The Best of the Month episode is Patreon-only. This is a preview on the public feed.
This month’s best of the month guest is music writer Vanessa Roulston Mooney.
We pick our favourite music of the first month of the year, from midwest desert post rock of Winged Wheel, new releases from Irish artists Maria Somerville, Madra Salach, Ailbhe Reddy, Ye Vagabonds and Caitlin Orla Eve, the cosmic collab between Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore, the Norwegian artist Sassy 009, the “Britainicana” band Westside Cowboy and Chicago experimental trio Bitchin Bajas.
We also talk recent gig experiences and the Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year.
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The These New Puritans interview Vanessa did for us.
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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.