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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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Lianne La Havas & Willy Mason – ‘No Room For Doubt’

I almost didn’t mention Lianne La Havas just because she charted in the BBC Sound…

WU LYF – ‘Heavy Pop’ (live on Letterman)

I would have thought WU LYF’s polarising sound would be pretty unsuitable for late night…

Listen to Loud Mouth Collective Volume 3

Loud Mouth Collective released Volume 3 in their series of compilations in the pre-Christmas rush.…

Lee Fields & The Expressions – ‘You’re The Kind Of Girl’

UGH. January. The prevailing sense of impending doom is too much. People on radio stations…

Clock Opera – ‘Once And For All’ (2012 version)

This album version of ‘Once And For All’ is the opening track on Clock Opera’s…

Blondes – ‘Wine’

Blondes released one of my favourite tracks of 2011 with ‘Lover’, a big slice of…

Compilation: Music from Saharan Cellphones

Darren from Last Days of 1984 put me onto this compilation seeing as I’ve shared…

Free album: CocknBullKid – Adolescence

It’s a path that occurs way too often in pop. A promising young artist gets…

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have all of the cute… Frank Loesser’s 1947 song was…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (New Year’s Eve edition)

A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin and…

Nialler9′s top 100 songs of 2011
tUnE-yArDs -  'Bizness' M83 – ‘Midnight City’ Adele - 'Rolling In The Deep' Jamie xx remix…
Nialler9’s top 30 albums of 2011

Hit play and hear a song from each album in my top 30 of 2011.…

Nialler9 Readers’ Poll results: Top 25 Irish albums of 2011

Here we are. The end of the sixth year of the Nialler9 poll. Thank you…

Nialler9 Readers’ Poll results: Top 25 Irish songs of 2011

The top 25 Irish songs as chosen by you featured eight of my own personal…

Nialler9 Readers’ Poll results: New artists & EPs of 2011

I’ve had my say, now we’re kicking off your say in the first results of…

Download the third mixtape from The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence

I spent all of Monday afternoon listening to the first two mixtapes from The Weeknd,…

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Nialler9’s top 12 gigs of 2011

A few people have asked me for this list so it got me thinking. I…

Daithí feat. Elaine Mai – ‘Carraroe’ (video)

Two of Galway’s bright young things Daithí and Elaine Mai team up for a bonus…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (Christmas 2011 edition)

Highlights:  State’s Midnight Mass with Toby Kaar, Kool Thing, Little Xs For Eyes, Bitches With…

Daughter – ‘In The Shallows’ (Daytrotter session)

One of the most consistent live session sites on the internet, Daytrotter has gone to…