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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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New songs from Yacht’s Shangri-La & a DFA Radio mix

Jona Bechtolt and Claire L.Evans aka Yacht will release Shangri-La, the followup to See Mystery…

New Twin Sister – ‘Bad Street’

Twin Sister are a band who do bright and breezy very well. ‘Bad Street’ the…

Listen to the debut album from B-Movie Lightning

The self-released debut album of Galway’s Mike Smalle (formerly of Cane 141) as B-Movie Lightning…

Blood Diamonds – ‘Grins’

Transparent will release Disclosure’s ‘Carnival’ single next week (hear the B-side) but they’re already on…

Memory Tapes – ‘Yes I Know’ (video)

More music from Memory Tapes‘ July-released album Player Piano. The unusual body-disappearing, skin-stretching featuring video…

Lunice – ‘Hip Pop’

Minimal poppin and lockin hip-hop reminiscent of Snoop’s ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ by Montreal…

Sounds Of System Breakdown – ‘Colour’

Super new Sounds Of System Breakdown song taken from their new EP of “post-apocalyptic love…

Listen to Numbers with Jamie xx on Rinse FM

Jamie xx joined Jackmaster & Spencer on the Numbers Rinse FM show to celebrate the…

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – ‘Trouble’ (video)

The new video for Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs ‘Trouble’ which to my mind, sounds like…

The return of Spank Rock: Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar

After MC Spank Rock’s crowdpleasing set with Amanda Blank at Forbidden Fruit on Sunday, Naeem…

Beirut – ‘East Harlem’ / The Rip Tide

The new Beirut song ‘East Harlem’ debuted while I was away last weekend and today…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (7th – 13th June)

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

Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – ‘Too Many Harsh Words’

In April, we got the chance to hear the first new bit of material from…

Jamie xx – ‘Far Nearer’

Jamie xx’s long overdue first solo single (delayed due to sample clearance issues with the…

Forbidden Fruit Festival stage times

Forbidden Fruit festival takes place at IMMA in Kilmainham, Dublin this weekend. Here’s the breakdown…

Album stream: Retarded Cop – You Have The Right To Remain Retarded

Album of the week time. Those who have been following Gaz Le Rock’s accelerated work-rate…

Ps22 Chorus sing Austra

Awesome. Austra’s ‘Energy’ (which appears on The Beat & The Pulse EP) as covered by…

Blood Orange – ‘Sutphin Boulevard’

Lightspeed Champion frontman Dev Hynes went and packed himself off to Noo Yawk a couple…

Civil Civic – ‘Airspray’

Civil Civic are currently in the middle of a crowdfunding drive to pay for their…

Niki & The Dove – Lifting Off Live set

This live set from Sweden’s Niki & The Dove (aka Malin and Gustaf) is hugely…