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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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watch the throne
Watch The Throne: Jay-Z & Kanye in Dublin review

It can be very hard to separate the subjective from the objective when it comes…

Listen to a TNGHT EP preview

Tracklisting and EP preview for TNGHT aka Lunice and Hudson Mohawke’s EP. Already in the…

Frank Ocean – ‘Pyramids’

Dropped over the busy weekend, ‘Pyramids’ is the brilliant first song from Frank Ocean’s July-release…

Clock Opera return to Ireland in October

After impressing at Camden Crawl Dublin, Clock Opera return later in the year for a…

Bobby Womack
Album of the week: Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe

After Richard Russell and XL helped Gil Scott-Heron’s discography end on a high note before…

Band of Blogs: Savages, Bebe Black, The Very Best, Blood Diamonds & Grimes

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

Body & Soul Festival late additions: Jacques Greene, Vondelpark, Lee Fields, SertOne & more

The last additions are: Lee Fields & The Expressions, Jacques Greene, Vondelpark, WhoMadeWho, Patrick Pulsinger,…

Disclosure
Disclosure – The Face EP

Last year’s Carnival EP marked the young London Disclosure brothers as ones to watch. If…

G.O.O.D. Music – “Mercy” (Feat. Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)

One for late nights out. The sample in ‘Mercy’ is from ‘Dust a Sound Boy’…

Album stream roundup: Hot Chip, Bobby Womack, SpaceGhostPurrp, Funeral Suits & more

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

Listen to Ghost Estates’ debut album

The stylistically diverse songs that Ghost Estates debuted over the last year or so make…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // June 5th – June 11th

Highlights: Jay-Z and Kanye, Honningbarna, album launches from Funeral Suits & Ghost Estates, Jam City,…

Grizzly Bear – ‘Sleeping Ute’

New Grizzly Bear to soothe you. The Daniel Rossen-led song is the opening number from…

Popical Island
Listen to Squarehead’s new tune from Popical Island compilation #3

The bockety indie pop collective of Popical Islanders will officially complete their compilation series with…

Paulo Gonçalves photo
Forbidden Fruit 2012: The highlights

If there’s anything this weekend reminded me, it’s when it comes to festivals, you don’t…

Watch Rejjie Snow’s (formerly Lecs Luther) new animated video

He first impressed us with ‘Dia Dhuit’ before working with the Rubberbandits and then throwing…

Forbidden Fruit: 15 bands you should see this weekend

If you happen to be Forbidden Fruiting this weekend in Dublin, then here’s my picks…

SOKO
Band of Blogs: Soko, Jonti, DIIV & 8-bit Radiohead

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

little xs for eyes – ‘Somewhere with a Dancefloor’ (video)

Little xs for eyes are pretty badass. Their new video has them dealing with the…

Dan Deacon
Dan Deacon – ‘Lots’

Promising a “subtler approach to texture”, Dan Deacon’s forthcoming album America (on Domino on August…