Highlights
New Music
Electro
Marie Davidson’s ‘Work It’ is the instructional life coach banger you need to be a winner
Dance music's own version of a TED talk over an industrial electro beat.
Albums & Releases
Review: Have Villagers perfected the art of pretending to swim?
The fourth studio LP from Conor O'Brien does so much more than just tread water.
Irish Music
Premiere: Talos returns with cinematic live video for ‘Your Love Is An Island’
The video is taken from the artist's forthcoming Live At St. Luke's EP
New Music
Here’s what you need to know about the acts playing Syrias Vibes this week
Nialler9 is teaming up with District Mag and Syrias Vibes to bring you the freshest in Irish hip-hop.
New Music
10 great new songs you should hear right now
Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Christian Rich, Kelela & more.
Irish Music
10 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring Alex Rhodes, All Tvvins, Rosie Carney, Delorentos, Arvo Party & more.
Albums & Releases
4 new albums you should hear this week: Jungle, Low, Aphex Twin & Chilly Gonzales
Recommended long-playing releases this week.
Irish Music
Premiere: Rachael Lavelle returns with a sardonic ode to self love in ‘Eat Clean’
The song is the first release from the Dublin artist in three years.
Best of Lists
Here’s what’s new on the Nialler9 Weekly playlist
Songs from Róisín Murphy, Jungle, Django Django, Rosie Carney & more.
New Music
Podcast #19: We Cut Corners interview, Hozier’s return, Joey Purp
Appropriation, woke artists, signposting and political activism.
Albums & Releases
Premiere: David Kitt’s superb Like Lightning EP
Kittser has taken the opportunity to share some new material with fans.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Watch: Molly Sterling gives a powerful live rendition of ‘Stripped Down’
The artist performs at this year's HWCH at the Grand Social on Saturday night.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Premiere: Sepia tones & surrealism in the video for Elaine Malone’s ‘Mindless’
The track is taken from Malone's excellent Land EP.
Irish Music
Pillow Queens take a trip down memory lane in video for ‘Puppets’
Plus the group announce details of an Irish winter tour.
New Music
Here who the Irish people & activists in Hozier’s new ‘Nina Cried Power’ video are & what they do
Hozier's new video pays tribute to prominent Irish people & activists.
Irish Music
Hear some fantastic conscious hip-hop from Dundalk MC Sea High
The Dundalk native comes through on his debut Vagary EP.
Electronic & Dance
WATCH: WWWater plunges into the dark side of smartphone dependency on ‘Screen’
Industrial trap and dystopian imagery make for a powerful pairing.
Irish Music
7 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring Maverick Sabre, Side 4 Collective, Little Butler, Lű Tysky & more.
Albums & Releases
3 new albums you should hear this week: Big Red Machine, The Blaze & Maribou State
Recommended long-playing releases this week.
New Music
10 great new songs you should hear right now
Featuring Thom Yorke, Dawn, Marie Davidson, Art School Girlfriend, LOR, Luka Palm, Mountain Man.
Video
Watch a host of Irish singers including Loah, Paddy Casey, Sive, Sibéal NíChaside & Sean O’Sé sing ‘Raglan Road’
The Irish classic gets a celebratory version to mark Tradfest.
Albums & Releases
Review: Hozier – Nina Cried Power EP
Bray blues and new shades of light make for short-form success.
Irish Music
Watch: Kojaque perform ‘Eviction Notice’ live at Other Voices @ Electric Picnic
Kojaque and Kean Kavanagh share vocal duties for special rendition of the Deli Daydreams track.
Features
Listening post: Brame & Hamo share their song of the year so far & more
The house duo are on an Irish tour this week and picked some tunes for us.
New Music
The Northern Irish Music Prize announces shortlist for album of the year & more
BICEP, Ryan Vail, Ash, And So I Watch You From Afar, CHERYM, ROE, Kitt Philippa and more are nominated in the NI Music Prize.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Villagers shares ‘Again’, an upcoming album highlight
The song about self-renewal is from The Art Of Pretending To Swim out Sept 21st.
Irish Music
O Emperor’s ‘Girl’ is a psychedelic slice of oozed R&B
The Waterford band are absolutely on fire at the moment.
Irish Music
Hozier is back with Nina Cried Power EP featuring soul legend Mavis Staples
The EP is the singer's first release since 2016.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
First Aid Kit dabble in the occult in the horror B-movie style-video for ‘Rebel Heart’
The Swedish folk duo get dark.
Irish Music
Crack up with We Cut Corners in the new video for ‘Laughing Maniacally’
The single is accompanied by a Le Boom remix.
Electronic & Dance
Check out this superb promo mix from Irish electronic producer John Daly’s upcoming LP
We Will Live Again is due for release on September 28th and is being launched Friday the 7th in Tengu.
Irish Music
7 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring Join Me In The Pines, Mango X Mathman , Eve Belle, Pat Lagoon & more
New Music
Podcast #18: Electric Picnic in review, Hozier the Forest King, Big Red Machine
Music chat about the festival & tunes from Thom Yorke, DAWN and a new Bon Iver/The National collaboration.
Best of Lists
The 25 best songs of the last month
The best of August with Boygenius, Robyn, Blood Orange, Shakedown, Ailbhe Reddy, Clairo, Soulé & more.
Features
13 of the best sets we saw at Electric Picnic
The Nialler9 team pick their favourite acts from this year's weekend at Stradbally.
Video
The Blaze trail new album release with another heart-stirring music video for ‘Queens’
The French duo triumphed at Electric Picnic.
Irish Music
Hozier announces new EP to be released later this week
The EP is the singer's first release in four years.
Festivals
The Nialler9 Electric Picnic 2018 DJ mix
The annual downloadable DJ mix featuring all EP-bound artists only.
Albums & Releases
4 new albums you should hear this week: Blood Orange, Ólafur Arnalds, White Denim & LAUREL
Recommended new releases this week.
New Music
Podcast #17: Depression, anxiety and identity in music with Blood Orange & Fever Ray
News and new music chat plus picks of Electric Picnic's new bands.
New Music
The 10 best songs of the week
Featuring Empress Of, Blood Orange, Marissa Nadler, Lil Silva, Denton Thrift, Disclosure & more.
New Music
The Electric Picnic stage times now include the Electric Arena, Salty Dog, Comedy Tent, Mindfield, Casa Bacardi, Village Hall & SpeakEATsy
Some big additions to the stage times this morning.
Irish Music
8 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring Lydia Ford, Evvol, CFIT, Dott, Mark Richard, Bobby Basil & Accidents In The Workplace.
Electronic & Dance
Watch: Wastefellow performs a trick of the light in ‘Philosophy Plastic’
The single is from the artist's upcoming Post Human Potential EP out on September 28th on Soft Boy Records.
Irish Music
Soulé hits sweet spot with first single of 2018 with ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’
The R&B artist expands further toward a modern pop sound on new single.
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Podcasts & Premieres
Premiere: Talos returns with cinematic live video for ‘Your Love Is An Island’
The video is taken from the artist's forthcoming Live At St. Luke's EP
The video is taken from the artist’s forthcoming Live At St. Luke’s EP
Podcast #19: We Cut Corners interview, Hozier’s return, Joey Purp
Appropriation, woke artists, signposting and political activism.
Appropriation, woke artists, signposting and political activism.
Premiere: David Kitt’s superb Like Lightning EP
Kittser has taken the opportunity to share some new material with fans.
Kittser has taken the opportunity to share some new material with fans.
Recommended Albums & Releases
Villagers
The Art Of Pretending To Swim
The fourth studio LP from Conor O'Brien does so much more than just tread water.
Phantastic Ferniture, Denzel Curry, Ross From Friends, Tony Molina, The Internet
Recommended new releases this week.
Humans of the Sesh's online music platform curates twenty new cuts of Irish electronics in aid of the IPSC and Addameer.
Phantastic Ferniture, Denzel Curry, Ross From Friends, Tony Molina, The Internet
Recommended new releases this week.
Let's Eat Grandma, Gorillaz, J Colleran, Leon Vynehall, Girls Names
Recommended new releases this week.
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