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NO ENCORE is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the show at patreon.com/noencore – bonus episodes, weekly previews, playlists and our eternal love await. It's an emotional one as Dave and Craig celebrate a major occasion while also…

It's a special standalone interview episode as Dave Hanratty catches up with Morgana MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty; also known as the wonderful Saint Sister. New album Where I Should End is in the world for a few days now, so let's talk about…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…