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It's the most wonderful time of the year – NO ENCORE reviews the RTÉ Choice Music Prize~! Not a lot of ceremony this year for obvious reasons but a great story to celebrate in the form of Denise Chaila's victory. Dave Hanratty and Craig…

Pour out a can of motor oil, Daft Punk are no more. That's the lead news story on a busy episode that takes in the new album from Mogwai, an emotional reaction to that work, and a spotlight on instrumental songs. It's Dave Hanratty. It's…

Back at it with the TRACK X TRACK album breakdown episode focus. This time around, Dave Hanratty is joined by Dublin singer-songwriter A. Smyth as he takes us through every song on just-released debut album Last Animals. We get into…

Greetings and salutations. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick fly like trapped digital birds, bringing you a busy week in music news and a raucous Top 5 that examines the golden and the grotesque of the Irish Number Ones over the past…

Nobody puts NO POPCORN in a corner. 1987's Dirty Dancing comes into focus as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard reunite on Valentine's Day to discuss the revered and rhythmic Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey romance. Is this one…

In the spirit of platonic love, Dave and Craig hand Sonic Architect Adam a live microphone (okay, it's his own microphone) for this week's musical smackdown. We've got a busy news week to contend with, the new Foo Fighters album and our Top…

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick return with another possibly irreverent look at the world in music right now, with a busy, difficult week in news, a buzzworthy new album from Arlo Parks and a tricky top five in the form of the best and…

Let's get existential. Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard discuss Pixar's mortality-themed life lesson Soul. Is this really a kid's film? What's the music like? Was that an Under the Skin reference? Is that ending a massive…

January is almost dust but there's still time for a music podcast to throw its scalding hot takes around. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick mine Top 5 gold this week as the best one-and-done albums come into focus. Before that, we chat…

Quick disclaimer – Dave's audio turned out a little hotter than expected, sincere apologies for any listening inconvenience and we'll fix it for next week. The NO ENCORE boys are back with the first Top 5 rundown of 2021, running the Best…