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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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Nialler9 TXFM radio show playlist & listen back – November 26th

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I…

Tame Impala’s new video for ‘The Less I Know The Better’ is one of the year’s best

Tame Impala’s Currents is one of the year’s best and now they have a video…

Adele for Dublin & Belfast shows, huge European tour planned

Well. Adele discarded the caution that marked her previous album campaign with the release of…

Myles Manley – ‘Slip into the Sea’

Myles Manley released a mini-album this year featuring a firm favourite ‘Pay Me What I’m…

Sea Pinks – ‘Depth Of Field’

After last year’s Dream Tracks, Neil Brogan’s Sea Pinks project swelled to a three-piece and…

Meltybrains? – ‘New Don’

Recently, Meltybrains? taught us how to do ‘The Vine’, an ideal dance in some tropical…

Free download: Graeme S – ‘Need U’

Limerick’s Graeme S is one half of Lakerama and a producer in his own right,…

Listening Post: Kant picks his favourite DJ tracks

Danish DJ and producer KANT has spent time in Ireland recently as part of Jagermeister’s…

Hawk’s video for ‘Sleep’ dreams up a forgotten Irish-language kid’s TV show

The London-based band Hawk have been invited back to play Other Voices in Dingle next weekend.…

Aidan Knight – ‘All Clear’

From Canada, Aidan Knight has just signed up to released his third album Each Other…

Oh Wonder announce Dublin & Belfast shows

Finally, Oh Wonder are coming to these shores for shows in Dublin and Belfast as part…

Hear Jon Hopkins remix Disclosure & Lorde’s ‘Magnets’

It’s hard to muster anything more than a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ for Disclosure’s new album Caracal. Like,…

Belfast: where to go for live music and record shopping

Belfast has always been good to me. Over countless trips up North, the city’s people…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // November 24 – 30

Win free entry: Wednesday: Chelsea Wolfe @ Button Factory Saturday: Somadrone, Badlands, Goodtime, Wounded Healer @…

Kodiak Blue – ‘Orbita’
https://soundcloud.com/kodiakblue/orbita

‘Zapusk’ from the London producer songwriter Harrison Cargill was an attention-grabbing percussive electronic tones that in…

MMOTHS – ‘Deu’

The music of Jack Colleran aka MMOTHS is almost unrecognisable from the music that made…

Premiere: Dublin teen band Bagels show off on debut single ‘To An End’

I try not to bemoan the passing of time in life. I’m far from my…

Win weekend tickets to the church at Other Voices in Dingle

With the announcements of the lineup for Other Voices in the last two weeks, it’s…

Badlands – ‘Caramisou’

Swedish musician Badlands is currently on tour in Ireland with Somadrone as part of the…

Young Hearts Run Free’s Yule! event is back in Dublin 8 in December

Always worth a visit during the Christmas season, Young Hearts Run Free’s Yule! event has…