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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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Last Days of 1984 – ‘Woods’

Lasts Days Of 1984 debut track ‘Rivers Edge’ received 1987 plays (a fitting number) since…

Hear the James Blake and Bon Iver collaboration – Fall Creek Boys Choir

James Blake and Justin Vernon met at SXSW earlier this year and recorded this song…

Lana Del Rey – ‘Video Games’ (video)

I resisted this song but it’s irresistible. It’s an inebriated, walking on the edge, faded…

Lecs Luther – ‘Dia Dhuit’ (video)

Lecs Luther drops a video shot in Brighton that echoes Earl Sweatshirt / Odd Future…

Tara Masterson Hally – yet another 18 year old musical talent from Ireland

Fittingly recommended by another recent Leaving Cert taker Moths (Jack also put me into Lecs…

Florence + The Machine – ‘What The Water Gave Me’

‘What The Water Gave Me’ is the first taster from the second Florence + The…

Are you ready for some motivational hip-hop from a casino executive?

A. Samuels – ‘Livin De Life’. Declan from !Kaboogie described this as “like Michael Scott…

Fixers – ‘Swimmhaus Johannesburg’ (Star Slinger remix)

Star Slinger let loose a couple of remixes over the last few days: one of…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (August 23rd – 29th)

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

Win tickets to Secousse Soundsystem with The Very Best’s Mo-Laudi & Radioclit’s Etienne Tron

This Friday, sees the Secousse Soundsystem come to Dublin for the first time. Club Secousse…

Introducing: Houses of Wolves – a brittle collection of piano and guitar ballads

Los Angeles resident Rey Villalobos’ solo album Fold In The Wind as Houses of Wolves…

Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – ‘Miracle Candle’ (video)

Directed by Sophie Gateau. Taken from Golden Syrup.

Nouveaun – ‘Believe’

Nouveaunoise return with a shortened name Nouveaun and a brand new 5-track EP called Sequence…

And So I Watch You From Afar – ‘7 Billion People All Alive at Once’ (Jape remix)

Jape has remixed And So I Watch You From Afar’s new single from Gangs, ‘7…

Marina & The Diamonds – ‘Radioactive’

I’m a little saddened that Marina chose the easy path for this song, the euphoric…

Album of the week: Active Child – You Are All I See

You Are All I See, the debut album from Pat Grossi aka Active Child has…

St. Vincent Dublin gig on sale now

Well, that was kept very quiet. St. Vincent plays The Workman’s in Dublin on November…

Download The Weeknd’s Thursday mixtape

Fittingly, Toronto’s Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd waited until the nocturnal hours of Thursday night…

The Gorgeous Colours – ‘It’s OK To Be Normal’ (video)

Apparently I never posted this song properly before and it’s a pity because the song…

Bon Iver – ‘Holocene’ (video)

Ah, Iceland…. Directed by Nabil Elerkin.