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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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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…

Eatenbybears – ‘Simple As Hell’

The “catchy as hell” new single from Belfast’s EatenbyBears is a fine example of sunny…

Introducing: Farewell J.R. – orchestral cross-national chamber pop

A collaborative music project across seas and oceans led by Cambridge’s Farewell J.R. with friends…

Wu Tang Clan Legends show lined up for Button Factory this month

Wu Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Masta Killa and Gza are lined up for a…

Listen: Electronic Explorations’ 60-track compilation

You’ll likely have come across the Electronic Explorations podcast in your travels on the supernet…

Full album streams: Dirty Projectors, Twin Shadow, Poolside, Dan Le Sac, Ty Segall, Jesca Hoop & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Those new Blur songs in full – ‘Under The Westway’ & ‘The Puritan’

‘Under The Westway’ & ‘The Puritan’ were debuted in a live performance from Blur’s London…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // July 3rd – July 9th

Highlights:  Shackleton, Stone Roses, 10 Days In Dublin, Popical Island all-dayer, George FitzGerald, Lafaro +No…

Big Boi
Big Boi feat. UGK & Big K.R.I.T – ‘Gossip’

While Andre is spending his time in Dublin shooting that Jimi Hendrix biopic, doing Yoga…

Popical Island
Popical Island #3 – Listen to Side A (premiere)

Popical Island’s compilation series comes to a close with number three in the trilogy but…

Download the Orquesta EP feat. Katie Kim, Jape & Faws

‘Kokomo’ is a cover of the Beach Boys 1989 song featuring vocals by Jape, Katie…

Todd Terje – ‘Inspector Norse’

I know this has been featured in loads of places this year but that beat…

Disclosure – ‘Control’ (video) & Joe Goddard remix

Disclosure’s first video takes their face motif to the visages of a bunch of pretty…

Hudson Mohawke – ‘Lambo Furnace’ (Kanye West – ‘Mercy’ edit)

Last Friday, I brought you RL Grime and Salva’s edit of Kanye’s ‘Mercy’, the tune…

Strong Arm Steady & Statik Selektah – ‘Premium’

A trippy video for a headspinning tune. Strong Arm Steady’s new Stones Throw album has…

UZ
New music: UZ, R.L. Jones, Poolside & Bleep’s 55-track electronic music guide

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

Kool Thing
Kool Thing – Plan.Life.Go 12″

Berlin-based duo Kool Thing have teamed up with Dublin’s Fatty Fatty for the first release…

The Second Second Coming (fake Stone Roses documentary)

Chucklevision galore featuring fake Stone Roses, Noel Gallagher, Sean Ryder and Bez and Bobby Gillespie.…

Nialler9’s albums of 2012 so far…

Time to take stock. What is your year in music looking like so far?