The Irish producer is back with a three-track EP inspired by a hypothetical. lullahush’s forthcoming EP, titled  An Todhchaí is a sonic “what if?” posing the question of what Irish trad and electronic music could sound like together. The three tracks explore that push and pull with ‘An Caoineadh’ (The Crying), ‘An Grá’ (The Love) and ‘An Todhchaí’ (The Future),…

As first published on Nialler9 - lullahush to release Irish trad-influenced An Todhchaí EP on Future Classic

Featuring Adrianne Lenker, Weval, George Clanton, TV Girl, System Olympia, jarjarjr, And So I Watch You From Afar, Big Wett, CC:Disco, Thee UFO, Silverbacks, Kelly Lee Owens.

As first published on Nialler9 - The Nialler9 New Music Playlist: Adrianne Lenker, System Olympia, Big Wett & more

Featuring: Jamie xx, Chanel Beads, Mica Levi, Plus One, Clara La San, Fcukers, Silverbacks, Skinner, A Lazarus Soul, EFÉ, Clairo, Or:la and more.

As first published on Nialler9 - The 20 best songs of July

Dan Snaith’s new single ‘Volume’ features a sample of the M|A|R|R|S’ 1997 UK number one hit ‘Pump Up The Volume’. The song harks back to a formative time when a young Dan Snaith heard the song on the radio, and is part of a yet to be announced album rollout – with recent songs ‘Honey’…

As first published on Nialler9 - Caribou’s new track samples M|A|R|R|S’s 1987 dance hit ‘Pump Up The Volume’

The ambient experimental group Seefeel have returned with their first new music since 2011 on Warp Records. ‘Sky Hooks’ is the first song from Everything Squared, a one-off six-track mini-album to be released on August 30, and available digitally, on vinyl and CD. which presents a contemporary evolution of their trademark sound. The new release…

As first published on Nialler9 - Seefeel release first music on Warp Records in 13 years

Featuring Mica Levi, Primal Scream, Caribou, Champion, Clairo, Jamie Unknown, Fcukers, Or:La, They., His Father's Voice, Salimata, MIKE.

As first published on Nialler9 - The Nialler9 New Music Playlist: Mica Levi, Primal Scream, Clairo, Jamie Unknown & more

Fcukers are a New York electronic trio who are bringing a big indie sleaze vibe in their music to date. With nods to DFA Records cowbell indie sleaze, blog house, hyperpop, Fcukers are that currently rare thing – a New York city buzz band in which the hype actually is happening transatlantically in real time.…

As first published on Nialler9 - Intro: Fcukers – DFA indie sleaze and ‘Devil’s Haircut’ mix on nu-indie hit ‘Homie Don’t Shake’

Welsh electronic producer Kelly Lee Owens has announced her fourth album Dreamstate, and released a new song ‘Love You Got’. The album will be released on October 18th, on a new label dh2, created by George Daniel, specifically for electronic music. ‘Love You Got’ is the album’s first single, and has a Jon Hopkins meets…

As first published on Nialler9 - Kelly Lee Owens to release new album Dreamstate on The 1975’s George Daniel’s new label

The Derry DJ and producer Or:la has announced a long-awaited debut album. Trusting Theta will be released on September 20th on Fabric Originals, and feartures contributions from SOAK, Eliza Rose, and Mary Lake, and pulls from Or:la’s (Orlagh Dooley) wide-array loves of acid, breakbeat, UK bass, tribal house, deep house, 90’s techno and garage. The…

As first published on Nialler9 - Or:la announces debut album Trusting Theta featuring SOAK, Eliza Rose; releases ‘Chant’

Featuring: Jamie xx, Robyn, Kabin Crew, Mabe Fratti, Burial, Martha Skye Murphy, James Blake, Lil Yachty, King Krule, The PVP, His Father's Voice, Kneecap, Heartworms, Orla Gartland, Pond, Joey Valance & Brae, Nilüfer Yanya & more

As first published on Nialler9 - The 20 best songs of June

Featuring A Lazarus Soul, Palmbomben II, Mabe Fratti, James Blake, Lil Yachty, Desire, Rosie Lowe, D*mp, Decarteret, 1000 Beasts, Pearl & The Oysters.

As first published on Nialler9 - The Nialler9 New Music Playlist

Far from being an exhaustive, solidified list of Irish long form releases at the half way point of the year, what follows is simply 20 albums I have enjoyed from Irish artists in 2024 to date - in no particular order.

As first published on Nialler9 - 20 best Irish albums of the year so far

Featuring Jamie xx, Robyn, King Krule, Burial, Wallace, Pond, Tommy Richman, Susanna, Self Esteem, Moonchild Sannelly, JarJarJr, Julia Jacklin.

As first published on Nialler9 - The Nialler9 New Music Playlist – June 26th

Fans of Aphex Twin, Autechre, Seefeel, WARP Records and the ambient-techno/electronica scene of the 90s will want to put some time aside to check out an epic new 8 hour DJ mix that explores these sounds in exquisite detail through “an extended odyssey through 1990s Electronic Listening Music.”  Described in an interview on the project’s…

As first published on Nialler9 - The Deep Ark is an homage to 90s electronic through an 8-hour DJ mix & a 238-page book

The Hot Chip producer has a new album too. Joe Goddard has been releasing tracks from his upcoming third album Harmonics lately before it’s released on July 12th. ‘Moments Die’ with Barrie and ‘New World (Flow)’ with Fiorious were previously released and ‘Follow You’ dropped today, with the album promising “14 tracks of left-of-centre dance…

As first published on Nialler9 - Joe Goddard for Dublin and Kilkenny shows

The Hyperdub pairing are back releasing together. ‘Phoneglow’ / ‘Eyes Go Blank’ is a joint 12″ on the label that follows not long after Burial’s ‘Dreamfear’ / ‘Boy Sent From Above’ in January. ‘Phoneglow’ is the Burial track, a spectral R&B-sampling 9-minute track of true Burial stock, while ‘Eyes Go Blank’ is a 2-step jungle…

As first published on Nialler9 - Burial links with Kode9 on new 12″ split

After being very quiet for a number of years, Robyn has popped up twice on new songs this month. Firstly, with Yung Lean on a Charli XCX remix and now as a featured vocalist on ‘Life’ a new single from Jamie xx’s forthcoming album Waves (20th September 2024). The song is in Robyn’s wheelhouse with…

As first published on Nialler9 - Jamie xx and Robyn release the French Touch single ‘Life’

Featuring Kneecap, James Vincent McMorrow, Heartworms, Ciaran Lavery, Morgana, Hundred Waters, Nilüfer Yanya, The Redneck Manifesto, And So I Watch You From Afar, Martha Skye Murphy, Monjola.

As first published on Nialler9 - The 10 best songs of the week