives into the studio world and beyond as Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan speaks to producers, engineers, and other industry professionals to lift the secretive veil that shrouds the studio process and all of the goings-on that occur before the songs you hear reach your ears.

This periodical will commence on 26th July 2021 and new episodes will drop on the last Monday of every month.

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Man, it's a hot one. Seriously, we're melting down. Don't worry, Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick manage to keep their cool all the way through a brand new episode. The music, however, is a whole different story.

On the agenda this week – Clairo's sophomore album in review, a scorcher of a Top 5, all the news that's fit to podcast about and an exciting show kick-off...

ACT ONE: A special sonic architect-shaped announcement.

ACT TWO (16:02): Mercury Prize noms, Biz Markie RIP, Matt Bellamy madness and some familiar NO ENCORE stop-offs – it's the news.

ACT THREE (39:10): Singer-songwriter sensation Clairo returns with second album Sling. It's the '70s, buckaroo.

ACT FOUR (53:24): Ice-cold sparkling water at the ready – it's our Top 5 Heatwave Anthems~!

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Hot enough for ya?! Apologies, the actual on-air banter is a lot more original and enjoyable. Promise. 

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick reunite over a not-having-it Zoom connection to run the rule over the week in music news, review the new Vince Staples record and combine their shouts for the best sub-30-minute albums out there.

NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to support the show – hit up patreon.com/noencore for bonus content including a freshly-released episode of NO AUX CORD; our monthly recommendation round-up hangout.

As for this week's NE...

ACT ONE (4:32): Julian Casablancas says that "soccer needs repair", Ed Sheeran has questionable taste in friends, Olivia Rodrigo goes to Washington and Craig has Barack Obama-themed remorse. It's the news!

ACT TWO (28:59): Vince Staples talks, we listen. But do we like what we hear on Vince Staples, the album?

ACT THREE (44:11): Top 5 Albums Under 30 Minutes.

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Your fully independent NO ENCORE is here, led by a freshly-jabbed Dave Hanratty and a smooth-as-silk Craig Fitzpatrick. 

With no album review to speak of this week, the boys turn their attention to records of yesterday, specifically those of a sophomore variety. Does the 'difficult second album' cliché apply? It does on Dave's side of things, at least...

ACT ONE: A reminder that Craig is the smooth one here, not Dave.

ACT TWO (6:16): The week in music news including reaction to the #PilotEvent, the pinnacle of Ed Sheeran's career, Morrissey's shoddy wordplay and some impromptu Top 5 inspiration.

ACT THREE (36:32): Top 5 Sophomore Albums – Best & Worst~!

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This is the end... of Craig Fitzpatrick's absence from NO POPCORN. 

Everyone's favourite Jim Morrison sceptic joins Dave Hanratty and David Higgins to discuss Oliver Stone's reliably indulgent 1991 biopic The Doors.

On the agenda – Val Kilmer's genuinely transcendant performance, The Doors' place in musical lore, Jim Morrison's frontman credentials, Oliver Stone's directorial choices and Craig's general suffering.

ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching.

ACT TWO (26:48): The Doors.

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