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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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James Vincent McMorrow releasing We Move deluxe boxset

James Vincent McMorrow is to follow the release of his new album We Move this…

Cinema releases new song ‘Searching’

Peter Fleming, the Kildare-born producer known as Cinema released a fine album of instrumental electronica…

Listen to Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas’ remix of Shura’s ‘Nothing’s Real’

After her set at Metropolis this weekend, Shura has released a Lindstrom & Prins Thomas…

Watch Donal Dineen talk about No Disco and his new music show This Ain’t No Disco

Donal Dineen is known as a radio presenter, DJ and the TV presenter of No…

Girl Band announce Vicar Street gig for charity

Fresh from Metropolis Festival over the weekend, Girl Band have announced a special gig in…

7 new songs you need to hear this week

Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. This week’s additions include new music from…

Links of note: Solange on SNL, Thin Lizzy Twitter bot, The xx tease music on Spotify, DJ Shadow on his legacy

Sterogum’s 40 best new bands of 2016. The xx have been sharing short snippets of…

Gaze Is Ghost – ‘Feather And Bone’

Strabane musician Laura McGarrigle, Gaze Is Ghost, has had a quiet couple of years on…

First Listen: Tomorrows’ new album Another Life

Tomorrows are a band made up of members of defunct Dublin bands Biggles Flys Again,…

The 111-track #SaveFabric compilation is out now

With London club Fabric currently fighting its closure, many artists and producers who have played…

Watch the Music For 18 Machines mini-documentary

Music for 18 Machines is a reimagining of Steve Reich’s minimal 1976 piece Music for…

Color//Sound & Raglans member Brendan McGlynn shares languid solo project Lovr

Brendan McGlynn is the former singer of Color//Sound and the current guitarist of the Raglans.…

The Chemical Brothers just dropped a new track – ‘C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L’

‘C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L’, the new song dropped by the Chemical Brothers today is a song that’s been…

Metropolis Festival announce stage times & DJs

Metropolis Festival stage times are here. In addition, the Industries Hall will host sets from…

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Upcoming Nialler9 Dublin DJ gigs: Friday Nov 11: DJ set @ South William bar (Free)…

Other Voices announces first bands for Dingle….

Other Voices have announced the bands to play the festival in Dingle this year from…

Bonobo announces European tour, new song feat. Brandy & a video feat. Gemma Arterton

Bonobo has a new album called Migration coming in early January and that means new…

Premiere: Toofools deliver glittering disco-funk & soul on ‘Touch’

In a short time, TooFools, a band brought to us by Lorcan O’Dwyer, Steven McCann…

Friendly Fires’ Ed McFarlane is releasing a rare synth compilation

While Friendly Fires don’t sound like they’re getting back together any time soon, singer Ed…

The MF Doom / Sade mashup album is very good

Seanh2k11 is the man responsible for this smooth blend. Sadevillian is a mashup album (although…