We go again. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick team up to debate the merits of love in a musical context. They also check in on Matty Healy's latest profound-or-otherwise declarations and consider the week in music news. It's NO ENCORE and it's here to brighten up your day.

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ACT ONE (5:13): Little Simz triumphs at the Mercury Music Prize but should Harry Styles have even been allowed to participate? Phoebe Bridgers does a very Phoebe Bridgers thing. Bono reveals some troubling ghosts from the past. And the latest on the two Amy Winehouse biopics in production – it's the news.

ACT TWO (24:12): The 1975 return with another chart-topping record in the form of Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Dave and Craig consider the record from a review perspective and weigh up the band's career to date.

ACT THREE (43:52): Top 5 Songs With 'Love' in the Title.

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344: TOP 5 SONGS IN THE NAME OF LOVE / THE 1975 REVIEW