The good folks over at Drowned in Sound asked me to write about what’s going on musically in Dublin at the moment.
The end result covers Popical Island, Richter Collective, Box Social, The Rednecks, !Kaboogie, The Cast of Cheers, Heathers, the best of Electronic and Villagers.
Check it out here or listen to a playlist I created from the artists featured here:

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.