Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon Niall attended the first gig back last night at the Iveagh Gardens where James Vincent McMorrow and Sorcha Richardson played outdoors for 500 people and about 25 media, with social distancing and p

Black Midi, Arooj Aftab, Torres, Sharon Van Etten & Burial included.

In the week of her 60th birthday… it’s time to talk about one of Ireland’s most successful musicians... Enya.

Like the podcast? Support Nialler9 on Patreon The sixth album from Annie Clark aka St. Vincent is inspired by music made in sepia-toned downtown New York from 1971 to 1975. The title Daddy’s Home refers to her father’s release from prison in 2019 af

Like the podcast? Support Nialler9 on Patreon At the end of the month on the site, I share my favourite songs of the previous month as you can see for April here. As we don't cover new music every week on the podcast (anymore), this week's episode delv

Support Nialler9 on Patreon The lack of income in the last year for musicians during a pandemic highlighted just how little streaming pays out in terms of an artist's overall revenue. The most streamed artist in the world in 2019 was Drake who only

Niall and Andrea take you deep into how US disco morphed into Italo, how Moroder and Hi-NRG fits in, the characteristics of Italo disco, the glitz, the glamour and the keytars. Plus, we talk about the Nialler9 Podcast theme song..

With the news that My Bloody Valentine are re-releasing their catalogue through Domino and that their music is finally on streaming services, Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary revisit the Irish/English shoegaze band's classic 1991 record Loveless.

Will we actually get to go to gigs this year? Niall looks at what could actually happen this summer, while Andrea casts her critical eye over Lana Del Rey's seventh album Chemtrails Over The Country Club in her typical considered fashion.

A podcast special interview with David Balfe about his crushing album about love, loss and impermanence.