Daisy Foster

Alt-J’s debut album An Awesome Wave contained a roughly equal measure of the memorable and the forgettable. While songs like ‘Matilda’ and ‘Taro’ showed off the band’s penchant for vibrant indie pop anthems, large sections of the album struggled to hold the attention. Now the trio are back with...

Following a solid set from support act ‘Fun Adults,’ Tom Vek strides onstage to the repetitive chanting of ‘How Am I Meant To Know’. He sings along as the packed Bodega crowd watch in silence, out of respect or confusion it is not known, however when he charges into...

Dan Croll seems an artist whose rise to prominence over the last couple of years has been accompanied, at every turn, by sensational hype. Not everyone is aware of his stuff – most will recognise the “song that started it all” ‘From Nowhere’ – but those who have faithfully...

Andrew Byrne-Hozier, the Irish folky blues singer-songwriter has released his first album. The self-titled compilation strings together a bunch of singles released by Hozier over the past few years. The 24 year-old’s voice tells a story, and his mature yet mesmeric melodies on tracks such as Take Me To...

Confined to the dingy upstairs room of the Oxford O2, a crowd of about fifteen fans await Southern, who are due to headline the venue on their first proper UK tour.  The first group to support them are a three-piece consisting of two jolly looking folk, a rounded young...

A recent explosion of young electro based artists has started to create a little monotony, but Nordic project Asgeir has created a sound of his own. Iceland is undergoing a revolution and the volcanic island’s musical scene has come a long way since the days of Bjork and the...

After a whirlwind summer, Rae Morris was winding down with one of her last festivals of the year, Leeds Festival. She has toured with Bombay Bicycle, produced a spectacular EP and become a favourite of BBC’s music scene. Impact interviewed Rae Morris just before her headline slot on the BBC...