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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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The Notas – ‘Rosemary’

‘Rosemary’ stands tall in the North County Dublin band The Notas‘ recent live sets. Underpinned…

Intro: SertOne & Bolts are Almighty Sion

The last few months have seen the vinyl release of SertOne’s Shapes In The Sky…

And So I Watch You From Afar – ‘Big Thinks Do Remarkable’

Just before Christmas we got ‘Like A Mouse’, the first track from And So I…

Baths teams up with Japan’s Cokiyu on ‘Twinkle Way’

It’s been a while since Will Wiesenfeld was featured here. But the Anticon producer who…

Beach House for Iveagh Gardens show

Beach House will play Iveagh Gardens with a lineup of supports to be announced, on…

Listen to Hudson Mohawke’s Valentine’s Slow Jams mix VI

Hudson Mohawke’s now annual Valentine’s Slow Jams mix crawls back into our lives for Chapter…

Other Voices Derry – 8 reasons to watch

When Other Voices started, it was very much in the mould of a regular TV…

New Jackson – ‘Sat Around Here Waiting’

David Kitt’s New Jackson project really shines in a live session as I found out…

Youth Lagoon – ‘Mute’

It sounds like Trevor Powers has quite a transformation in store for the Idaho musician’s…

Forrests – ‘Islands’ (performed for Yours Truly)

While Yours Truly were in town for HWCH last year, they shot a live performance…

Windings – ‘Something Outnumbered’ (video)

I’ll be the first to admit that I had already decided Windings weren’t for me.…

FaltyDL – ‘She Sleeps’ (Martyn remix)

Update: A proper stream of this monster track. Martyn remixes FaltyDL‘s Friendly Fires’ Ed McFarlane…

Orquesta – ‘Voyage’

Orlando Fitzgerald’s recent Cycle One: An Exoplanetary Forest live EP showcased his ambition for his…

Listen to the new track from Norway/Ireland duo Lust Lost

The clue that one of the Irish duo Lust Lost is living in Norway is…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // February 12th – February 18th

Highlights:  The Heatwave Valentine’s Carnival,  12 Points Jazz Festival, Bloc Party, Love Jones’ J Dilla…

Flume – ‘Left Alone’ (Bobby Tank Remix)

London electrofunk producer Bobby Tank twists Flume’s Chet Faker-featuring track ‘Left Alone’ into a more…

James Blake – ‘Retrograde’

It’ll be interesting to see where James Blake takes his sound after a couple of…

Airbound 2013: Nautical By Nature – party on a London boat in March

The Irish mini-festival Airbound has partied in Berlin and Croatia in previous years but this…

Little Green Cars – ‘Harper Lee’ (video)

It’s hard to believe it’s was July 2011 when I said Little Green Cars were…

Letherette – ‘D&T’ (Dorian Concept remix)

‘D&T’, the latest single from Wolverhampton’s Letherette is a synth-gilded house funk monster that finds…