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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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MNEK – ‘Every Little Word’

19 year-old 6ft 4″ Uzoechi Osisioma Emenik, MNEK, has been prolific of late as a…

Lykke Li – ‘No Rest For The Wicked’

As ‘Love Me Like I’m Not Made Of Stone’ and the album trailer suggested, lykke…

Cork zine We Play Here – issue two is out on Record Store Day

The Cork publication/zine We Play Here returns for issue two this week. Published by a…

The top 10 tracks of the week

OK it’s been a few weeks due to me being away so there’s some songs…

Album of the week: Ratking – So It Goes

Introducing your debut album with a statement that suggests discarding hip-hop legacy when comparing today’s…

TXFM show // Playlist 002

Tune in every Thursday night at 10pm for two hours of new music with me…

Indiana – ‘Solo Dancing’

Nottingham soul/pop singer Indiana is back with a new single on April 20th, her first…

An Taobh Tuathail celebrates 15 years on air & wants your cover song requests

Cian Ó Cíobháin’s An Taobh Tuathail, the RTÉ RnaG alternative music show of note is…

Body & Soul add Gary Numan, The Field, Slow Magic & more

Body&Soul have added a second round of acts to its lineup today including: Gary NumanThe…

Watch Hozier perform ‘To Be Alone’ in Kilkenny

As debuted on Paste (because Hozier is an international concern now), here’s Andrew Hozier Byrne…

Little Dragon – ‘Paris’

Since seeing Little Dragon at Body & Soul just under two years ago, it was…

Taylor McFerrin – ‘The Antidote’ (feat. Nai Palm)

Brooklyn musical polymath (producer, composer, pianist, DJ and live musician) Taylor McFerrin (son of Bobby…

Ratking – ‘Canal’ (video)

RatKing first popped up here last week with their King Krule-featuring track ‘So Sick Stories’…

Lapsed piano players, Chilly Gonzales wants to teach you

A Chilly Gonzales show often features some musical theory and some audience participation so it’s…

Kelis – ‘Runnin’ (Machinedrum Remix)

After Mount Kimbie’s grower of a remix for Kelis’ other track ‘Jerk Ribs’ and the…

Win passes to SXSW buzz band Fat White Family in Dublin

One of the hits of SXSW this year were London’s Fat White Family, with their…

Printer Clips feat. Lisa Hannigan – ‘Apparatchik’

Printer Clips is Paul Noonan’s new project where he teams up with Joan As Policewoman,…

Elastic Witch to close on Record Store Day

Elastic Witch, the record shop run by Gib Cassidy for the last three years in…

Tune-Yards – ‘Wait For A Minute’

Tune-Yards has a new album called Nikki Nack on May 2nd in Ireland on 4AD.…

Marissa Nadler for Dublin show

American folk singer Marissa Nadler released a fine sixth album in July a few months…