The Strokes

In an industry where there is good reason to construct art inside strict algorithmic parameters, there’s something enormously refreshing about the bold and brash approach Kynsy takes to creating a singalong on Something To Do With Love.…

When it comes to being championed by modern day indie icons, endorsements don't get much better for The Lounge Society than Gordon Raphael. The American record producer is the famous name who discovered The Strokes in New York in 2000,…

Your NO ENCORE listening experience returns following a nice long weekend in which we holidayed to other rooms of the house. Exotic stuff. This week, Craig tries to rein himself in during The Strokes review, Dave visits Sweden via the magic…

NO ENCORE is back, baby! Season Five is here. Dave and Craig are hyped. And it's Valentine's Day, so the boys are running down their top five anti-love songs. Tis the season. There's also the brand new Tame Impala record to discuss in…

Your core NO ENCORE threesome do an episode exclusively together from start to finish for the first time in a little bit. Tool, Electric Picnic, Burning Man, Lana Del Rey and plenty more are on the agenda, so let's do it to it... ?…

The NO ENCORE boys are back - well, two of them, at least. With Daithí away, Dave and Craig will play. On the agenda; the new Ed Sheeran album, Craig's festival trip abroad and the current state of The Strokes, and one Song of the Week…

Legitimate rock royalty makes an appearance this week, as Dave pulls up a pew alongside the inimitable Julian Casablancas. There's also a surprise album, a song to redefine the break-up anthem, and Daithí's deep dive into the world of…

Colm breaks the band up this week as he absconds across the water for a wedding. Luckily, the good ship NO ENCORE stays afloat thanks to the presence of the returning Celina Murphy. On the agenda; some frankly ludicrous news stories…

It's a podcast reunited as NO ENCORE hurl a kitchen sink at the wall and pack the studio. To that end, the boys welcome Paddy Hanna for a chat off the back of his quite fine Frankly I Mutate record, and Paddy springs an adorable surprise…

'Indie rock' as a label, genre, or aesthetic, doesn't mean anything. I mean it obviously conveys something, but it is broad and undefined, an amorphous category that at times could just as easily be branded as 'other'. If you describe a…