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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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The XX – Crystalised

Despite being on the radar since January or so, ‘Crystalised’ is the debut single from…

Introducing: The Hundred In The Hands

Hellllllllllllllloooooooo Broooooooklyn!!!! Yes, it’s yet another band from that NY borough to kick off our…

Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks

Last week I picked my top five Irish records so far this year and among…

Video: Starfucker – Medicine

Oooh, new video for the infectious tune featured on our podcast yesterday from the one…

Modeselektor Happy Birthday! remixes

While Modeselektor having been busy making music with Apparat under the banner Moderat, the German…

Miike Snow – Animal

I really do hope this song is massive. Then, the world will finally be ready…

Nialler9 Podcast #25 – Hud Mo / Moderat / Starfucker / Clark & more

Our quarter-century podcast is all about new releases. We’ve got superb new tasty tunes from…

Video: Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out

Nice vid for fly white soul boy Mayer Hawthorne’s “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” directed…

Video: The Horrors – Who Can Say

Second video from The Horrors‘ excellent Primary Colours, directed by Douglas Hart (former member of…

Daedelus this Saturday – ticket giveaway

As if you needed any more incentive after this, this, this and this as to…

MP3: The Field – The More That I Do

Yesterday and Today is the new album from Axel Wilner aka The Field which is…

Little Boots – Hands

Little Boots’ debut album Hands will make a lot of bloggers and media happy. After…

Videos: State/AU night – ASIWYFA / Villagers

Great night on Friday at State’s first North/South gig series in the Purty Loft, Monkstown.…

New White Denim – Mirrored and Reverse

The appearance of new material from White Denim last week was unexpected but very welcome…

Major Lazer debut

Here’s a megamix/sampler for Diplo and Switch’s new project I mentioned last week. Major Lazer’s…

And So I Watch You From Afar: “WOAH!”

You’ve not likely forgotten the Irish acts hullabaloo in The Ticket and on Jim’s blog…

Legion of Two – And Now We Wait

Coming in June on Planet Mu is the debut album Riffs from Alan O’ Boyle…

Gaslamp Killer tickets

LA’s Gaslamp Killer is like a horror film composer who swapped his Hollywood Suite for…

MP3: Super Extra Bonus Party feat Cadence Weapon – Radar

Here is the first single from Night Horses, the second album from SEBP with Cadence…

Video: Passion Pit – The Reeling

Video for the first single from Manners. I love the kids on backing vocals. http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams