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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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J Dilla – ‘Diamonds’ &’ Ice’

These two J Dilla tracks surfaced long ago in low-quality form but are finally coming…

Playlist: Tracks of the week #12

New songs you should hear this week… This week’s installment of new music debuted/heard in…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // August 20th – 26th

The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week. Highlights: Highlights: Tame Impala,…

Captain Murphy feat. Viktor Vaughn, Earl Sweatshirt & Thundercat – ‘Between Villians’

Flying Lotus, Earl Sweatshirt and DOOM as Viktor Vaughn on the same track. That’s the…

Joe Goddard & Boris Dlugosch – ‘Step Together’ [video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZX_6IxtWfE ‘Step Together’ is the highlight from Joe Goddard’s recent Taking Over EP and the…

Hidden Highways – ‘Next Time Round’

After celebrating their tenth year anniversary with a bash in Dolan’s in their hometown of…

Album of the week: Julianna Barwick – Nepenthe

Julianna Barwick’s 2011 second album The Magic Place used her looped vocal lines to create…

Hard Working Class Heroes announce bands for 2013

Hard Working Class Heroes have announced the 101 bands lined up for the festival later…

Cillo – ‘Don’t Go’

Cillian Waters aka Cillo has made a few noticeable tracks since his introduction last October.…

New music: I Have A Tribe, Rhodes, Vann Music & Hannah Rodgers

The best new music/artist picks of the last week. As published in today’s Day &…

Ásgeir – ‘King And Cross’ [video]

Ásgeir, who may well be Iceland’s next big thing releases a video for his ‘Kings…

Washed Out – Paracosm

The story of Washed Out really begins with 2009’s Life Of Leisure EP. A collection…

SZA – ‘Julia’

Wow. SZA goes big. I don’t know what happened in the last four months with…

Win tickets to Berlin Festival 2013

For those undecided about Electric Picnic right now, you could always consider a weekend in…

King Krule – ‘Neptune Estate’

Update: the album is now streaming below: Last month King Krule gave us ‘Easy Easy’,…

Paddy Hanna – ‘Join The Army’ / ‘Barry White’

Paddy Hanna has been the lead singer in Grand Pocket Orchestra since their inception (dun…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // August 13th – 19th

The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week. Highlights:  Simonetti Horror Project, Swans,…

Electric Picnic – Day by Day breakdown of acts

Electric Picnic today have announced what the main stage bands are playing what days to…

Playlist: Tracks of the week #11

New songs you should hear this week… This weekly post features a playlist of the…

Album of the week: Pearse McGloughlin and Justin Grounds – Idiot Songs

An album by two musicians collaborating via a shared love of Dostoevsky produces a fine…