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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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Jacques Greene – ‘(Baby I Don’t Know) What You Want’

I knew nothing of Mr. Jacques Greene from Montreal before Alan sent it on to…

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Introducing: We Are Trees

There’s no denying the Grizzly Bear influence (or more specifically the Daniel Rosen comparison) on…

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The Nialler9 weekly gig guide

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

Listen to Crystal Fighters album – Star of Love

Star Of Love After seeing Crystal Fighters perform at Electric Picnic and simultaneously loving and…

Video: Villagers live at The Workman’s Club (by Myles O’ Reilly)

Myles O’ Reilly proves himself to be every bit the artist that Conor O’ Brien…

Video: Gil Scott-Heron – ‘New York Is Killing Me’ – directed by Chris Cunningham

Debuted as a three-screen projection at MoMa in New York earlier this week, this is…

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White Denim release Last Day of Summer – a new album for free

Last Day of Summer is the impromptu new record from Austin’s White Denim which the…

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Jape / The Redneck Manifesto side-project Vision Air to get live debut at Offset after-party

As part of the Offset Festival Shock after-party in Twisted Pepper, Richie Egan and Niall…

New Republic of Loose – ‘Satan Bounce (Waltz With Satan & The Mechanical Prostitute)’

The Loose will release their fourth album Bounce At The Devil through their own Fish…

Video: Jon Hopkins – ‘Vessel’ (Four Tet remix)

The video for the Four Tet remix of Jon Hopkins ‘Vessel’ uses an old 3D…

The Nialler9 Weekly Chart

What’s been pumping on my playlists this week. Click the arrow above to play. Featuring…

Video: El Guincho – ‘Bombay’ (NSFW)

El Guincho goes on a trip into the cosmos which seems to mainly feature naked…

D&N column: Torrentreactor buys Russian Village, 4Chan gets up to mischief, Shia LeBeouf is an alien & more

From my Day and Night page this week: Pesky pirates make mischief, The Shia LeBoeuf…

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Introducing: Adultrock

Before Super Extra Bonus Party’s Gavin Elsted released his debut EP as We Are Losers…

Video: Foals – ‘2 Trees’

Puppets play the part of Foals in the video for their most Radiohead-esque number from…

Radioclit Present: The Sound of Club Secousse (African Dance compilation)

More great African dance music coming our way courtesy of Crammed Records in the form…

New Cap Pas Cap – ‘Mirrors’

It’s been a good week for Irish debut albums. And here’s another one that’s been…

Introducing: Blackbird Blackbird

California man Mikey Sanders may be the only brain behind Blackbird Blackbird but the frequency…

Video: Chromeo – ‘Night By Night’ (Live On Letterman)

Awesome. Their new album Business Casual is out next week. Tour dates after the jump.…

Listen to tracks from Thread Pulls’ album New Thoughts

The sound that Thread Pulls have crafted on their debut album New Thoughts is motorik,…