In case you missed them the first time, a roundup of last month’s best music featured here.
- Free and legal releases from Netlab and Explosions in the Sky
- Beirut’s Zach Condon makes a beautiful electronic tune called Venice
- Life Festival artist mp3s
- Kid Sister and Fools Gold Records
- The last tunes off the first five Orbital LPs
- Yacht and his Summer Song
- Good Copy Bad Copy – a documentary about entertainment copyright
- Podcast for June
- R Kelly – Genius or Comedian?
- Pharoahe Monch – Desire album review
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
Have you heard of a Scottish band called Butcher Boy? They might be a bit twee for your tastes, but for my money they’re one of the best albums of the summer (maybe the year).
Loving the site, by the way.