best of 2018

Here are Nialler9’s 50 favourite new acts from A-Z who impacted Irish music and left a lasting impression on us this year.

Nialler’s 50 favourites for the dancefloor released this year.

Louis Scully aka Papa Lou is a DJ and promoter of various Dublin nights including Discotekken, Telephones, The RnB Club & Woweembeem.

Mike McGrath-Bryan is a features writer and podcaster from Mallow, Co. Cork, currently residing in Cork city centre.

The Nialler9 writer and DDR host goes through his favourite tracks of the year.

With a Spotify playlist of our favourite Irish tracks.

Daire Carolan is the founder of the Dublin label First Second, A&R with Jheri Tracks, a DJ and he works with All City.

Our favourite tracks of the year with a playlist.

One of the nation’s top journalists gifts us with her 10 top ten tracks of 2018.

Top buzzer DJ, podcaster and Loose Joints co-host Sally picks her 10.

Gugai is the owner and promoter of Roisin Dubh in Galway. He also runs Strange Brew Rekkids and has a show on 8 Radio by the same name.

Today FM producer, Fat Puppy Creator, DJ and Irish music lover Kate-Brennan Harding shares her soundtrack of 2018.

Arveene is a DJ, producer and sneaker collector based in London with silky hair and grooves galore.

Mango of Mango X Mathman shares the tracks that saw him through 2018.

Our favourite Irish albums of the year.

The Totally Irish 98FM presenter shares his soundtrack to 2018.

Niall’s 40 favourite albums of the year, ranked.

Kerry DJ and presenter with Raidió na Gaeltachta hits us up with his favourite tracks of the year.

Cork-based DJ and host of the Out of Space DDR music show shares her highlights.

The electronic duo share the favourite tracks of the year with us.