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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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15 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Bobby Arlo, Nicetry, Qwasi, Arvo Party, Telephony, Luz, Bitch Falcon, A92, Adam Garrett, Tomike, Skripteh, Crome Yellow, Tolü Makay & more

Nealo announces debut album All The Leaves Are Falling & socially-distant Dublin show

Dublin rapper Nealo has announced that his debut album debut album All The Leaves Are…

Gadget and the Cloud addresses anxiety and depression with new video & track ‘It Never Felt Right’

Gadget and the Cloud is Kelly Doherty who is known for her ambient electronic productions,…

Soda Blonde release new single ‘Love Me World’

After last night’s rather lovely live streamed show, Soda Blonde released one of their best…

Myles Manley has a new album Cometh the Softies forthcoming and a new song ‘Were We Under Attack From England?’

You can always rely on Myles Manley to bring some off-kilter goodness to your day.…

Art Of Algebra – ‘Praying On A Gamble’ (feat. Breezy IDeyGoke)

Following the release of the interpretive dance video for ‘Maasai’, the Dublin producer David Hallinan…

First Listen – A new anthology of Stano’s music highlights one of Ireland’s most experimental and versatile outsider artists

Stano is a name that runs through the eighties and nineties of Irish music, synonymous…

Soda Blonde play a live stream show tonight

Soda Blonde will launch their new single ‘Love Me World’ out tomorrow with a special…

CMAT – ‘I Wanna Be A Cowboy Baby’

It’s almost hard to believe such has been the reliable presence of CMAT in Irish…

9 of our favourite new songs this week

Music from Sault, Glüme, Slowthai, James Blake & Mount Kimbie, Kiwi, Hammer, People Club, Hudson Mohawke, Blood Orange, Park Hye Jin, & R.Kitt.

Fleet Foxes release fourth album Shore

There have been rumours for months now that a new Fleet Foxes album was on…

Paddy Hanna releases “Italian Murder ballad” called ‘Sinatra’ ahead of new album next month

With his new record The Hill forthcoming on October 16th, Dublin musician Paddy Hanna has…

Post Punk Podge & TPM have a comedic new song about toxic masculinity – ‘Hard Man’

“There’s no hard men in Dublin, everyone knows that, ” say TPM.

7 online livestreamed gigs to watch this week

Highlights: Jessy Lanza, Assembly 2020, Denise Chaila, God Knows And MuRli, Musictown with The Mary Wallopers, Maija Sofia, CMAT and Radie Peat.

Denise Chaila & Martin Hayes on the government’s Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce

The members of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce were announced by the government today…

Kildare artist April is ‘Watching You Disappear’

Nialler9 favourite April is set to release a second EP called Luna on October 23rd.…

Mix & Fairbanks – ‘Red Light Runner’

Kildare dance duo Mix & Fairbanks have followed up their recent remix of COEO’s ‘Habibi…

Robocobra Quartet’s Chris Ryan Sorbet EP uses the same two-chords as a foundation for each tracks

Producer, drummer and vocalist Chris W Ryan of Robocobra Quartet released a very interesting EP…

Irish Women In Harmony seeking 12 girls, 12 years and under, to join their Christmas song recording

Irish Women In Harmony’s ‘Dreams’ single which was sung by 44 Irish female artists and…