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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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Sylas – ‘Shore’

The fledgling label Aesop has this year given us a fine EP from Iranian/English electronic…

Tei Shi – ‘See Me’

Argentinian-born NYC-based singer Valerie Teicher’s last track as Tei Shi was one of my favourites…

Aoife Underwater – ‘Cusp Of Nothing’

 Aoife Cleary is Aoife Underwater, who has featured here in small doses sporadically covering The…

Oh Wonder – ‘Dazzle’

One of the most interesting new bands around, Wonder Wonder who have had a high…

Chvrches – ‘Dead Air’

After previews of new songs from Lorde and The Chemical Brothers with Miguel from the newest Lorde-curated Hunger…

Intro: Billie Black – electronic London Brit school soul

Billie Black is a name who is on a lot of UK industry lips at…

FMC tour and Guinness Amplify masterclasses happening this week in Limerick, Galway & Cork

The next phase of Guinness Amplify kicks off  this week with a series of workshops around…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // November 4 – 10

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

The best songs of October

My favourite songs of the month. Get the majority of them as a continuous playlist on…

Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2

The sequel to one of the best rap mixtapes in recent times does what many…

New Year’s Festival announced for Dublin

NYF Dublin is a new festival building up to New Year’s Eve celebrations in the…

Spotify playlist: Halloween rock

As featured in the Irish Independent’s Insider magazine, with bonus tracks on Spotify. Listen on…

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…

12 great horror soundtracks as picked by John Kowalski of Solar Bears

1. Under The Skin by Mica Levi Track: ‘Love’ This is the strongest score I’ve…

Aquilo – ‘Human’

The Lake District duo of Aquilo are creating music that matches the vistas of their…

Young Fathers win the Mercury Music Prize 2014

Young Fathers were deemed the winners of the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for Album of…

Dorian Concept – Joined Ends

With the endless possibilities inherent in the creation of music, it’s a wonder sometimes that…

Gig news update: Sharon Van Etten, Luke Abbott, Vitalic, Public Service Broadcasting & more

More? See yesterday’s roundup with Tune-Yards, Ben Howard, Tweedy & Daniel Lanois. Sharon Van Etten’s…

Watch FKA twigs new ‘Video Girl’ music video

By now, FKA twigs has established herself as a visceral artist in many respects. Musically,…

Watch three Irish rock bands perform under a railway line in North Strand, Dublin

Underline is what happened when three loud Irish rock bands, Ten Past Seven, Turning Down…