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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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THEESatisfaction – ‘QueenS’ (video)

These two ladies play Twisted Pepper Thursday night along with Temper-Mental MissElayneous. Read an interview…

Listen to Record Store Gay – a compilation of gay anthem covers from Irish bands

Record Store Day is happening on Saturday and as well as a buttload of once-off…

Humansuit feat. Gonjasufi – ‘Lawnmower Man’ (Flying Lotus production)

Not much information on this other than Humansuit are Isaiah Toothtaker and Mestizo and here,…

Kool Thing
Kool Thing – ‘We Are Here’

Kool Thing dropped their debut EP Light Games back in January  and next month the…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // April 17th – 23rd

Highlights: THEEsatisfaction (pictured) , Ryan Adams, Record Store Day gigs, Ships, Fujiya & Miyagi, Trinity Ball, Katie Kim,…

Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware – ‘110%’ (production by Julio Bashmore)

I saw Jessie Ware’s gig at Eurosonic and I wasn’t that impressed. I didn’t think…

Introducing: Pure Bathing Culture – Vetiver duo’s sweet indie-pop project

Portland(ia) is hometown for Pure Bathing Culture, the oddly-named indie-pop duo of Daniel Hindman and…

Forrests
Introducing: Forrests – Channel One members make sky-reaching electronica

While Dublin’s Channel One are on hold, band members Paul O’ Reilly and Owen O’…

Major Lazer – ‘Get Free’ feauring Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors

Diplo and Switch asked Amber Coffman to collaborate on Major Lazer’s superb new digital dancehall…

Album of the week: Hundred Waters – Hundred Waters

Every year I go to South By Southwest, there’s always one band I come back…

Band of Blogs: Lulu James, Future Unlimited, Ben Browning & Zambri

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

The Cast of Cheers
The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Animals’ (video)

We had the audio for this track last week and today we’ve got the multi-TV…

Listen to Lapalux’s floaty remix of Lianne La Havas’ ‘Lost And Found’

Swit Swoo. Get you. Lapalux’s remix of Lianne La Havas floats along a clipped beat…

tUnE-yArDs – ‘My Country’ (video)

A dose of Merril Garbus goodness. Following on from the kids from last year’s ‘Bizness’…

Young Wonder – ‘Orange’ (video)

After last week’s frankly awesome Kanyu Tree remix, this week we’re co-premiering the video for…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // April 10th – 16th

Highlights: Honningbarna, Andrew WK, Sea Of Bees, Tinariwen, Not Squares, Elaine Mai, Melodica Deathship, Alphabet…

White Collar Boy – ‘Long Walk Home’

White Collar Boy will release their first EP entitled Kinsale on May 25th on 12″…

Solar Bears – ‘Cosmic Runner’

The excitement of a second Solar Bears album Supermigration is made all the more palpable…

JMSN - Priscilla
Band of Blogs: JMSN, One Little Plane, Hospitality & Bouts

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

Listen/Download: Rustie’s BBC Essential mix

Today is Holy Saturday, so called because of the number of times you are likely…