From now on, the Best of the Month episode is going Patreon-only. Public subscribers get the first 26 minutes or so. Patreon members get to hear the whole episode on their member feeds or on Patreon direct. It’s the Nialler9 Podcast’s monthly episode where Niall and Andrea recommend albums and songs of recent weeks. * Support…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Niall and Andrea’s favourite music of July

Siobhan McClean aka shiv is an Irish-Zimbabwean producer, singer-songwriter of neo-soul, RnB and lo-fi hip-hop who has shared two songs from the forthcoming debut album the defiance of a sadgirl this September, ‘Limerence’ and ‘Cherry Pie’, the latter featuring Kojaque, and produced by Gaptoof. I spoke to Shiv about the nature of collaborating and connecting…

As first published on Nialler9 - shiv on collaborating with James Vincent McMorrow and making big life decisions (Podcast)

Exploring a subset of electronic music made in France from the years 1996 to 2004. It’s the latest episode in the Niall explains a dance music genre to Andrea series. What is French Touch? For some it means house music of French origin of the ’90s and 2000s. For me, it’s more defined. French Touch…

As first published on Nialler9 - A short history of French Touch (Nialler9 Podcast)

From this episode going forward, the Best of the Month episode is going Patreon-only. Public subscribers get the first 20 minutes or so for free but to hear the whole episode you’ll have to sign up to Patreon to hear all 70 minutes of the podcast. It’s the Nialler9 Podcast’s monthly episode where Niall and…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Andrea & Niall’s favourite music of June

It’s our annual look at the contenders for the song of the summer. There’s no formula for writing a song of the summer, the same way that you can’t guarantee a Christmas classic, but there are some ground rules that seem to apply for most of the songs in contention every year. As noted by…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: The song of the summer 2024

It’s a new album special as we take a deep dive into Charli XCX’s sixth album brat. On Episode 253 we are joined by Kelly Doherty (of The Vinyl Factory, Satellite Towns and formerly Nialler9) to discuss all things brat from the clubby rollout to the surprising vulnerability and insecurities on Charli’s latest record. We…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Charli XCX’s Brat era (with Kelly Doherty)

It’s the Nialler9 Podcast’s monthly episode where Niall and Andrea recommend albums and songs of recent weeks. Episode 252 of the Nialler9 Podcast and we are excited and enthusing about music of May. There are songs from Kynsy, His Father’s Voice, PinkPantheress, Kawaii Hoe, Clairo and Charli XCX. And albums this month from Papa Romeo,…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Andrea & Niall’s favourite music of May

On Episode 251, Niall gets the chance to talk about one of his favourite all-time records from his favourite band. “Don’t try this at home on your dad’s stereo — only under strict hip-hop supervision..” Join Niall and Andrea to hear why Beastie Boys’ fourth album from 1994 Ill Communication is one of the best…

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: Beastie Boys – Ill Communication

It’s the Nialler9 Podcast’s monthly episode where Niall and Andrea talk about the albums and songs they loved this month. It’s episode 250 (!) of the Nialler9 Podcast and we are sharing our enthusiasm for albums from Curtisy, Rachel Chinouriri, Jessica Pratt, Bálordabreen and tracks from Chappell Roan, Jamie xx, Baby Rose / BadBadNotGood, Sloucho,…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Andrea & Niall’s favourite music of April

Episode 249 of the Nialler9 Podcast and we have a grab bag free-range episode with Niall and Andrea discussing: Show notes * Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord community Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed Follow Nialler9 on Insta | Twitter | Youtube | Spotify

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: Rap Beef, Taylor, Early Clubbing, Cindy Lee, Hozier #1

The West Kerry DJ and radio presenter Cian Ó Cíobháin marks 25 years of An Taobh Tuathail, his alternative new music show which has been running for five nights a week on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta since 1999. Cian joins us to pick six tracks to represent his radio show over the years, and to discuss his…

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: Cian O’Ciobhain on 25 years of doing a new music radio show

Episode 247 is a deep dive into a seminal ’90s debut album from Fiona Apple. Fiona Apple – Tidal (1996) The debut album from the then 18 year-old American singer-songwriter established the artist’s unique raw songcraft that blends pop, rock, and jazz. Featuring the songs ‘Criminal’, ‘Shadowboxer’, ‘Sleep to Dream’, and ‘The First Taste’, Tidal…

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: Fiona Apple – A Tidal deep dive

Niall and Andrea are talking about the A B, and Cs of Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé’s eighth studio album on Episode 246. A for America B For Beyonce C for Country (and D for Discourse) This 80 minutes and 27 track album, serving as Act 2 in the Renaissance trilogy, was purported to be Beyoncé’s country…

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: The ABCs of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter

It’s the Nialler9 Podcast’s monthly episode where Niall and Andrea talk about the albums and songs they loved in the last four weeks. Episode 245 is a ping-pong new disco recommends, with music discussed from Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker, New Jackson, Tatyana, Travis & Elzzz, Glass Beams, Charli XCX, Havvk, Group Listening, Two Shell / FKA…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Andrea & Niall’s favourite music of March

Dummy was a darker, stranger record that would become a trip-hop classic that paired hip-hop, jazz, and electronic textures with Beth Gibbons spine-tingling voice and twangy tremolo guitars that belong in spy movies.

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: A deep dive into Portishead – Dummy (1994)

Today’s episode is a bit of a grab bag of news items, but musicians speaking truth to power is a common theme. Niall and Andrea discuss: * Get this podcast ad-free and with additional playlists, Discord community access, Nialler9 and Lumo event discounts on Patreon from €5 a month. Subscribe in your favourite podcast app:…

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: Irish artists speak truth to power on SXSW & Palestine

It’s the Nialler9 Podcast’s monthly episode where Niall and Andrea talk about the albums and songs they loved in the last four weeks. Episode 242 is a return to the music recommends corner, featuring new album picks from Fynch, Thee U.F.O, Declan McKenna, Mohammad Syfkhan and new songs from Adrianne Lenker, Brittany Howard, Niamh Regan,…

As first published on Nialler9 - Podcast: Andrea & Niall’s favourite music of February

On this near-annual episode, Niall and Andrea are joined by writer and journalist Sophia McDonald to discuss the 10 nominated albums in this year’s Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year 2023 category, as chosen by 11 judges. The albums are: Grian Chatten – Chaos For The Fly (Partisan Records) The debut album from the…

As first published on Nialler9 - Nialler9 Podcast: Which Irish album will win the Choice Prize this year?