Maddy Hay

Ever present across London and beyond, Sisteray are slowly becoming one of the most promising bands to grace the music scene in 2016. Their new single ‘Who R Ya?’ epitomises their energetic, raucous punk sound. It is rare to see a band as proactive as Sisteray, whether it be...

It’s Monday – the first full day of Freshers Week and (even more importantly) the first day of Impact Music‘s week of playlists. Today’s theme is, of course, pre-drinks. We’ve all been there: you want to impress your potential new mates with your eclectic music taste but your mind has gone...

On September 7th, we caught up with Xavier Poitras from the Montreal-based group Solids on the rooftop of The Bodega Social Club in Hockley, before their set. IMPACT: Have you performed here before? Xavier: No, it’s our first time in Nottingham. The whole UK tour was offered to us by...

Shit Present Experiencing a decidedly DIY punk band such as Shit Present in a venue such as Bodega was as refreshing as it was surreal. I had to constantly remind myself I was not stood in the JT Soar: an old fruit and vegetable warehouse just outside Nottingham city centre...

The final day of music rounded off the weekend in excellent fashion, with acts during the day including Beardyman, Hot 8 Brass Band, David Rodigan and a dub reggae set from Craig Richards. The legendary French electronica duo Air pulled off a personal highlight of the festival for the...

Last month was Secret Garden Party, set in the idyllic Cambridgeshire countryside with 20-odd thousand people frothing to get loose as Beetlejuice. The line up was stacked, Mr Sun was smiling, the sweat patches were growing. It was bloody marvellous. Now here’s why… Each year a theme is set...

This album is bad for your health. I know that because it’s all I’ve listened to since it was released last Friday and I’ve been nothing but melancholy since. There are a few precedents for material this mournful in popular music: Van Morrison’s ‘TB Sheets’, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Famous Blue...