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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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Seasfire
Intro: Seasfire

When an artist’s PR is pushing a “The new [hot band here]”, there’s usually a…

nguzunguzu
Listen to Nguzunguzu’s Warm Pulse EP

Nguzunguzu’s aquatic R&B textures, ominous tense melodies and grime-influenced beats have been distinctive in all…

Nicolas Jaar is playing Dublin in August

Well this will be good. Nicolas Jaar plays The Button Factory, Dublin on Sunday August…

Elliphant
Elliphant – ‘Cian’t Hear It’

Stockholm’s Ellinor Olovsdotter aka Elliphant delivers another impressive club track. I’m sure the intention of…

Samaris – ‘Goda Tungl’ (video)

Samaris are from Iceland and you can hear the breathy shivering electronic-enhanced tones of their…

tune-yards
Win tickets to Tune-Yards, Micachu & The Shapes & Last Days Of 1984 in Dublin

The brilliant live show of Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-YaRdS is coming to Vicar Street next…

Outfit – ‘Everything All The Time’ (video)

You should really get on Outfit and their Another Night’s Dreams Reach Earth Again EP.…

Alt-J – ‘Tessellate’ (video)

From one of my albums of the year so far, Alt-J’s video for ‘Tessellate’ is…

Clark – ‘Fantasm Planes’

If last week’s mad free track ‘Mfb Skank’ wasn’t enough for you, wrap your ears…

ASAP ROcky Lana Del Rey
A$AP Rocky & Lana Del Rey – ‘Ridin’

I’m beginning to think Lana Del Rey will work best on other people’s records. She…

New music: Vacationer, Digits, Madeon & Sorcha Richardson

Every Friday, I pick out four new music picks from the best of music blogs…

merrcy
The 20 best tracks of the month: June

The top 20 tracks that made my month in June, whether they were posted on…

Win tickets to Sam Amidon & David Kitt gigs in Newbridge

Especially for all my hometown Kildare friends, I have a pairs of tickets to giveaway…

Listen: Sunken Foal – Friday Syndrome Vol.1

For his follow up to the debut album Fallen Arches and last year’s Mother Of…

Seams
Seams – ‘Punch’

It’s a little hard to escape the similarities between Seams and Gold Panda. Both are…

Popical Island #3 compilation – Listen to Side B & gig stage times

Side A of Popical Island #3 appeared for your streaming pleasure on Monday. 48 hours…

Lykke Li
Hear Lykke Li & Antony Hegarty cover Fleetwood Mac

While the new Wye Oak song actually sounds like Fleetwood Mac, a slew of artists…

Wye Oak – ‘Spiral’

Last time I saw Wye Oak live, they were a country-tinged rock band. That as…

Matthew Dear – ‘Her Fantasy’ (video)

A percussive cowbell and whistle disco beat, a low-in-the-mix organ melody and Matthew Dear’s distinctive…

Active Child – ‘Johnny Belinda’ (video)

JUST A DUDE PLAYING HIS HARP AND LOOKING PENSIVE AT THE DRAMATIC STORMY SKY. Directed…