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Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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Puregrand debuts the pre-millennium office workplace video & millennial anxiety song ‘Such A Fright’

Following on from the ’90s synth-pop vibe of ‘Timeline’ and a brace of ’80s-leaning pop…

Ruth Medjber announces popup book shop & live stream event with Paul Noonan, Sinead White and Stephen James Smith

Music photographer Ruth Medjber spent the first lockdown taking photos of people through their windows…

Podcast Special: 20 of our favourite artists offer positive advice for lockdown

For this Nialler9 Podcast special, we wanted to bring some good vibes and positivity as…

Italians Do It Better release volume 3 of After Dark

It may have been teased earlier this week, but the fact we’ve been waiting about…

Handpicked new tunes: Hot Chip with Jarvis Cocker, Julien Baker, JYellowL, Laoise, Caribou…

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

New albums released today: Gorillaz, Adrianne Lenker, Clipping, Actress, Sam Amidon & more

The best new releases out this week.

Nialler9 Podcast: Kevin Morby’s depiction of a Middle American twilight

It’s Episode 110 of the Nialler9 Podcast with Niall and Andrea and with Lockdown 2 having begun we are taking a transportive trip to the American midwest with Kevin Morby, and focus on the good things.

Krystal Klear remixes James Vincent McMorrow’s ‘I Should Go’ with an ’80s twist

Krystal Klear has put his ’80s-leaning twist on his fellow countryman James Vincent McMorrow’s new…

9 new Irish songs from emerging artists you should hear

New music from Alicia Raye, ELKAE, Animal Party, EFÉ, DYVR, Jack Rua, IN-IS, Indistinct Chatter, Sal Dulu.

Listen to Run the Jewels break down ‘JU$T’ on Song Exploder

After last weekend’s Adult Swim live show where they played RTJ4 in full, Killer Mike…

Stevie G drops modern Irish soul mixtape

Cork’s finest DJ, radio presenter and producer Stevie G has put together a near two…

Josh McClorey moves away from the sound of The Strypes with the solo R&B pop of ‘Crazy’

Nearly two years on from The Strypes calling it a day, the lead guitarist Josh…

“It’s just numbers and stats til it’s your life” – Watch For Those I Love’s video for ‘Top Scheme’

David Balfe’s  For Those I Love project gets closer to a larger re-release today with…

Nilüfer Yanya releases new song & video ‘Crash’ & new forthcoming EP Feeling Lucky?,

Nilüfer Yanya has announced a new EP entitled Feeling Lucky?, the first release since the…

The NI Music Prize is to broadcast online this November

The NI Music Prize has announced that it will be broadcasting its ceremony and live…

The Mary Wallopers announce Halloween night live stream gig

The Mary Wallopers have announced a live streamed gig on Saturday October 31st on Halloween…

Output Belfast announces 50 Conversations About Music for 2021, a networking and mentoring programme

Output Belfast as expected, won’t go ahead as it did in February 2020 with live…

Rosie Carney has covered Radiohead’s The Bends in full

The Donegal artist Rosie Carney has covered Radiohead’s 1995 album The Bends in full and…

Junior Brother, CMAT and Ian Lynch (Lankum) are performing from the National Concert Hall this Tuesday evening

The Kerry singer-songwriter Junior Brother is next up on National Concert Hall’s Imagine Ireland live…

Watch: Wyvern Lingo perform ‘Things Fall Apart’ in a gaff

Wyvern Lingo performing recent song ‘Things Fall Apart’ in a nice gaff is a nice…