Big Thief

Learning To Live (Part I) is the debut EP from Kildare-based singer-songwriter Jamie D’Arcy. Citing the likes of Ben Howard, David Kitt, Radiohead and Big Thief as influences; D’Arcy’s approach to songwriting marries elements of acoustic…

Well, that's a wrap. Another fine year of music excellence has passed us by, and now that we've cast our votes on a bountiful selection of Irish gems, it's time to look further afield at the international stage for those LPs that made our…

Fresh off celebrating the finest works that Irish artists have offered us this year, we're casting our lens a little wider this week and taking a look at the best albums of 2022 outside our green and rainy island. There's been a…

Another year, another list. Here at HeadStuff we've taken a simple approach to the selection process—just picking our own personal favourites. There were some close calls and a few artists can count themselves unfortunate to narrowly miss…

Congratulations to our resident Captain Fiddle on the release of his superb new album, which is out now so go and listen to it! As such, he's not here on NO ENCORE this week. Filling in is the wonderful Brendan Canty, a man who knows a…

NO ENCORE is back, as is host Dave Hanratty. The boys are reunited in time to discuss the Met Gala, Game of Thrones, last week's Murder Capital smackdown, the new Big Thief album, and why Daithí isn't going to Colm's wedding. ? ACT…