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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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Ensemble Ériu – “Contemporary settings for traditional Irish music”

When my article a few months back on why I felt Irish trad have been…

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Waves On Canvas – Into The Northsea

Waves On Canvas‘ Into The Northsea is an album project from Sardinian composer Stefano Guzzetti…

Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains – ‘Edge of Town’ (video)

Another fine lilting song from Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains‘ superb debut album E Volo…

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More Electric Picnic 2012 additions: Kimbra, Cold Specks, Perfume Genius, Mark Lanegan, Of Monsters & Men…

Today’s new additions to Electric Picnic. Kimbra Cold Specks Of Monsters & Men Lianne La…

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FAWS – Other People’s Poetry mix for Yours Truly

By now, a fair amount of people with their ear close to the reverberating Dublin…

Austra play new song ‘Painful Like’ for Scion Sessions

Austra have turned their attention to recording the followup to their Feel It Break debut.…

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Album stream: Ginnels – Crowns

Popical Island may have drawn the compilation series to a close after it helped define…

Gig Guide
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // August 7th – 13th

Highlights:  Workman’s Block party free gigs, Theo Parrish,  Sorcha Richardson, Ginnels launch, Two Inch Punch…

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Funkineven & Fatima – ‘Phoneline’

Big tune from Funkineven and Fatima, the phone conversation back and forth of ‘Phoneline’ with…

Body Language – ‘Falling Out’ (video)

This tune has been my go-to disco dancefloor jam for about a year now. It…

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New Music: Stealing Sheep, Modern Rivals, Johnny Fox & Nina Sky

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

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Listen to Benny Smiles new EP feat. Ham Sandwich’s Niamh Farrell

He’s the guy who brought you ‘NCAD Girl’ but a man cannot exist on novelty…

Grizzly Bear – ‘Yet Again’

Between ‘Sleeping Ute’ and ‘Yet Again’, Shields, the fourth album from Grizzly Bear looks to…

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Sacred Animals vs Steffaloo – ‘On Fire’ (Steve McEvoy Remix)

Taking Sacred Animals vs. Steffaloo’s gauzy and breathy ‘On Fire’, Steve McEvoy’s remix wraps it…

Full album streams: Yeasayer, Jeremiah Jae, Lianne La Havas, The Flaming Lips, Rick Ross…

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

Solveig Heilo – ‘Hold On’ (SBTRKT cover)

An interpretation of SBTRKT’s ‘Hold On’ featuring instrumentation from a cardboard box, a wine glass,…

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Eomac – Tabula Rasa: a 21-track Bandcamp compilation

Dublin electronic producer Eomac has produced lots of quality tracks in the last few years,…

Watch I Am The Cosmos & Ships perform their 7″ split songs live

One of my favourite releases of the year so far, Synth Eastwood’s I Am The…

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Listen to Halls’ elegiac and minimal choir-assisted ‘White Chalk’

I initially got Halls confused with Walls but there’s no comparison between the latter’s pumping…

Album of the week: Strange Passion – Explorations in Irish Post Punk, DIY and Electronic Music 1980-83

My second hand knowledge of post-punk from the early ’80s comes almost entirely from Simon…