The album due August 30th on Domino is described as a kinetic counterpart to 2021’s Music For Psychedelic Therapy. Jon Hopkins new album Ritual is toured as a “41-minute ceremonial epic built from cavernous subs, hypnotic drumming and transcendent melodic interplay”, and the culmination of themes explored in Hopkins’ 22-year-career to date. Ritual is a…

As first published on Nialler9 - Jon Hopkins’ kinetic new album Ritual out this August

Featuring Overhead The Albatross, Pillow Queens, Chalk, Fears, Shark School, Birthday Problem, Oisin Leech, Fynch, The Henry Girls.

As first published on Nialler9 - 9 new Irish songs of the week

Featuring Annie-Dog, Virgins, Ana Palindrome, The Cliffords, Thee U.F.O, Lil Skag, Lewwab, Emma Noodles, ZOID, quirke.

As first published on Nialler9 - 10 new Irish songs of the week

Featuring: DUG, Really Good Time, single men in Their Twenties, Onion Boys, The Expert, Jillelli, Elaphi, Long Island Sound, Ria Rua, Arveene, Alex Gough.

As first published on Nialler9 - 10 new Irish songs of the week

Featuring: Thee U.F.O, Lemoncello, EFÉ, Flynn Johnson, Jehnova, Adam Garrett, The Cliffords, Nogymx, Leon McMahon, Róisín McKeown, svhymns, Peter Vogelaar, Cat Dowling.

As first published on Nialler9 - 10 new Irish songs of the week

Featuring André 3000, Biig Piig, Spooklet, Sloucho, Kneecap, Grian Chatten, Nealo, Niina, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Faux Real, New Jackson, Tiger & Woods, boygenius, Ye Vagabonds.

As first published on Nialler9 - 10 songs we love this week: Biig Piig, André 3000, New Jackson, Tiger & Woods & more

Featuring Danny Brown, Floating Points, Nailah Hunter, Caroline Polachek, M83, NewDad, Dawn Richard, Quantic, Julie Byrne, Connie Constance, BadBadNotGood, Charlotte Day Wilson.

As first published on Nialler9 - 10 songs we love this week

Irish producer Kormac has provided the soundtrack to a new short documentary from The New Yorker The documentary Swift Justice was made by Emmy Award winning filmmaker and director Ross McDonnell, and is about the courts and justice system of Taliban-occupied Afghanistan where, “adultery is illegal, on pain of death. Women lack the right of…

As first published on Nialler9 - Kormac soundtracks new Taliban documentary from The New Yorker by Irish filmmaker

Darren Cunningham aka Actress has released a new song called ‘Push Power ( a 1 )’, a discombobulating and edifying track built from minimal bass, beats, interweaving vocal samples and piano lines. The track was released today on Ninja Tune, and is the followup to the Dummy Corporation EP released last November. “Push Power (…

As first published on Nialler9 - Actress releases the chess-inspired track ‘Push Power ( a 1 )’

The Icelandic band Sigur Rós have released their first song in nearly seven years. ‘Blóðberg’ is a near seven-minute song with sweeping orchestrals that neatly track with the band performing with a 41-piece orchestra at Royal Festival Hall, London, as part of Christine and the Queens’ Meltdown this Friday. ‘Blóðberg’ features the return of multi-instrumentalist…

As first published on Nialler9 - Sigur Rós release first single in 7 years

Featuring Aby Coulibaly, King Kong Company, Bobby Fingers, Meryl Streek, Fia Moon, JyellowL, Bon Voyage, Slow Moving Clouds, Luunah, A Lethal Black Ooze, Malik, Tabitha Smyth, D12 Inc.

As first published on Nialler9 - 12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Lakelands is a new Irish film by the directing, producing and writing pair Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, set Granard in Longford, about a young Gaelic footballer who struggles to come to terms with a career-ending injury, after a violent attack on a night out. It stars Éanna Hardwicke, Danielle Galligan and Lorcan Cranitch, and…

As first published on Nialler9 - Daithí – Lakelands Motion Picture Soundtrack (album premiere)

Secret Life is the new collaborative ambient album from Fred Again.. and ambient composer icon Brian Eno, which was recorded between 4th April 2020 – 23rd December 2022. It is released on Four Tet’s Text Records label, which Kieran Hebden called “the most beautiful album of 2023.” It runs at 45 minutes and feels like…

As first published on Nialler9 - Fred Again.. & Brian Eno release collaborative album on Four Tet’s label

Featuring Viscose, Babylamb, Alicia Raye, Luka Palm, Malik, Chxmist, Matthew Xavier Corrigan, Sweetlemondae, Shauna Lee, Walshy, Lowkick, david ofmg, Jobseekr.

As first published on Nialler9 - 12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Featuring No Photos, E The Artist, Zissou, Delac, Jealous Of The Birds, Stephen Shannon, Olive Hatake, Patrick Stefan, Honey Still, Banyah, Loop Heavy, Daryl Bengo, GNS, Confamm Charlito, TraviS, Elzzz, Reggie, Tidah.

As first published on Nialler9 - 12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Featuring Slow Moving Clouds, Zapho, Celaviedamai, Conchúr White, whoisdays,Trophy Wife, Papa Romeo, A.S Fanning, USNA, KEHLI, Blimp, Joexxvincy, Video Blue.

As first published on Nialler9 - 12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Featuring Laurie Shaw, Sloucho, Fizzy Orange, Zoid, Inni-K, The Expert, Enola Gay, A92, hikii, Curtisy, Graham, Spider, Skripteh, Whenyoung, Headsgone.

As first published on Nialler9 - 12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Featuring Still Blue, Lemonade Shoelace, Ezra Willams, Gareth Quinn Redmond, Sorcha Durham, Crybabyamy, D*mp, Emily Beattie, Róisín McKeown, Trinkets, Rodney Owl, Molumby, Nylophone

As first published on Nialler9 - 12 new Irish songs to hear this week