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At the end of another endless year, we can at least be thankful for the music. In spite of obstacles at every turn, Irish artists have delivered another batch of stellar releases over the last twelve months. From the visceral to the…

One final list to round out the year and, indeed, the decade. The end-of-year lists were tough to narrow down, so the task of picking just a few albums from an entire decade of music was straight-up Herculean. Inevitably, we had to leave…

Daithí out, Craig in. It's the NO ENCORE podcast. This week, the guys review the new FKA Twigs album, marvel over majestic model railways, cancel a tenor and learn about stag party etiquette. ? ACT ONE: Dave gets to grips with…

Decent pun title, that. NO ENCORE is thrilled to welcome the great Conor O'Brien of Villagers fame to the show this week as he discusses new album The Art of Pretending to Swim, Twin Peaks and a whole lot more. Elsewhere, the…

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. …

Once more into the fray as NO ENCORE takes the temperature of Irish music scene past. THE REVISIT checks in with 2004 when people still bought compact discs in high street shops. Quaint, huh? Hosts Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are…

Time once again to step into the past in order to weigh up the cream of the crop of the Irish music scene. This time out it's 1984, a very special year indeed for NO ENCORE host Dave Hanratty. He and Delorentos man Kieran McGuinness are…

We Cut Corners The Cadences of Others A music year like 2016 doesn’t come along all that often. Globally, we have seen some of the best releases of the decade seize the public consciousness, experiment and divide critical opinion.…

Once of Heritage Centre and Floor Staff, Dublin-based musician Stephen Tiernan has come into his own since going solo and adopting his Participant mantle. A purveyor of challenging, thoughtful soundscapes, Tiernan has followed up last…

Buzz, as it were, has been steadily building in recent months for Patrick O'Laoghaire's I Have A Tribe project. This Friday December 4 sees the release of the No Countries EP, a five-track collection of winsome wanderings, beautifully…