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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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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…

Watch No Monster Club’s monkey business video for ‘A Better Fit’

One of the three No Monster Club tracks on The Community Games gets a monkey-suited…

Float Fall – ‘Someday’ (Video by Feel Good Lost)

‘Someday’ the brilliant single from the Belgian pop duo Float Fall now has an evocative…

Download the Mmoths Diaries remix EP featuring Max Cooper, Clu and Unknown

To followup the excellent Diaries EP, Mmoths today released a remix EP for free download…

Listen to Tropics’ elegant new track ‘Don’t You Know’

Chris Ward’s music as Tropics has moved into a progressively softer direction over the last…

Fight Like Apes are looking for €20K to finish their third album

Yep. As the headline says Fight Like Apes have kicked off a Fundit campaign to…

Young Wonder featuring Sacred Animals – ‘Time’

This song just gets me every time. While Ian Ring and Rachel Koeman have made…

Five acts added to the Forbidden Fruit lineup

The two big summer outdoor city festivals, Forbidden Fruit and Longitude are competing for the…