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When we kicked off our Roundtable feature last year, we asked our trusty music writers to name the Best Albums Under 30 Minutes. Because, in our own words at the time, "sometimes it can be difficult to sit yourself down and pore over all…

Restless Mosaic, the stage name of one Brandon Isleib, dives into experimentation and technological nostalgia on a new 10-track release, There’s Much Left To Explore. Built upon bizarre influences including a tongue-in-cheek reference to…

Four revellers happy to be out of the spirit-dampening storm, the boys are back on the NO ENCORE beat once again. They're not alone, either, as Conall and John of We Cut Corners drop by to discuss their new album Imposters. …

Back at it again with sideways glances and informed debate, your NO ENCORE crew go in-depth on two albums of note as a busy week lies ahead. There's all the usual news and new music to ponder, too, but before all that, Craig Fitzpatrick has…

No, we didn't fool around with Jay Z. At least I don't think we did. Anything is possible on episode six of the NO ENCORE podcast as HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press hero Colm O’Regan and Newstalk's answer to Patrick Bateman,…

1995 was probably not the best of years for Steven Malkmus After the critical lauding of the previous year’s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain and the minimal mainstream presence that the album afforded to the band, the pavement frontman was,…