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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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Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Introducing: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

The weird world of Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a heady trip into psychedelic and lo-fi…

Kurt Vile – ‘Baby’s Arms’

Taken from Kurt Vile’s new album Smoke Ring For My Halo.

The Bullitts – ‘Close Your Eyes’ (feat. Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu)

The Bullitts is the all-star project led by one Jeymes Samuel which so far has…

Watch TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light: The Movie

Nine Types of Light is as much an album as it is a movie by…

Austra, Dan Deacon, Janelle Monae, Edan & Van Dyke Parks for Dublin gigs

Austra were so brilliant at SXSW I went to see them twice. The Toronto-based band…

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NGUZUNGUZU’s electronic R&B mix – The Perfect Lullaby

Beautifully put-together mix of R&B with dark disco and electronic tracks for Dis Magazine by…

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And So I Watch You From Afar – ‘BEAUTIFULUNIVERSE-MASTERCHAMPION’

After ‘Search:Party:Animal’ debuted in February, this corner of the net went a bit mental for…

Cat’s Eyes – The Horrors’ frontman’s side-project

Not many bands can say their debut gig took place in The Vatican but Cat’s…

The Nialler9 weekly gig guide (April 12th – 18th)

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

Listen to album streams from Tune-Yards, UNKLE, Daedelus, Bill Callahan, TVOTR, Metronomy & 18 more

The best of recent album streams: Top of the must-listen pile: Tune-Yards brilliant new album…

Teams vs. Star Slinger – ‘Close To Me’ (video)

Never trust a trench-coated Martian. Here’s why. Directed by Jordan Kim. Pick up the 12″…

James Blake – ‘Give A Man A Rod’ (Second Version)

A radio rip of a new James Blake tune as played on Benji B. The…

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Pantha Du Prince – ‘A Nomad’s Retreat’ (The Sight Below version)

From Pantha Du Prince’s remix album XI Versions of Black Noise (out next week) which…

Day & Night: How Not To Be A Radiohead fan

My Digital internet-related column appears in Irish Independent’s Day and Night every Friday and this…

Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right – Revisited (trailer)

All kinds of amazing. Two Beastie Boys posts in a week. The trailer for the…

Enemies – ‘Coco et Moi / Robert Reid’ (Record Store Day release)

Enemies‘ Record Store Day release is this nine-minute, two-song beaut which features ‘Coco Et Moi’…

MF DOOM – ‘Vomit’ (3:33 Remix)

A menacing DJ Krush-esque twist on MF Doom’s ‘Vomitspit‘ from MM.. FOOD by 3:33. An…

Listen to Skeletron – Starfucker’s rap mashup mixtape

Starfucker’s own tunes mashed up with the likes of Gucci Mane, De La Soul, Three…

Patrick Kelleher covers an Irish Eurovision winner

Your unexpected cover of the day… Patrick Kelleher covers Niamh Kavanagh’s schmaltzly 1993 Eurovision winning…

Beastie Boys – ‘Make Some Noise’

YES. Probably my favourite band in the world ever, Beastie Boys return with the first…