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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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Ginnels – ‘It’s Not a Summer (Without You)’ (video)

Mark Chester’s Ginnels project has a DOUBLE album called Crowns lined up for release on…

Win tickets to Body & Soul Festival 2012

Body & Soul Festival is coming up next weekend in Ballinlough Castle in Westmeath with…

Young Wonder – ‘Lucky One’ (video premiere)

Thanks to his myriad of productions for Young Wonder along with singer Rachel Koeman through…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // June 12th – June 18th

Highlights: A Quarter Inch Collective release party, 400 Facts Exhibition, !Kaboogie/BarryGruff gig with DJ Mek,…

manor
Manor – ‘Afghan Hound’

Adelaide’s Manor aka Nathaniel Morse and Caitlin Duff follow up ‘Rhodesia’ with ‘Afghan Hound’ an…

Download both EPs from Faws

After last week’s new ‘Whitney’ track, both FAWS EPs are now available from Bandcamp for…

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…