<p>Get the 7" record out of the sleeve, or open up that thin jewel case you spent a fiver on for that one special tune you couldn't get off repeat.</p><br><p><strong>Dave Hanratty</strong> and <strong>Sonic Architect Adam</strong> return to their respective microphones and welcome photographer extraordinaire Christian Tierney to revisit the best commercial introductions that an artist has given us.</p><br><p>Elsewhere on the <a href="https://patreon.com/NOENCORE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NO ENCORE Patreon feed</a>, you can find Adam's most recent <strong>Album Club</strong> episode on show faves <strong>Touché Amoré</strong>'s album <em>Stage Four</em> from 2016, and coming this Monday you'll find Dave and Andy's <strong>Film Club</strong> return to discuss what some regard as an overlooked masterpiece, <strong>Babylon</strong> from 2022. Where will the two men sit on this particular spectrum? You'll have to sign up to find out.</p><br><p>Speaking of which, we now have <strong>annual Patreon memberships</strong> available! Sign up for the year and you'll get a whole month free, too. Anyway, more about this week's show, if you please...</p><br><p><strong>ACT ONE (13:39)</strong>: The Bono Box is open as he finally speaks about Israel, Lorde does some typical Lorde things, All-American Rejects receive a rejection of their own, a Bruce Springsteen cover band pay for the sins of their idol, Metallica (literally) save lives and Miley Cyrus is warned off recording a new album by... Harrison Ford? It's the news.</p><br><p><strong>ACT TWO (1:02:00)</strong>: Top 5 Debut Singles II</p><br><p>-</p><br><p>Follow Christian on <a href="instagram.com/christiantierney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://christiantierney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit Christian's website</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>