Music

The latest music posts from Nialler9.

Podcast: The music we loved, and didn’t, this August

Niall and Andrea are talking new albums from Billie Eilish, Lorde, Villagers, John Francis Flynn, Chromatics (RIP), new songs from Big Thief, Self Esteem, Olivia Rodrigo, Overmono x For Those I Love, a sudden love of Paul McCartney’s Wings, and Sally Rooney’s bucket hat.

Watch: Royal Yellow performs at sunrise on Bull Island for the Chromatic series

Chromatic is a video series capturing musicians in unique places around Ireland. See previous episodes…

9 new songs to add to your rotation this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Villagers, John Francis Flynn, Turnstile, Shire T, Bruise, Baltra, Amber Mark, Self Esteem, Orla Gartland.

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Moxie, Somebody’s Child, Rosa Zajac & Daragh Lynch, Carrie Baxter, GNS, Cheesmore, Typeface, Blondmodel, All The Luck In The World, Xona, Clare Sands, Brídín, K3:lu.

Self Esteem is the pop artist that we need in 2021

There is a vision and direct energy emanating from the newest music from Rebecca Lucy…

Villagers, ASIWYFA, Bell X1, Just Mustard, Saint Sister and many more for Fall Right Into Place Festival in Claregalway Castle

Fall Right Into Place is a new festival being put on across multiple nights by…

New releases out today: Lorde, Villagers, Orla Gartland, Aaliyah & more

The best new releases out this week.

Watch: Kojaque – ‘Town’s Dead’ live from an empty Olympia Theatre

Kojaque has released a second live performance shot in an empty Olympia Theatre. Following on…

Bobbi Arlo’s new single ‘Fever Thoughts’ is a growling electro R&B stomper

The Dublin artist Bobbi Arlo has released a great new single ‘Fever Thoughts’. ‘Fever Thoughts’…

Podcast: Why have gigs not come back to Ireland yet?

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon It’s been over 500 days since…

Melvin Benn to RTÉ News: “NPHET have created a culture of fear and there is no political leadership”

Festival Republic director Melvin Benn was on RTÉ Radio One’s News At One with Bryan…

Mango x MathMan are manifesting good times with UKG MC Creed for new song ‘Vibes’

Mango x MathMan have a new song out today showing the clubbier side of their…

9 new songs to add to your rotation this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Magdalena Bay, Anna B Savage, Overmono, Big Thief, Disclosure, ASA MOTO, Art School Girlfriend, Sam Fender, Zacari, Isaiah Rashad, Buddy.

Intro: Dublin/ Berlin duo Firm City assemble a brittle solace-seeking debut song – ‘Slew’

Marking their card with the immediate vibe of ‘Slew’, the duo’s music shows elements of…

Meadows Festival this weekend at IMMA: all the news on the lineup additions and conversation guests

Meadows Festival is a series of shows taking place at IMMA in Kilmainham, Dublin this…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Bklava, Patricia Lalor, Lisa O’Neill, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, A92, Rushes, Micko Roche, Naked Lungs, Carsten2X, Animwal, Jordan Adetunji, Frank Zing, Maria.

Made Magnetic – a new Kilkenny dance label from Solkatt puts out first release with a soaring ’90s UK rave homage

The Kilkenny electronic duo that make up Solkatt, Leo Pearson and Polytunnel have set up…

Italians Do It Better release first post-Chromatics album, a Madonna covers compilation

After last week’s announcement that the band most synonymous with Johnny Jewel’s label Italians Do…

Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival to feature Villagers, Junior Brother, Mary Wallopers, Lisa O’Neill, Christy Moore, Fire Draw Near & more

Foggy Notions has announced a series of LPSS-funded gigs ubder the Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival…

Podcast: Amapiano – the rise of the South African house music genre (with God Knows & Godwin)

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon On Episode 143, we are joined…