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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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Nialler9’s Readers’ Poll & top Irish albums, songs & EPs of 2013

Artwork by Fatti Burke. 2013 was the year that music really maxed out on time.…

St. Vincent – ‘Birth in Reverse’

For her new self-titled St. Vincent album, Annie Clark sounds like she’s dialing up the…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // December 10th – 16th

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

Watch Le Galaxie square off in the video for ‘Lucy Is Here’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjQ4OART5Fk In the new video for Le Galaxie’s ‘Lucy Is Here’, Lucy is chased by…

Intro: Hubie Davison – a well-known Irish singer’s son makes nice electronic music

Hubie Davison is a young Irish producer who, perhaps informed by his studies in London,…

Listen to a live set from Four Tet in Tokyo

Mr. Kieran Hebden has had a very productive year on the recorded front and in…

Clu – ‘Jade’

Sean Cooley and Kevin A. Freeney’s output as CLU recently has found the Dublin A/V…

French Horn Rebellion & Savoir Adore – ‘The Fire’

Both of these bands have been on my radar for a few years at festivals…

Download Cian Ó Cíobháin’s An Taobh Tuathail Vol 6

Cian Ó Cíobháin has reached volume 6 of his now annual compilation / podcast that…

Intro: Chrystyne – Diamond Dagger and Goodtime’s new psychedelic electro project

If Diamond Dagger’s recent ‘What’s Your Friends Name’ track proved anything it’s that the double…

NO CEREMONY/// – ‘AWAYFROMHERE’ ft. James Vincent McMorrow (video)

James Vincent McMorrow teamed up with Manchester atmospheric band NO CEREMONY/// on ‘AWAYFROMHERE’ a track…

Funeral Suits – ‘All Those Friendly People’ Nat Walker remix (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoD7mX6xTZw&feature=youtu.be Funeral Suits’ ‘All You Friendly People’ was recently remixed by Chromatics’ Nat Walker on the…

Nialler9’s 30 best tracks of November

The 30 tracks that made the month of music awesome in a Soundcloud playlist with…

CON VOS – ‘Coast’

Irish singer Sorcha Richardson and New Jersey duo Fortunate Ones’ rap/electro-pop project CON VOS gave…

Cat Dowling – ‘Somebody Else’ (Colin J Morris Remix)

Cat Dowling released a fine new album The Believer which was premiered here back in…

Sunken Foal – Friday Syndrome Volume 2

Dunk Murphy’s regular Friday night musical experiments made at home saw the light of the…

Listen to Mamiko Motto’s Dazed Mix

After her excellent Amada compilation for All City, Mamiko Motto latest mix for Dazed is…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // December 2nd – 9th

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

The top 10 tracks of the week

10 songs you should hear right now… 1. Todd Terje – ‘Spiral’ Norway disco don…

Daithí – ‘Case Closed’ ft. Senita

Daithí’s had an amazing year on the home front. He’s played a lot of festivals…