Highlights

Galway’s NewDad are the Irish emerging band to get to know with ‘Slowly’

One of my 40 best new Irish bands of last year, Galway four-piece NewDad are…

CMAT reflects on blame and regret in a breakup on ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’

CMAT has released her first single of 2021. ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’ is…

Daft Punk have split up

The French dance duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter will no longer make music…

Longer pub & nightclub hours coming in licensing reforms by Irish government

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has indicated that a reform of alcohol licensing laws is…

Handpicked new tunes: Cadence Weapon, Erol Alkan, Black Bones, Wastefellow, Kaytranada, Ghetts & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Podcast: Wyvern Lingo on the songs that inspired their second album

Support Nialler9 on Patreon Wyvern Lingo are in the virtual studio with Niall and Andrea…

9 great new songs to love this week

With tracks from Sven Wunder, Dawn Richard, Ragz Originale, Extra Credit, Moses Boyd, El Michels Affair, Alfie Templeman and more

St. Patrick’s Festival announce 2021 digital events featuring Pillow Queens, Gemma Dunleavy, New Jackson, Lisa O’Neill, Gruff Rhys, Grian Chatten, Michael Fry & many more

St. Patrick’s Festival has announced that the 2021 edition will be embracing its digital environment…

The Cork fisherman who inspired Andrew Weatherall’s tattoo and mantra has been found

A year ago today, the DJ, producer, raconteur and inspiration to countless dancers, musicians and…

Watch For Those I Love’s David Balfe talk honestly about love, grief and friendship on The Tommy Tiernan Show

Last week brought a remarkable artful video for For Those I Love’s ‘Birthday/The Pain’ song…

Podcast: #FreeBritney: The Framing Britney Spears Documentary

In the last few years, you’ve probably seen the #freebritney hashtag or heard the word…

Handpicked new tunes: Syd, Leon Vynehall, For Those I Love, Aby Coulibaly, Biig Piig, Rochelle Jordan & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

7 new songs from Irish artists you should hear this week

New music from Cherym, Matthew Harris, Jay Pryor and Chaya, Brídín, Sam Wickens, Four Nights and LazyRevs.

Watch For Those I Love’s remarkable AI image-modelled music video for ‘Birthday / The Pain’

For Those I Love, Dave Balfe’s project that pays tribute to friends and family has…

Watch: Spotlight – a film about Black Irish creatives including Tolü Makay, Jafaris, JyellowL, Aby Coulibaly, Offica, Felispeaks

 SPOTLIGHT: Éire to the World is a new film that is being premiered tonight that…

Watch: MuRLi & friends perform in an old abbey in Clare for the latest Chromatic video

Here’s a special entry in Chromatic‘s ongoing live performance videos. Limerick rapper and producer MuRli…

Have you heard the album inspired by the Lidl on Dublin’s Aungier Street?

Lidl Museum of Ancient and Contemporary Art Audio Tour (LMACA) features contributions from artists like Acid Granny, Rob Mirolo, Robbie Kitt, Davy Kehoe and Jennifer Moore (Dreamcycles).

Nialler9 Radio show – A Madlib selection

In honour of the excellent Four Tet-arranged Madlib album Sound Ancestors, I played just over…

Handpicked new tunes: Benin City, Eomac, Jimi Tenor, Octa Octa, Franki, Doubt, Black Country, New Road & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

22 new albums to look forward to in 2021

Are we getting new albums from Adele, Rosalía, SZA, Kendrick, Billie Eilish & more this year?