Nialler9 Podcast

The Nialler9 Podcast: Nialler9 and Andrea Cleary discuss new music, album deep dives, artist interviews and chat all things music.
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Podcast Special: 20 of our favourite artists offer positive advice for lockdown

For this Nialler9 Podcast special, we wanted to bring some good vibes and positivity as…

Nialler9 Podcast: Kevin Morby’s depiction of a Middle American twilight

It’s Episode 110 of the Nialler9 Podcast with Niall and Andrea and with Lockdown 2 having begun we are taking a transportive trip to the American midwest with Kevin Morby, and focus on the good things.

Nialler9 Podcast: Loah & Bantum talk 2020 and Future Islands are in retrograde

This week’s episode we chat to close collaborators Loah & Bantum about their 2020 experiences, review the sixth album from the Baltimore synth-pop band, swoon over Julia Jacklin’s lyrics, Dre takes up knitting, Niall doesn’t have COVID and Pepe the Frog is in the mix somehow.

Nialler9 Podcast: Ailbhe Reddy’s personal debut album in review

On this week’s pod we have some surprise guests from chimney sweepers who interrupt the recording process more than once. Welcome to the home office. We review Ailbhe Reddy’s debut album, discuss new Bicep, Kynsy, Bon Iver guests on a track and we talk Eddie Van Halen’s legacy.

Nialler9 Podcast: Róisín Murphy feels the machine

On this week’s pod we review the new album from the queen with her disco machine Róisín Murphy, focus on reasons to be cheerful and new songs from Romy, Ultraflex, Tune-Yards and a load of Irish artists on the collab.

Nialler9 Podcast #106: Sufjan faces spiritual and societal struggles

Episode 106 of the Nialler9 Podcast finds us reviewing the ultra-long electronic hymnal album from Sufjan Stevens, discuss Autumn a lot and enthuse about Keanu Reeves classic film Speed.

Nialler9 Podcast: Pillow Queens’ debut album reviewed & a chat with Niamh Regan

It’s episode 105 of the Nialler9 Podcast, and Niall and Andrea are burying their heads in the sand, maybe?
We review the Pillow Queens debut album, chat to last week’s album of the week artist Niamh Regan and chat songs from Gorillaz, Sufjan, For Those I Love And more.

Nialler9 Podcast: Niamh Regan’s sublime debut album & the Irish hip-hop documentary

Episode 104 of the Nialler9 Podcast, and Niall and Andrea are staying positive! Join us…

Nialler9 Podcast: Angel Olsen & the government make a whole new mess again

It’s Episode 103 of the Nialler9 Podcast and we’ve got more tunes to discuss than…

Nialler9 Podcast: A conversation with Denise Chaila, MuRli and God Knows

Episode 102 of the Nialler9 Podcast and it’s one we’ve been trying to make happen…

Nialler9 Podcast: Fontaines D.C.’s A Hero’s Death – The critic round table review

On this week’s episode, Niall and Andrea are joined by old pal Luke Sharkey to discuss A Hero’s Death, the second album from Fontaines D.C.

There’s breaking news about pubs and clubs restrictions which unfold as we record the episode, discussions about bad journalism, reasons to be cheerful and 4 new songs to sink your teeth into.

Nialler9 Podcast: Taylor Swift and The National’s Aaron Dessner make folklore – a review

You can’t make a Tomlette without breaking a few Gregs.

Nialler9 Podcast: A live music industry at crisis point & the cosmic stylings of Jarv Is reviewed

Episode 99 and ahead of Songs From An Empty Room event, we’re talking how the Irish live music needs to get loud to represent itself, we review Jarv Is, Jarvis Cocker’s new band’s album and songs from Devendra Barnhart, The Avalanches, Illuminati Hotties and Berwyn.

Nialler9 Podcast: Silverbacks wry and whimsical rock debut & the Irish Times Top 50 Irish albums

Episode 98 of the Nialler9 podcast and thanks to Patreon Members we have upgraded our equipment.

Podcast: 10 recommended albums from 2020 so far

Episode 97. Niall and Andrea pick five albums each we recommend we didn’t cover on the podcast so far this year for listeners to check out. We also discuss some of those favourites towards the end along with more talk of Succession and The Last of Us Part 2.

Podcast: Haim’s Women In Music Pt. III in review + How Other Voices brought Courage to the world

It’s Episode 96 and we talk to Other Voices’ booker Aoife Woodlock about how the Courage live series came about, we review Haim’s looser, more eclectic Women In Music Pt. III, we discuss the Gender Disparity Report on Irish radio plus songs from Beyonce, SAULT, Soccer Mommy and CMAT.

Podcast: The dignified doubt of Phoebe Bridgers

Episode 95 and we review Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, tell Andrea the news while she’s been on a social media break and discuss songs from Idles, Pillow Queens, Jafaris and NewDad.

Nialler9 Podcast: Run The Jewels are the soundtrack to the trash fire of the world

Episode 94 of the Nialler9 podcast and we’re mostly about RTJ4 along with discussion about Black Lives Matter, representation and perception of Black Irish voices, and the End Direct Provision movement. New songs from Leon Bridges, MuRli, Roosevelt and His Holiness The Dalai Lama and a frank recommend for the Beethoven movie. Yep, the one about the St. Bernard dog.

Nialler9 Podcast: Black Irish creatives speak up on racism & inequality in Ireland

Instead of our regular podcast, you will hear, in this order – the voices from the protesters on Monday along with words of Black Irish musicians and creatives Erica Cody, Loah, Denise Chaila and Amanda Ade.

Nialler9 Podcast: Cliff Notes On A Conditional Form & The Mary Wallopers talk livestreams

Episode 92: Niall and Andrea are locked into the 22-track 80-minute behemoth that is the 1975’s fourth album Notes On A Conditional Form and we chat to The Mary Wallopers aka TPM about the home pub live streamed gigs.