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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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Advice from a major label boss to young bands

For the last two months, I’ve been doing a weekly column for the Irish Times…

Listen back to the latest Nialler9 TXFM show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. The show starts…

Watch Juce play ‘Call You Out’ for Sofar Sounds

Juce are one of the coolest new bands around, harnessing funky rhythms with sprightly electronic…

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry is sticking up for females everywhere

Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry has been one of the most vocal female musicians talking about misogyny…

Listen to Not Squares’ new album Bolts

Having started as a rambunctious band playing fast and hard dance-punk, the Belfast trio Not…

EMBRZ – ‘Silent’

One of the more promising young Irish electronic artists, EMBRZ has just dropped his first…

RBMA announce lineup for Life Festival

Red Bull Music Academy is going back to Life Festival in Belvedere House, from May…

Listen to Blur’s new album The Magic Whip now

It never looked like it was ever going to happen but 12 years after the…

Lyttet – ‘Saint Etienne’

Kildare musicians Claire Nicole and Peadar Kearney make reverb-drenched air-dried music that crosses indie, folk…

Young Wonder – ‘Sweet Dreaming’

Cork duo Young Wonder have given us a few sides to their new music from…

Evvol – ‘Four Steps From Home’

The third track from the the forthcoming album from the band formerly called Kool Thing,…

Buffalo Woman’s ‘More Than God’ is about coming out to a religious mother

Buffalo Woman, the electro duo of Tim O’Donovan and Neil Watkins’ new song ‘More Than…

Blonde Maze – ‘Awake / Asleep’

Blonde Maze is the musical moniker of Amanda Steckler from New York and judging by…

Wet – ‘Deadwater’

The New York trio Wet (http://kanyewet.biz/) are one of the most promising acts who make…

Machinedrum and Roots Manuva team up on ‘Like A Drum’

Between this weird and wonderful patois wonk of ‘Facety 2:11’ featuring a beat from Four…

Miss Kate – ‘Groovy Baby’ (Hystereo Remix)

Hystereo continue their run of great tracks with this rework of Miss Kate’s funky soul…

Amber Run – ‘5AM’

The Nottingham band Amber Run’s music dips into elegiacal atmospheric ballads and indie-rock reminiscent of…

Gig news roundup: Matthew E. White, Young Wonder, Henrik Schwarz, Bell X1, Saint Etienne, regional news and more

Already announced this past week? Manu Chao, Sufjan Stevens, Amanda Palmer, Valentia Island, Body &…

Watch Sleep Thieves’ brilliant creepy video for ‘You Want The Night’

As Sleep Thieves told us themselves last month, they are optimistic about their future and…

Calm Candy – ‘Tunnels’

I just stumbled across this beautiful song on Soundcloud from Portland duo Joe and Amelia…