NO ENCORE

Crank up the music, it's NO ENCORE. Dave Hanratty is joined by guest co-host Sarah Corcoran of Pillow Queens fame to deliver the very best in throwback rock anthems, specifically of a '90s vibe. That main event arrives in honour of the new album from enduring alt-rock outfit Garbage, which is reviewed on this very episode.

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ACT ONE (4:30): News! Sarah gets emotional about the return of live music. Dave has a sweet Record Store Day-related tale. Electric Picnic is.... happening, apparently? Netflix and Spotify team up. Plus – how do you like your autobiographies?

ACT TWO (33:56): Garbage return with seventh studio album No Gods No Masters. Their best in years or worthy of the rubbish bin?

ACT THREE (44:02): Top! 5! '90s! Rock! Anthems!

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The sun is shining. Gigs are back. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, are confined to their respective indoor cages in order to deliver some piping hot audio for your listening pleasure.

This week; the boys celebrate the commencement of EURO 2020 with a fitting Top 5 that barely has anything to do with football, Wolf Alice hit new heights and a quiet news week still serves up some notable stories.

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ACT ONE (4:31): Mariah Carey sets the record straight, an Amy Winehouse anecdote inspires soap musings, Rob Halford reflects and Kid Cudi opens up. It's the week in music news.

ACT TWO (24:06): Critics are lining up to anoint Wolf Alice as the new Best Band in Britain. Blue Weekend marks their third album. Is the hype justified?

ACT THREE (37:30): Top 5 Songs About Winners & Losers.

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NO ENCORE returns with another standalone interview edition. This time in the hot seat – Dublin-based electronica artist Mark O'Brien aka Royal Yellow.

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick encounter an ebullient O'Brien, whose debut EP Still : Until is out right now for your listening pleasure. The former Enemies man details how Royal Yellow rose from the ashes of his previous outfit, shines a light on the importance of visual storytelling and explains why his music shouldn't be confused with Biffy Clyro, amongst other conversational highlights.

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NO ENCORE returns amidst the blazing sunshine with a laser-focus on acts that just didn't quite live up to mountains of hype. There's also a review of the new Black Midi album. Are those two things related? Maaaaaaaaybe. Maybe not. Who knows?!

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ACT ONE: Your usual preamble fun including a preview of our next standalone interview episode.

ACT TWO (8:24): A heated news section takes in Noel Gallagher's latest malaise, Lil Uzi Vert's inevitable diamond-based fallout, JAY-Z's relationship expertise, Sinéad O'Connor's media remorse, and Justin Timberlake's contentious legacy.

ACT THREE (34:16): London avant-garde outfit Black Midi return with Cavalcade. A chaotic enough record receives the review it deserves.

ACT FOUR (48:56): "Don't believe the hype." – Chuck D, Public Enemy, 1988. "Here are 10 acts that prove that maxim." – Dave and Craig, NO ENCORE, 2021

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Rev your engines and so forth as NO ENCORE gets behind the wheel and tears down a musical motorway in search of the very best songs about putting the pedal to the metal. All that and a truckload of teenage angst on this week's album review.

ACT ONE (3:30): A breezy news section takes in the return of Primavera, Matt Bellamy's mindful approach to science, Billy Corgan's wistful reflections, and Pusha T's childlike lamenting.

ACT TWO (19:37): Musician, poet and noted swiftologist Alice Kiernan joins Dave and Craig to discuss rising pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo and her chart-bothering debut album SOUR. Organic next big thing or cynical industry plant? Much to think about.

ACT THREE (43:49): Dave can't drive. Nor can Craig. As such, who better to deliver the Top 5 Songs About Driving?

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Divine intervention occurs as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick convene for a most spiritual edition of NO ENCORE. Songs about Religion is on the agenda – a fitting follow-up to last week's apocalyptic adventures, probably. There's also the new St. Vincent album to consider and a week's worth of music news. It's! All! Happening!

ACT ONE: A busy preamble.

ACT TWO (9:35): News, featuring strange team-ups, Chris Martin's new approach to song titles, and Courtney Love's anger at a forthcoming TV show.

ACT THREE (31:15): The rollout for the new St. Vincent record Daddy's Home hasn't been without controversy. But what of the album itself? The boys do their review thing.

ACT FOUR (46:00): Top 5 Songs About Religion – Best (Dave) and Worst (Craig).

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Dave Hanratty, Norma Howard and David Higgins return with another music-related film review as they dive into Darius Marder's critically-acclaimed Sound of Metal. A recent streaming release for Irish viewers, it tells the story of a noise-metal drummer who begins to rapidly lose his hearing and his subsequent attempts to manage the situation.

Is this an authentic portrayal of Deaf culture? Does the casting reflect that? What about the sound design? How are the performances? And is Ruben's band any good or not? All that and more discussed on a new NO POPCORN.

ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching including Dave's descent into one-star Netflix-approved hell.

ACT TWO (28:00): Sound of Metal.

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Cheer up, it's only the end of the world.

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine in apocalyptic fashion to deliver a Top 5 worthy of Doomsday itself. It's fun, honest! Plus, it gives the guys the on-the-spot chance to conjure up their dream squad for taking on a horde of the undead.

ACT ONE: All the music news that's fit to podcast including the latest demise of Longitude, BRIT Awards and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame happenings, Drake's aromatic business venture, FBI x Kurt Cobain, and Elton John personally upsetting Craig.

ACT TWO (25:30): 'Guitar music not dead' klaxon! Danish post-punks Iceage invite us to Seek Shelter on their latest, quickly-acclaimed effort.

ACT THREE (38:30): It's the end of the world as we know it (and we feel fine) with a selection of killer songs worth expiring to.

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Two of a kind. Birds of a feather. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine once more to run the rule over the music world.

On the agenda this week – lots of news including a shock nu metal return (turns out we're not done with it, sorry), the third album from rock enthusiasts Royal Blood and a Top 5 that celebrates and commiserates some of the most interesting musical duos in history.

ACT ONE (3:15): News! Wicked Wisdom reborn, Billie Eilish makes a statement, gigs are back... kind of, Ed Sheeran gives back, and what are U2 doing now?

ACT TWO (26:50): Simultaneously really popular and quite forgettable arena-fillers Royal Blood return with Typhoons, an album Dave reckons he listened to over 20 times this week. Does that mean it's good, though?

ACT THREE (40:00): Top 5 Musical Duos – best (Craig) and worst (Dave) – takes in all manner of intriguing unions.

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NO ENCORE's music x movies side hustle returns with a rather revered turn-of-the-century affair; the John Cusack-fronted hipster relationship dramedy that is High Fidelity.

Is lovesick protagonist Rob Gordon charming or toxic? How much Jack Black can one film handle? Is this the best Catherine Zeta-Jones performance on record? How are the tunes? Does the fourth-wall breaking structure work? And more!

ACT ONE: A special Oscars-themed edition of What We've Been Watching shines a light on Nomadland, Another Round, Minari, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and other such Academy Award alumni. Oh, and the new Mortal Kombat reboot.

ACT TWO (30:00): High Fidelity.

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