The weather has turned, the blue skies are aplenty, summer is on the way and you just need music to soundtrack that positivity to come. That’s how I feel when things feel like this.
Enter, Washington DC rapper/producer Oddisee and his new track ‘That’s Love’, an uplifting funk and soul-indebted hip-hop track about one of the basic elements of life – love. The song is taken from his new album The Good Fight which also features Nick Hakim, Gary Clarke Jr., and Tranqill. It’s out in May.

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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.