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The latest music posts from Nialler9.

Gig and Festival roundup: Forbidden Fruit additions, Night & Day Festival, Mall Grab, Kurt Vile, Æ MAK & more

It’s been a long time since we did a gig roundup. Our last here was…

Nialler9 Podcast: Big Thief, Beach House and the artistic intention of long albums

It’s a tale of two albums this week. The fifth album from Big Thief (Dragon…

Ugolino are the Dublin live jazz-rap duo you should be paying attention to; hear ‘Three Stripes’

You should really be paying attention to Ugolino, the Dublin duo of lyricist/vocalist, Shane Richardson…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Ye Vagabonds, Big Love, Heart Shaped, Qwerty Mick, Clara Tracey, NTF, Modernlove, Evan Miles, Melts, Nagam, Bog Bodies, Whozyerman?

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Dry Cleaning, Lumo Club, Out Of Space, A Lazarus Soul, The Altered Hours, Yenkee, KEHLI, Lonelady, HAUSU.

Thinking of ditching Spotify? Musician Joel Harkin explores alternative music platforms so you don’t have to

Belfast-based songwriter Joel Harkin wrote to us in response to our alternatives to Spotify podcast,…

Massive Attack announced for Dublin outdoor show

Massive Attack are the latest act to get announced for an outdoor Dublin show this…

Nialler9 Podcast – A visit to Black Gate in Galway

A few weeks ago, Myself and Andrea took a day trip to Galway city to…

The 10 best tracks released today: Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies and more

The 10 best new tracks out today – Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies, Gaptoof, Illiterate, India Jordan, Fred Again,Jordan Rakei, Absentee, Alt-J.

Pillow Queens share new song ‘Hearts & Minds’ and album pre-order

After announcing their second album Leave The Light On and sharing a new song ‘Be…

First Listen: Inni-K’s contemporary sean-nós album Iníon

Every few years Eithne Ní Chatháin releases an album that shows a songwriter keen to…

Watch Little Simz perform ‘Introvert’ / ‘Woman’ live at the Brits

Yes, the Brits were at it again. And one of the best things to come…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring NewDad, Henry Earnest, Leo Pearson, Púca, Aoife, Neil Dexter, First Class & Coach, Brawni, Muttonhead, Firm City, Viscose, Willhouse, GI, Sequence, YAWA.

Fleet Foxes for Collins Barracks outdoor show this Summer

Fleet Foxes are the second name announced for Singular Artists’ series of gigs at the…

Junior Brother addresses thuggish Dublin evictions on ‘No Country For Young Men’

The Kerry alt-folk artist Junior Brother has a new single called ‘No Country For Young…

Bodytonic announce shows for Shanti Celeste, Kode9, Horse Meat Disco, India Jordan, Luke Una and more

Bodytonic have announced a series of club shows in Wigwam and The Bernard Shaw this…

The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week

Highlights: Peach, Mano Le Tough, Ailbhe Reddy, Khakikid, Robocobra Quartet, R3D’s House, David Kitt, Ahmed With Love, Spike Cello Fest.

Four in five Irish nightclubs have shut since the year 2000 while the government’s licensing consultation receives 5000 submissions from the public

The Irish nightlife campaign Give Us The Night’s analysis shows that four out of five…

Sharon Van Etten and L’Rain for Dublin show

Sharon Van Etten with L’Rain on support is playing a joint Foggy Notions show at…

The 20 best songs of January 2022

Featuring Cate Le Bon, Beach House, Denzel Curry, Soichi Terada, Bill Fay, Boy Harsher, Wet Leg, Ezra Collective, Junk Drawer and more