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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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Kate Tempest & Loyle Carner – ‘Guts’

Speedy Wunderground is a London label and collective which has released once-off , sometimes collaborative singles from Steve…

Elastic Sleep – ‘Slip’

Elastic Sleep’s ‘Slip’, their newest single has an eerie alchemic quality to it. There are…

Watch the video for Jape’s ‘The Heart’s Desire’

Jape has put out the video for his new song ‘The Heart’s Desire’, from his…

Meltybrains? – ‘IV’

Dublin band of experimental messers Meltybrains? are back with some material before the year is…

Giorgio Moroder announces new album with ’74 is the New 24′

News that a brand new Moroder album called 74 is the New 24 has been…

SertOne – ‘Superposition’ (with They Call Me Raptor)

As part of the Hypetrak-supported 12 in 12 series (12 artists and 12 tracks raise…

Kero Kero Bonito – ‘Build It Up’

Following in the footsteps of PC Music’s hyperactive electronic pop music, Kero Kero Bonito, A…

Robyn G Shiels won the NI Music Prize 2014

Robyn G Shiels was announced as the winner of the Northern Ireland Music Prize 2014…

Watch Squarehead’s new video with Domhnall and Brian Gleeson

Squarehead have a new single and video for ‘2025’, a highlight from their recent Respect…

The best tracks of the week

See this page for a Soundcloud playlist of all the tracks. 1. Loah – ‘Cortége’…

Gig news update: MMoths, Nialler9 talks, Slow Club, Tradfest TempleBar, Mono, Téada Orchestra present Pixels…

Mmoths will trail his 2015 with a special show in Block B, Smithfield on Saturday December…

Listen to this week’s Nialler9 TXFM show

The Nialler9 TXFM show airs every Thursday night at 10pm for two hours. You can listen live on 105.2FM, online, the TXFM…

Album of the week: Kiasmos – Kiasmos

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds and Faroe Islands’ synth-pop musician Janus Rasmussen’s first album together as…

Young Hearts Run Free announces Yule! Christmas gig lineup

Young Hearts Run Free have announced details of their annual Yule event for the Co-op…

Listen to Caribou’s high-grade Rough Trade mixtape

Dan Snaith’s output is essential at this point regardless of whether he’s making a room…

Youtube and Bandcamp launch subscriptions, Garth Brooks launches a music platform

Youtube launches Music Key With news that Google signed a deal with Merlin, a representative…

Daniel Avery and Legowelt are playing Hidden Agenda’s Xmas party

Wa-hey. Daniel Avery’s Drone Logic is an album that hasn’t diminished since its release last…

George Maple – ‘Vacant Space’
https://soundcloud.com/george-maple/vacant-space

The Australian George Maple has guested on records from Slime and Flume (sounds like a…

Listen to a two-track EP from Kildare producer Cinema

Newbridge producer Peter Fleming (hometown shoutout!), was making music as one half of Effy until…

Gig news roundup: Primavera Sound, Homebeat, Dutch Uncles, Glen Hansard, The Staves, Not Squares

Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona have announced its first act for its 15th year. The…