The year is almost dust and we're not about to sign off without examining the standout moments of 2024 in music - that's right, it's our increasingly ramshackle awards rundown!

Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan are joined by Craig Fitzpatrick and Richard Chambers to go through the best, worst, and weirdest happenings from the calendar year.

The boys detail their favourite songs and albums of 2024 before handing out the non-corporeal gongs for the likes of 'Phenomenon of the Year', 'Villain of the Year', 'PR Disaster of the Year', among others.

You'll hear all about the incendiary Kendrick/Drake feud, Charli XCX's BRAT-fuelled dominance, Sabrina Carpenter's "very normal amount of horny" summer, the hugely successful - and highly divisive - latest chapter from Fontaines D.C., and plenty more besides.

A huge THANK YOU to all listeners of NO ENCORE this year - we're grateful for your ears, and your support - special shout-out to those who have signed up to patreon.com/noencore for our regular stream of bonus content.

Speaking of the Patreon, Davey and Mikey's Film Club Year in Review episode is imminent, and Dave will be dropping a couple of solo movie-themed episodes in January.

The regular NO ENCORE feed will be taking a hopefully well-deserved breather until February, but do enjoy our upcoming 'Best Of' highlight reel episode, as curated by Adam.

Happy Christmas to you, dearest listener, and here's to a great 2025~!

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