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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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Jon Hopkins – ‘Open Eye Signal’

One artist already announced for the Body & Soul festival in June is Jon Hopkins.…

Bands added to Body & Soul and Indiependence

Two Irish summer festivals today added some bands to their respective lineups. First up, Body…

Listen to Record Store Gay 2013 – a compilation of gay covers from Irish bands

Our LGBT brothers and sisters are the focus of lots of attention at the moment,…

Download: Alternative R&B singer SZA’s new EP

Kicking your EP with a sample from one of the best songs ever – Fleetwood…

Download: Sacred Animals vs Last Days of 1984 – ‘Aaja’

After last week’s stunning collab with Young Wonder, Darragh Nolan aka Sacred Animals is back…

Nialler9 Radio: win a subscription to Deezer

If you’re ever unsure what to listen to, come visit the blog and click that…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // April 16th – 22nd

Highlights: Record Store Day events, Public Enemy,  Boddika @ Life Festival Launch,  Nightbeds, The Twilight…

Hear Four Tet’s production for Neneh Cherry and one of The Jungle Brothers

Woah. This is something. Four Tet teeming up with Neneh Cherry already happened on a…

Body Language – ‘What’s The Point?’

There’s an fortunate/unfortunate similarity between Body Language’s new single ‘What’s The Point?’ and Justin Timberlake’s…

Hear Koreless’ lullaby remix of Foals’ ‘Late Night’

Hey! So can we admit the new Foals album Holy Fire is overall a bit…

Gold Panda has a new album coming in July, listen to first single ‘Brazil’

A typically warm and mercurial return for Gold Panda for the first single from the…

Intro: Benihana – new electronic duo from Kildare

One person whose recommendations are always worth investigating is music blogger Andriana Albert. Not only…

Watch a NSFW video from French band Bot’Ox with R.S.A.G. on drums

Warning: video is very graphic so NSFW. Bot’Ox are a French band that R.S.A.G’s Jeremy…

Jai Paul’s LP is leaked on Bandcamp – What is going on?

When I got a text from a friend early on Sunday morning alerting me to…

Download: Enemies new track feat. The Cast Of Cheers’ Conor Adams – ‘Executive Cut’

The last single from Kilcoole, Wexford band Enemies, ‘Indian Summer’ indicated the band were moving…

Record Store Day Ireland: A guide to releases and events on April 20th

Here’s a roundup of all the Record Store Day Ireland activity for April 20th so…

Album of the week: James Blake – Overgrown

In his short time as a prolific musician, James Blake has made music that could…

New music picks: Tove Lo, Sombear, Cloud Boat & Cowboy Indian Bear

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

Listen to the orchestral pop debut album from Sundernix

Back in late January, I debuted ‘Brasserie’ from Sundernix. That song comes from Sundernix’s self-titled…

Knockanstockan announces its first 2013 lineup

Knockanstockan is a local festival that has grown in reputation in the last few years…