Here we are. The end of the sixth year of the Nialler9 poll. Thank you all once again for voting. We had about 100 or so votes that made up the results in songs, new artists, EPs and now, the big one – albums. Our
The top 25 Irish songs as chosen by you featured eight of my own personal choices in its midst, so we all seem to be in general agreement right? Not bloody likely. Thanks for voting. Tomorrow, I’ll reveal the top 25 Irish albums while Irish
I’ve had my say, now we’re kicking off your say in the first results of the readers’ poll with your top Irish EPs and new artists of 2011.Both those lists follow along with links and embeds to where you can hear why they got the
Two of Galway’s bright young things Daithí and Elaine Mai team up for a bonus song that won’t feature on Daithí’s forthcoming 2012 debut album. The video is by another pair of bright young things, Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost. Daithí
Myles O’Reilly filmed the West Cork Ukelele Orchestra performing a cover of Boney M’s ‘Ra Ra Rasputin’ in Dartmouth Square, Ranelagh, Dublin. You may have seen these guys on The Late Late on Friday performing a cover of Aha’s ‘Take On Me’ (90 minutes in
Image above courtesy of Nouveaunoise’s artwork.The annual Nialler9 readers’ poll is back. For the sixth time, I’m looking for your top 5 Irish albums and songs of the year. Lat year’s best album was awarded to Villagers’ Becoming A Jackal and best song went
After Zane Lowe played the song twice on his show last week, you can now have a listen to a the new single from The Cast Of Cheers’ second album which was produced by Luke Smith (worked on Foals’ Total Life Forever and was in
Richie Egan returns to Jape next week with the release of a double A-side single ‘Hands of Fire’/’Lying on a Deathbed’ next Friday May 27th. through new Irish label music/is/for/losers (which appears to count MOTHS and Sun Glitters on its roster). They’ll be the first songs taken from his new album Ocean of Frequency due [...]
Loud Mouth Compilation Volume 1 is an eclectic mix from the Loud Mouth collective of musicians, producers and DJs. Featuring music from multiple genres: hip-hop, post-dubstep, electronica and ambient from artists as diverse as Exxon Valdez, Bingo, C.F. Meister, Intuitive Travels Of Sound, The Bastard and Cian, it’s a great example from other pockets of [...]
After establishing a pocket of Ireland’s musical space all to themselves with Volume #1 a year ago, the Popical Island collective have checked back with the finest of the country’s indie-pop and alternative bands, and enlisted some new ones to bring us Volume #2, which will be released on June 25th on CD and download. [...]