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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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Deaf Joe – ‘For Each And Every One Of Them’ (video)

Deaf Joe’s From The Heights Of A Dream, was one of my recently recommended albums,…

Erik Hassle – ‘Innocence Lost’ feat. Tinashe (video)

Two upcoming artists, Swedish pop male Erik Hassle (who has written for Shakira) and American…

How To Dress Well – ‘Repeat Pleasure’

Where his recent utterly-brilliant track ‘Words I Don’t Remember’ went for atmospheric R&B, Tom Krell’s…

Lone – ‘2 Is 8’

While his brilliant single last summer ‘Airglow Fires’ and previous albums displayed a more frantic…

Ensemble Ériu announce nationwide Irish dates for April and May

I’ve written before here about Ensemble Ériu’s excellent debut album released last October which was…

Alexis Taylor – ‘Elvis Has Left The Building’

Yet another Hot Chip project? Sure why not. After last week’s Hot Chip’s collaboration with…

Sleaford Mods – ‘Tied Up in Nottz’

Those dudes who look like a cross between Liam Gallagher and fellahs you wouldn’t want…

Listen to Jamie xx and John Talabot B2B on Beats In Space

As Broadcast on WNYU 89.1FM in New York City on Tim Sweeney’s always essential Beats…

Watch Yours Truly’s short documentary about Future Islands

Tyler McPherron directed a short for Yours Truly following Future Islands travelling from NYC to…

Mapei – ‘Don’t Wait’ (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UPo7iNKoCGQ ‘Don’t Wait’, the debut single from American/Swedish singer Mapei which came out last year…

Planet Parade – ‘Before & After’

Planet Parade returned with two great new tracks earlier this year promising more. Here is…

Win guestlist to see Cut Copy in the Button Factory

Australian electro-pop band Cut Copy have a solid live reputation and their last gig in…

Plaid – ‘Hawkmoth’

Plaid were one of the acts that brought me into the world of electronic music.…

Halsey – ‘Ghost’

If you’re a fan of Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry’s pitched vocals you’ll be thrilled to hear…

Intro: Niia – A background with Wyclef, Bond and Chopin leads to powerful new music

New York-based singer Niia (pronounced “Nye-a” ) came to my attention through the wonderful hazy…

Glass Animals – ‘Holiest’ feat. Tei-Shi

Glass Animals were one of my favourite bands at SXSW this year. I liked them…

Tirzah – ‘No Romance’

Fans of Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard’s electronic chops and Micachu’s lo-fi wonky-pop will find plenty…

Woman’s Hour – ‘Conversations’

After the news that Woman’s Hour signed to Secret Canadian, today comes the news that…

Watch Dublin band Princess play a Trout Records live session

Princess are the latest band to perform for the Trout Records live session. This one…

Holy Ghost! – ‘Bridge & Tunnel’ (video)

From Holy Ghost’s second album Dynamics, comes the ode to NYC with a video to…