Nialler9 Podcast: Red Bull Music Academy Berlin report, bad covers, Villagers, Noname

We report from the Red Bull Music Academy in Berlin, we talk dodgy covers thanks to Metallica & more.

Badbadnotgood & Little Dragon release dreamy collab track ‘Tried’

The sweet sound of two very different groups colliding.

Premiere: Xo Mo’s ‘May’ is the R&B anthem you need in your life right now

The group will play in Tengu this Friday as part of Hard Working Class Heroes.

So Unknown Mortal Orchestra have just dropped a nine minute psychedelic instrumental called ‘Hanoi 6’

The track comes a from a collection of live recordings in Vietnam due to be released on October 26th.

Watch: Kojaque unravels male delicacy in new video for ‘Eviction Notice’

The track was an album highlight from Deli Daydreams for many.

Premiere: Happyalone. asking all the right questions on new single ‘WDYW4M’

The band hail from a “video game supernova”.

10 great new songs you should hear right now

Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Christian Rich, Kelela & more.

Premiere: Party Fears return with disco-pop gem ‘Dog Star’

The track is the first from their new EP out on October 8th.

Watch: The loneliness of public transport in Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s ‘Sister’s Jeans’

The track is taken from the Australian group’s debut LP Hope Downs

Katie Kim and Crash Ensemble launch collaborative live album Salt Interventions

The collaboration shines a different light on Kim’s album Salt, released in 2016.

The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

Highlights: Arctic Monkeys, Hard Working Class Heroes, Boxed Off, Wyvern Lingo, Half Waif, Julien Baker, Anna Calvi.

Marie Davidson’s ‘Work It’ is the instructional life coach banger you need to be a winner

Dance music’s own version of a TED talk over an industrial electro beat.

Review: Villagers The Art Of Pretending To Swim

The fourth studio LP from Conor O’Brien does so much more than just tread water.

8 gigs and clubs to see in Limerick city this week

Highlights: DIE, Beoga, DIY LK and Culture Night

20 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this weekend

Culture Night and Clonakilty Int’l Guitar Festival highlights, Mockie Ah!, Cal Folger Day, Cara Kursh and more: it’s the Nialler9 Cork Gig Guide

Premiere: Talos returns with cinematic live video for ‘Your Love Is An Island’

The video is taken from the artist’s forthcoming Live At St. Luke’s EP

Here’s what you need to know about the acts playing Syrias Vibes this week

Nialler9 is teaming up with District Mag and Syrias Vibes to bring you the freshest in Irish hip-hop.

Gig news roundup: Glen Hansard, Little Green Cars, ONRA, Mahalia, LAOISE and more.

Little Green Cars are set to play a headline show in Vicar Street this December…

10 great new songs you should hear right now

Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Christian Rich, Kelela & more.

Metropolis Festival add Friendly Fires, Booka Brass, David Keenan to Saturday lineup

The festival also announced David O’Doherty as master of ceremonies on Saturday