Future Islands

We go again. NO ENCORE's Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick swap out Zoom for Skype this week, virtual prison given a fresh coat of paint as the boys try their best. We're all just trying our best, guys! On the episode – Future Islands…

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of the phenomenal Prince. As such, the NO ENCORE crew felt it only right and proper to pay tribute to The Purple One with an in-depth Listening Guide for newcomers, novices, die-hards…

Future Islands  The Far Field It was a weekend of stone splitting sunshine in Dublin when “The Far Field’ descended upon us. Simmering in with the first track, replete with William Cushion’s crawling bass lines, throbbing with Gerrit…

The streak is over. It was going to take something serious for Dave Hanratty to miss a recording for the first time, but a suspected bout of tonsillitis -  has felled the NO ENCORE mainstay this week. Regardless, his able colleagues Colm…

We invited you to vote for your top 10 albums of 2014 and vote you did (thanks). The long-list was varied, as is the top 10, albeit with a distinctly Irish flavour towards the head of the leader board. There may be albums on this list that…

Future Islands Joe Dolan, Joe Dolan Future Islands. This should be seen by everyone in the world ever. Especially anyone who knows Future Islands, and especially their fans, and especially their fans who know who Joe Dolan is. So basically,…