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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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Ships – ‘Space Inside’

Ships, the Dublin duo Simon Cullen and Sorca McGrath, are one of my favourite new…

Daithí feat. Jesse Boykins III – ‘Have To Go’

Daithí’s last two singles were dance-pop arrows aimed at the charts. Versed in house, pop,…

Electric Picnic 2014: Outkast, Portishead, Beck, Chic, Foals….

Electric Picnic has announced their first names for 2014 and it is impressive. Hitting Stradbally…

Forbidden Fruit 2014: 2manyDJs, Warpaint, TEED, Little Dragon & more announced

Yesterday, Forbidden Fruit announced the first names for its Saturday lineup. Today it’s Sunday’s turn.…

Banks – ‘Brain’ (video)

Last night was the first official night of SXSW Music and Capitol subsidiary Harvest Records…

Forbidden Fruit 2014: First bands include Flaming Lips and Flying Lotus in 3D

Forbidden Fruit today announced their first lineup for the first day of the festival Saturday…

St. Paddy’s Day – help choose a modern Irish playlist

I was recently asked some questions for an US site around their Irish St. Patrick’s…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // March 11th – 17th

If you’re looking for tickets to sold out Dublin gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter. Skip…

Mykki Blanco feat. Princess Nokia – ‘Wish You Would’

The wavvy Mykki Blanco teams up with New York rapper and wavy spice Princess Nokia…

How to Dress Well – ‘Words I Don’t Remember’

“This song for me is about love, trust, commitment… and what happens to these things…

Metronomy – ‘Love Letters’ (Soulwax remix)

Metronomy’s Love Letters was one of the better albums to come out last Friday. The…

SZA – ‘Babylon’

Since signing to Top Dawg Entertainment, St Louis/New Jersey singer SZA’s own output has taken…

The top 10 tracks of the week

Tracks of the Week playlist 1. Shamir – ‘If It Wasn’t True’ Simply one of the…

Forbidden Fruit early bird tickets on sale Monday

Forbidden Fruit will be back in 2014 for sure as tickets go on sale on…

Wallis Bird – ‘Hardly Hardly’

I’m not sure if Wallis Bird is as popular here as she is in parts…

Shit Robot ft. Nancy Whang – ‘Do That Dance’

Shit Robot and Nancy Whang have proved a fruitful pairing in the past so no…

Clu – Opal Jelly Mix

Dublin A/V duo Sean Cooley and Kevin Freeney aka Clu have been made some nice…

HMV to reopen on Grafton Street in Dublin

HMV closed on Grafton Street last year but since then, new owners Hilco Capital have…

YOGI – ‘Burial’ feat. Pusha T

A reductive beat to the absolute maximum. This silly big Yogi production is the logical…

Shura – ‘Touch’

A pleasant soulful R&B track from Shura, ‘Touch’ is the the debut single from London-based…