Finishing off our top ten, these are the songs we felt best encapsulated 2015.
It was a year of spectacular highs with our involvement with Spectrum Festival and VC Records, the discovery of many fantastic young artists and some of the most memorable gigs we've experienced to date.
A massive thank you to everyone who has supported the website and what we do.
Here's to 2016!
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In a year which saw us help launch a brand new record label in Belfast, a host of successful local gigs and the spirit of punk injected back into Northern Ireland via Serotonin's now infamous outdoor performance, it comes that time again to celebrate this years musical soundscape!
As always, it's been incredibly difficult to choose only twenty tracks from the array of wonderful releases. Here ...
Following on from the awesome news that their debut album 'Kingdoms' has finally been recorded, Belfast's A Northern Light have announced a huge Christmas gig next Thursday in White's Tavern, Belfast.
Having been out of action for much of the year recording their debut, the chances to see A Northern Light have been few and far between, making this gig an unmissable event. Support on the night ...
It was a night steeped in expectation, excitement and fresh hope last Friday night in Belfast's Oh Yeah Music Centre, as we helped to celebrate the official launch of Volume Control Records!
On the night a selection of acts from the label's first ever compilation album (available to buy from the Oh Yeah Centre) played to a large crowd not put off by the eclectic mix of genres on show; on the c...
Name: January
Genre: Alt-Emo
For Fans Of: Weezer, Yuck, Mooseblood
Location: Belfast
Three piece alternative-emo outfit January's debut offering is very exciting indeed. Taking influence from the likes of Modern Baseball, here we see a band built upon witty, honest lyricism, a raw guitar sound and pure 3am on a cold, winters morning nostalgia. January could be a perfect compliment to the like...
In no particular order, here are the eight chosen tracks for the debut Volume Control Records album!
#1. The Remedy ~ 'Different Class'
Music and Lyrics by The Remedy
The story of Belfast lads The Remedy is a fascinating tale, and one practically already in Belfast folklore. Formed by three school mates sometime around 2011, the band's earliest days consisted of countless jam session...
Hi guys!
Today we've some incredible news we've been dying to announce for some time now.
From our inception back in 2013 Encore NI has always strived to do everything we can to help the Northern Irish music scene and the artists which make it so special. Along the way we've met some incredible other people who share our philosophy ('Through The Wall' on Blast 106, Hidden Machine Promotio...
After eighteen long years of touring the world, U2 ~ Ireland's Beatles and pop-record breakers supreme ~ finally returned to Belfast last week.
They blasted their way through a set spanning three decades, captivating an audience who have, quite literally, grown up with their music. One such example stood loyally in the front row, engrossed by the sight and sound of the biggest band in the w...
Belfast dreamers Pleasure Beach have recorded a new video for single 'Go' and it's the perfect compliment to their melodic soundscapes.
Recorded earlier this year, 'Go' remains the focal point of a band who's meteoric rise across the country shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Taken from their new EP 'Dreamer To The Dawn' , you can check out what we had to say about the single here &...
Belfast's favorite indie-pop collective will return to The Longfellow Bar in East Belfast this December for their annual Christmas gig.
The Matty Legge fronted five piece, who will release crowd favorite 'Sierra Leone' as their next single in the new year, have used the night in the past as an opportunity to help break younger Belfast bands to a new audience. This includes indie-ska rascals T...
The exciting times just keep coming for us here at Encore NI, and today we are proud to announce that we have been asked to take part in 'The UK Blog Sound of 2016' poll!
Alongside Chordblossom and The Metaphorical Boat, we have been asked to select the three best acts emerging from the UK this year, in an exclusive poll set up by some of the biggest music blogs in Britain. Last year the poll ...
If we know anything about Shannon O'Neill at this stage, it's that she doesn't care what you think.
Rarely will you find an artist in this technologically suffocating world so steadfast in this attitude. Opinions are everywhere and the internet have created a new space for them to occupy they didn't before. The fact that the overwhelming opinion of Shannon's hard working alter ego 'Sister Ghos...
For some time now, Belfast's Oh Yeah Centre has worked tirelessly to remain the epicenter of the music industry for young people, and those trying to find their place within it. Be that in the beautifully maintained rehearsal rooms, the various recording studios and labels or indeed on stage, whatever you're into, the Oh Yeah Centre will support you.
For 'Sound of Belfast' month this year, the ...
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