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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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Sufjan Stevens – ‘Should Have Known Better’

Last night, a select Dublin audience got a full headphones listen to Sufjan’s new album…

Body & Soul announce its first acts for 2015

Body & Soul is back for its sixth year in Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath for…

Watch the new thumb-wrestling No Monster Club video for ‘The Loneliest Master’

No Monster Club’s excellent People Are Weird album is receiving a real-world launch on Saturday…

Princess Slayer – ‘Passion Alley’

Every year for the last three, I’ve been a judge of Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent competition.…

Clarence Clarity – ‘Will To Believe’

Clarence Clarity’s No Now album (streaming on Soundcloud) is a cacophonous toys-out-of-the-pram sonic vista, ever-changing,…

Villagers detail a breakup on new song ‘Hot Scary Summer’

Last year, Villagers released ‘Occupy Your Mind’, a song which addressed the Russian laws against…

Listen to Twin Shadow’s new album Eclipse

‘To The Top’ and ‘Old Love/New Love’, two of the three songs we heard from…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide – Paddy’s Day edition

Skip to day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |…

Review: Leo Drezden – Multi-Moment

Leo Drezden’s debut album Multi-Moment is a colourful ride through post-rock, electronic, jazz and prog.…

Planet Parade – ‘Cardiac’

Planet Parade were up there with one of my favourite Irish bands last year. They…

Here are the first 10 bands for Indiependence

Indiependence Music & Arts Festival, as its called is back in Deer Farm, Mitchelstown, Co…

Listen to a Cyril Hahn remix of Caribou’s ‘Second Chance’

Caribou are releasing a remix package this week of Our Love tracks. The album has…

Knockanstockan revealed its first lineup for 2015

The independent festival Knockanstockan announced its first names for its 9th edition to take place…

Tandem Felix – ‘Nothing I Do Will Ever Be Good Enough’

There’s much nodding enjoyment to be had from Dublin band Tandem Felix’s new song ‘Nothing…

SignA – ‘Lines’

Stefano Schiavocampo and Massimiliano Galli are two Italian lads who are based in Dublin who,…

Edward F Butler – ‘Bank Heist Debut’

Edward F Butler impressed me with his previous single ‘Running From Fears’, and here we…

Ben Pearce announced for The Academy; win tickets before they go on sale

Ben Pearce has just been announced for a late gig in The Academy on Friday…

The best tracks of the week playlist

This week, songs that impressed came from Cork’s The Hard Ground, LA R&B singer Kelela…

Gig news roundup: Modest Mouse, Phase One Festival, King Creosote, Fight Like Apes, new club nights & more

More gig news announcements here. Before they head off to SXSW, Fight Like Apes are…

Premiere: Watch Come On Live Long’s beautiful slow motion video for ‘Trough’

In January, Come On Live Long gave us the new track ‘Trough’, a sweeping atmospheric…