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The year is almost dust and we're not about to sign off without examining the standout moments of 2024 in music - that's right, it's our increasingly ramshackle awards rundown!Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan are joined by Craig Fitzpatrick and Richard Chambers to go through the best, worst, and weirdest happenings from the calendar year.The boys detail their favourite songs and albums of 2024 before handing out the non-corporeal gongs for the likes of 'Phenomenon of the Year', 'Villain of the Year', 'PR Disaster of the Year', among others.You'll hear all about the incendiary Kendrick/Drake feud, Charli XCX's BRAT-fuelled dominance, Sabrina Carpenter's "very normal amount of horny" summer, the hugely successful - and highly divisive - latest chapter from Fontaines D.C., and plenty more besides.A huge THANK YOU to all listeners of NO ENCORE this year - we're grateful for your ears, and your support - special shout-out to those who have signed up to patreon.com/noencore for our regular stream of bonus content.Speaking of the Patreon, Davey and Mikey's Film Club Year in Review episode is imminent, and Dave will be dropping a couple of solo movie-themed episodes in January.The regular NO ENCORE feed will be taking a hopefully well-deserved breather until February, but do enjoy our upcoming 'Best Of' highlight reel episode, as curated by Adam.Happy Christmas to you, dearest listener, and here's to a great 2025~!

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THE NO ENCORE QUIZ returns to decide once and for all who is to become the undisputed NO ENCORE QUIZ Champion as current title-holder Zara Hedderman faces off against Craig Fitzpatrick for 2024's trivia round-up.Both are undefeated, but who will come out on top? Tune in to find out!-Follow Zara on X / InstagramFollow Craig on X / Instagram Tickets to Peter McGann's 'Ah No' Tour

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Vote early, and vote often. NO ENCORE returns with the final 'regular' episode of 2024, with the great Carl Kinsella for company. As Ireland goes to the polls, it's time to focus on the often eyebrow-raising clash between politics and music as Carl delivers his shouts for the most interesting election-based audio material going. Beforehand, a very busy news section taking in all the reaction to Kendrick Lamar stealing the weekend headlines, the continued slow death of cinema etiquette, and plenty more besides. You can check out Carl's weekly 'Surrealing in the Years' column on The Journal here, and follow him on Bluesky, X, and Instagram if you so desire. And if you want more bonus NO ENCORE content, please consider supporting us on Patreon - our Film Club returns this week with a deep dive into T2: Trainspotting and, naturally, the original film that spawned it. Sign up now @ patreon.com/noencore As for this very episode... ACT ONE: Carl learns more about Ireland's hardest-working band. ACT TWO (14:40): All the Kendrick Lamar GNX fallout that's fit to podcast about, how movie musical Wicked is leaving chaos in its wake, Ed Sheeran versus Manchester United's new manager, and a shocking display from Boyz II Men - it's this week's news section! ACT THREE (1:09:44): Top 5 Election Songs

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