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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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Beach House – ‘Myth’

No-one these days does gentle lullaby quite as well as Beach House. New song ‘Myth’…

Beat Connection
Beat Connection – ‘Think/Feel’ (feat. Chelsey Scheffe)

Beat Connection have made the smart move of expanding their personnel to 4 people. The…

gigguide Choice by Alessio Michelini
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (March 6th – 12th)

Highlights: Jeff Mangum, Choice Music Prize,  Lianne La Havas, Yann Tiersen, Mark Lanegan, Tieranniesaur, Slow Magic,…

Kid A – ‘BB Bleu’ & PPPONEY: A soundtrack for an imaginary film

Virginia’s Kid A released a soundtrack to an imaginary film called PPPONEY last year for…

Bear in Heaven – ‘Reflection of You’

Did you hear the one about the band with the three month long album stream?…

Burial + Four Tet – ‘Nova’

Surprise! There’s a new Burial and Four Tet release coming on Kieran Hebden’s own Text…

Sorcha Richardson: A 21 year old Dubliner in New York

The leap abroad from your hometown or country can be a really freeing feeling, whether…

booddha
Booddha : Post dubstep / future garage productions from Amsterdam

Amsterdam producer Booddha’s double whammy of ‘Intense’ and ‘Never Expected’ on his new release fall…

Interactive video: Chairlift – ‘Met Before’

Play around with the object of Caroline Polachek’s love interest in this ‘choose your adventure’…

Video: Grimes – ‘Oblivion’

It’s nice to see Grimes visual aesthetic hit you in technicolor in her new video.…

Video: We Cut Corners – ‘Toll Free’

The new video from Choice Music Prize nominated We Cut Corners from their album Today…

little xs for eyes – ‘In Three Years’ and SOSB remix

Little xs for eyes released a new stop-motion video by Johnny Fitzsimmons and single this…

I Only Have Eyes For You

I’m not one to talk about my personal life too often but I got engaged…

Electric Picnic lineup: Grizzly Bear, The Cure, Elbow, Sigur Rós, Azealia Banks, The Roots, Hot Chip, The xx & more

Electric Picnic announced its initial lineup for 2012 today for Friday 31st August to Sunday…

Lapalux – When You’re Gone EP

Stuart Howard Lapalux has a hazy slo-mo new seven-track EP out now on Brainfeeder. It…

Temper-Mental MissElayneous – ‘Dominoes’

I didn’t get the chance to make it down for Rabble’s Ruckus last week but…

Camden Crawl announce initial London lineup

While Camden Crawl Dublin’s first lineup was announced a couple of weeks ago, the original…

Mossy Nolan
Introducing: Mossy Nolan – A fresh take on Irish trad

It’s not often that something traditional will hit me but I’ve always had a soft…

Gig Blaze Thursdaze
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (February 28th – March 5th)

Highlights: Rubberbandits, Little Xs for Eyes,  Daughter and Ben Howard, Florence + Machine with The…

Nialler9 / The Hype Machine Day Party in Austin during SXSW

I’m ecstatic to announce that I will be hosting my first international party in Austin…