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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 20 best songs of October

Featuring: Mk.Gee, Tyler, Morgana, Soda Blonde, The Horrors, Sharon Van Etten, Róis, LCD Soundystem and more ….

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Sharon Van Etten, Mk.Gee, LCD Soundsystem, Tyler, The Creator; Ruthven.

Sounds From A Safe Harbour announce dates for 2025 return to Cork city

The biennial Cork festival is back for its 10th year in 2025. Sounds from a…

New Albums & EPs out today: The Cure, Fionn Regan, Anderson, Lykke Li, Sloucho & more

Here’s a rundown of new releases on DSPs and physical releases in record shops this…

Podcast: Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia (with Max Zanga)

Tyler, The Creator dropped his seventh studio album Chromakopia on Monday morning after only announcing…

9 highlights from Sound Of Belfast Festival this November

Sound of Belfast is the annual celebration of Belfast city’s music talent, run by our…

10 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring mokusla, Dumb Posh Hippies, Olive Hatake, Yenkee, Shiv, Problem Patterns, Beauty Sleep, Pippa Molony, Rory Sweeney, Blue Deputy, Sell Everything.

Tyler, The Creator adds second Dublin gig

Tyler is coming to the 3Arena for 2 Irish shows now. Having just released his…

Moving Still drops Ouddy Bangers – Volume 2 of Middle Eastern disco and pop reworks

Our Irish-Arab producer favourite drops a new edit EP of reworks of disco and pop…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this Halloween week

Gig Guide Highlights: Kneecap, Disco Dána, GZA, Glass Animals, SCART label party, Nia Archives, Mabe Fratti, Adore, Max Richter, Listen Closely: Boards of Canada, Lizzy McAlpine, Mercury Rev, Ice Spice, Jacob Collier.

Gurriers. Photo credit Joshua Mulholland
SXSW announce first acts to play 2025, after last year’s cancellations

In March, all 10 Irish bands that were set to play South By Southwest Festival…

The Dare for Dublin gig at Vicar Street

Indie Sleaze’s revivalist is coming to Ireland. The Dare is the Charli XCX-Brat collaborator (he’s…

Overhead, The Albatross release the uplifting elegy of ‘Paul Lynch’

The Dublin post-rock band have released a new song from their forthcoming new album I…

YARD – ‘Call’

The Irish electro-noise band’s latest mixes techno with rock styles. ‘Call’ is the followup song…

MF DOOM and Madlib’s Madvillainy demos to be officially released

The rap album classic Madvillainy, from Madlib and MF DOOM is to get two new…

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M(h)aol sing about gendering the drum kit on ‘Snare’

The Irish intersectional feminist band M(h)aol release a new son and announce a tiny Dublin…

Skinner. Photo: Niamh Barry
Output announces 48 bands to showcase in Belfast in November

Output has announces its live showcase alongside its conference event for Tuesday November 12th in…

Kneecap for outdoor Dublin summer show at Fairview Park

With the Belfast trio are about to kick a five-date run at Vicar Street in…

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Anna B Savage’s new album is “a love letter to a man and to Ireland”

The now Donegal-based musician has a new album You & i are Earth, out January…

Ian Lynch’s One Leg One Eye for two Dublin shows

The Lankum singer will play two Dublin shows performing music from the One Eye One…

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