It’s been a few weeks since Andrea and Niall were able to pod because of holidays, festivals and the summer season.
So it’s a more casual episode this time around with Niall sharing his experiences from week 2 at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Andrea making a rare festival visit to Body & Soul Festival. There’s also Forbidden Fruit chat and our Nialler9 Discord community weigh in our their experiences at Prima.
And there’s always time to talk about one of the greatest songs of all-time – ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush, which as you no doubt know by now, has seen a resurgence thanks to its sync placement in season four of Netflix show Stranger Things, and promptly picked up 616 million Tik Tok plays and has gone to number 1 in the UK and Australia.
Who knew a song from 1985 might become the song of the summer? You don’t need to ask us twice to discuss the enduring appeal of the classic song, and why it’s resonating once more.
Plus, Andrea tells us her opinion on the new Beyoncé song.
It’s all happening.
Episode notes / references
Vox – How a recording-studio mishap shaped ’80s music
Linndrum famous songs
Nialler9 Mix Series: Mix & Fairbanks – Linndrum mix 2016
Remixes mentioned:
- Support Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord chat + member playlists & content.
- Andrea’s own podcast – My Favourite Album is on season 2
- Andrea has a Ghost newsletter
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.
