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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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Album of the week: FaltyDL – Hardcourage

Before 2012, the music of New York producer Drew Lustman aka FaltyDL was synonymous with…

New music: Snakadaktal, Bebe Black, Youth Lagoon & Mozart’s Sister

Every Friday, four new music picks selected from music blogs are published as part of…

Gramme – ‘Girls Talk’ (video)

I’ve explained Gramme’s backstory before and their subsequent reappearance with an awesome album of electronic/punk…

Foals – ‘My Number’ (video)

Now this is more like it isn’t it? ‘Inhaler’ is a decent tune but it…

There’s a new Neon Neon album on the way inspired by an Italian left-wing activist

Woo Hoo. In 2008, Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals and Boom Bip teamed…

Nialler9 Radio update + win a Deezer subscription

Last week, the Nialler9 Radio channel was launched on Deezer and the response has been…

Primavera Sound 2013 lineup announced

The Knife, My Bloody Valentine, The Breeders doing Last Splash, Nick Cave & The Bad…

Souleance drop the funky beats

Get a load of Fulgeance’s and DJ Soulist’s aka Souleance’s new LA BEAT TAPE which…

Cymbals – ‘The Natural World’

Cymbals just keep going from strength to strength. Like ‘Like An Animal’ before it, ‘The…

Watch Shugo Tokumaru’s amazing paper-motion video & hear his new album In Focus?

There’ll always be a place in my heart for the music of Japan’s Shugo Tokumaru.…

Hudson Mohawke @ Twisted Pepper, Dublin, May 2nd

He may have just signed up on production for Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music imprint but Hudson…

Hervé ft. Katie Stelmanis of Austra – ‘Save Me’ (video)

Spooked electronica from Hervé with disentangled vocals from Austra’s Katie Stelmanis. It’s the first single…

Amateur Best – ‘In Time’

Amateur Best’s ‘Too Much’ (below) sneaked its way into my top 100 songs of the…

Listen to Gold Panda’s warm and cosy new Trust EP

Gold Panda is releasing a 4-track 12″ EP of new material called Trust today. Taking…

Nialler9 presents: MMOTHS, Young Wonder, Adultrock & DJ set @ The Pavilion, Cork, Feb 15

Nialler9 Presents: MMOTHS (live band) Young Wonder (live) Adultrock + Nialler9 DJ Set Visuals by…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // January 22nd – 28th

Highlights:  Pional, Matthew E. White, Temple Bar Tradfest, Totally Dublin’s Stack Party, Daughter, Mumblin’ Deaf…

Disclosure – ‘White Noise’ (feat. AlunaGeorge)

OOF! AlunaGeorge and Disclosure collaborate on new tune ‘White Noise’. It’s big. Love that acid…

Intro: Sundernix – a orchestral pop project from Kildare-born Liam Trappe

During the latest podcast, I mentioned that Sinkane had first featured on Nialler9 in 2009,…

Hear Cloud Castle Lake cover Jai Paul’s ‘Jasmine’ for Quompilation #3

As growers go, Jai Paul’s ‘Jasmine’ was up there with the best of them in…

Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin is back for 2013

Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin will be back in Dublin earlier this year on the May…