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We've got our eyes on you, listener...David Balfe, also known as For Those I Love, joins Dave and Adam in studio to focus his lens on five of the finest songs about watching and being watched for his first in-person appearance on the podcast.And of course that's not all as we have much to discuss after the busiest weekend in the Irish festival calendar came and went, and plenty more music news for you to boot.Let's zoom in...ACT ONE: A discussion around David's latest For Those I Love album Carving The Stone, his creative process and getting back to live shows.ACT TWO (47:39): Electric Picnic debrief corner sees us ring the Benn Bong, an association football/music crossover takes up by surprise, a new presidential candidate emerges and a concert-goer gets beaten up for beating off– it's the news.ACT THREE (1:18:26): Top 5 Surveillance Songs-Follow For Those I Love on Instagram / X / TikTokListen to Carving The StoneFor Those I Love Live Shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Score one out for the boys - it's NO ENCORE. Podcast OG Daithí returns with a brand new cinematic accompaniment under his belt, given his work as composer for new Irish film Christy which hits the picture houses this weekend. Fittingly enough, he's casting his eyes and ears on some other notable scorekeepers from the film world, with particular focus on some of the more unsung heroes - at least compared to the stratospheric likes of Hans Zimmer, anyways. All that and a lot more to discuss, so let's get to it... ACT ONE: The preamble takes in Dave's visit to Father John Misty, Adam's intimate encounter with Blood Orange, and a necessary trip to CLARIFICATION CORNER. ACT TWO (11:39): Christy hits cinemas this weekend - it's the thoughtful and sensitive debut feature film from Brendan Canty, with none other than Daithí providing the original music. We talk about that, and where he's at with all his various projects at the moment. ACT THREE (39:38): News, and lots of it - Taylor Swift gets engaged, The Mary Wallopers get disengaged, Snoop Dogg gets scared, Will Smith gets criticised, and Becky Lynch gets shamed. Quite the fiery week, really. ACT FOUR (1:06:16): Top 5 Film Composers-Follow Daithí on Instagram / TikTokVisit Daithí's websitePreorder the Christy soundtrack on vinylDave's Playlist / Daithí's Playlist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It’s ok to cry, listener, and let’s do it together. Mark O’Brien returns to the guest hot-seat this week to take Dave and Adam through five songs that turn on the waterworks in the second edition of tearjerker Top 5 run-downs on the podcast– make sure to keep some tissues nearby, but hopefully for good reason!Elsewhere over on the NO ENCORE Patreon, you can help yourself to weekly bonus content including Dave and Andy McCarroll’s Film Club taking on 1999 trash-classic The Boondock Saints and Adam’s forthcoming Album Club on Fall Out Boy’s 2007 LP Infinity on High – all for just €5 per month!But we digress, lots to get into as we return to the regular format post-quiz, so let’s tap in. ACT ONE: A brief catch-up before we catch up. ACT TWO (7:56): A thorough Oasis Croker Weekend debrief, despite none of us on mic attending the gigs. Lots to discuss!ACT THREE (36:45): A long-overdue U2 statement, Sinéad O’Connor biopic incoming, Taylor Swift breaks all kinds of podcasting records, Slipknot cash in their chips and Trump tells us why KISS are great, actually– it’s the news. ACT FOUR (59:14): Top 5 Tearjerkers II-Follow Mark O'Brien on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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THE NO ENCORE QUIZ returns to the main feed after a lengthy hibernation, and this time Sonic Architect Adam is put to the test by Dave Hanratty for the first time on the show-proper having taken a back-seat in previous editions.However, that's not the only quiz Adam has partaken in this week; over on the NO ENCORE Patreon, Dave grills Adam on his specialist subject of choice in a parallel to the nu-metal quiz as seen on the feed mere weeks ago; disco. Sign up now to get your double-dose of trivia!As for this edition, will his experience stand to him or will he crumble beneath the pressure? There's only one way to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's the height of the Irish summer so it's the perfect time for a downpour. Ace comedian Fiona Frawley makes her NO ENCORE co-host debut, and she's got a clutch of rain-soaked Taylor Swift songs in tow for this week's Top 5 main event. Before that, all the usual fun and games from the music world at large. Don't forget to hit up patreon.com/noencore for weekly bonus episodes including a brand new quiz landing this Monday as Dave grills Adam on a genre close to the beloved sonic architect's heart - disco, baby. As for this week's NO ENCORE Prime... ACT ONE: The preamble, in which we do indeed ramble. ACT TWO (10:14): The week's news starts in sadly mournful fashion as Dave pays respects to late, great RTÉ broadcaster Seán Rocks. From there, we look at all the latest Oasis happenings as their Croke Park double-header draws near, struggle to make sense of Rod Stewart's morbid embrace of AI, discover what Oscar-nominated audio is useful to ward off bloodthirsty wolves, and welcome Machine Gun Kelly's committed tribute to Hulk Hogan. ACT THREE (49:33): Top 5 Rainy Taylor Swift Songs-Follow Fiona on Instagram / X / TikTokCherry Comedy tickets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What do you believe, listener?This week we're looking beyond what we know as Jenny Claffey, host of the Red Room podcast, joins Dave and Adam for her NO ENCORE debut to talk about some of her favourite music-related conspiracy theories.Elsewhere over on Patreon, you can find the most recent Film Club where Dave and Andy McCarroll sit down to cross-examine 2007 legal thriller Michael Clayton. Will they be in agreement or will one of them be found guilty of holding a controversial opinion on the film? Hit us up on the NO ENCORE Patreon to find out.In the meantime, let's get to it...ACT ONE: The preamble, in which we ramble.ACT TWO (18:45): Hulk Hogan down, Mariah Carey says no to ageing, Sydney Sweeney tries on some new jeans, we weigh in on the Coldplay kiss-cam discourse, Charli XCX becomes the 365 married girl and Dave poses a karaoke-related question; it's the newsACT THREE (1:02:41): Top 5 Music Conspiracy Theories-Follow Jenny Claffey on Instagram / TikTokListen to the Red Room Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.