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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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10 underappreciated albums of 2016

The music world moves fast. Thousands of songs are competing for your attention every day…

Listen to Enemies’ final album Valuables

It’s not easy to call time on a project that you’re invested in and love,…

Premiere: Overhead, The Albatross – ‘Our Youth Our Younger’
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Ahead of their biggest Dublin show yet tomorrow night in Vicar Street (with support from…

Austra announce European & UK tour, release new song ‘Future Politics’

Austra announced their third album called Future Politics on 20th January 2017 and now we…

Sleigh Bells for Dublin show

Sleigh Bells announced a UK and European tour for February today including a date at…

Watch: James Vincent McMorrow perform ‘Get Low’ on Jimmy Kimmel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzzXfDXQgI James Vincent McMorrow just released a deluxe version of We Move, which featured alternative…

Nialler9 Mix Series: Gavin O’Sullivan’s New ’80s style mix

Each mix in the Nialler9 Mix Series features feature a theme and will be put…

Introducing: St. Francis Hotel – Irish London production duo making slick grooves

St. Francis Hotel are a new Irish act/producers based in London who have released three…

Gig news: The Redneck Manifesto, Thundercat, Car Seat Headrest, Joey Negro, Wild Nothing…

Here are some gigs that were announced in recent days. Thundercat, the singer, bassist and…

Top 10 Tracks of 2016: Gavin Elsted (Lumo Club)

Gavin Elsted is one of the three resident DJs at Lumo Club (alongside myself and…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

Email to be in the draw for free entry: Friday: I Am Niamh, Rosa Nutty, Mythil Grimm…

The 25 best songs of the month
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My favourite songs of the past month. Get the majority of them as a continuous playlists…

Hear another new Run The Jewels song ‘Legend Has It’; album out for free in January

El-P and Killer Mike’s Run The Jewels will drop their third album RTJ3 on January…

Watch this priest wrestle with devotion in the video for Naoise Roo’s ‘Whore’

Dublin singer-songwriter Naoise Roo’s new single ‘Whore’ follows in the tradition of PJ Harvey in…

Forbidden Fruit announce 2017 dates

Forbidden Fruit has announced their dates for 2017’s edition of the festival and they are…

Connolly’s of Leap celebrates a year open with a big Christmas & NYE lineup

Connolly’s is a newly re-opened venue in the West of Cork in the town of…

Girl Band announce guests for their Vicar Street charity show

Girl Band announced a special gig in aid of Pieta House for Vicar Street on…

Listen to this nice R&B dance jam from Athlone’s Ama

Ama is an Athlone-based rapper, singer and songwriter making R&B and hip-hop-inspired music. The Nigerian-born,…

Loose Joints Podcast #4: Aisling Rogerson (The Fumbally)

After a month’s hiatus hampered by illness and cancellations, Loose Joints is back. The new…

Primavera Sound announces lineup: Arcade Fire, Frank Ocean, Bon Iver, Solange, Aphex Twin, the xx…

Primavera Sound has just announced its lineup for the  festival in 2017 in Barcelona from…