• Impact’s Music Essentials: Halloween Hits

    Halloween is a great opportunity to listen to some of the spookiest or even cheesiest songs. There are so many iconic Halloween songs, most that have come from movies and TV shows, that emphasise its uneasy, scary feel, so why not celebrate some of the best music for the...
  • Impact’s Music Essentials: Tamino

    Perhaps obscure, but definitely special. Tamino is setting precedents, fusing Arabic musical traditions with Western pop, rock, and indie vibes. Impact’s Ella Pilson compiles 10 songs perfect for new listeners....
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    Impact’s Music Essentials: ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ 50th Anniversary

    Ellie-Mae Davies Elton John’s masterpiece album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ is turning 50 this year in October. Originally recorded in May 1973, the album saw major success and has since sold 20 million copies worldwide and stayed at number one in the Billboard album charts for eight consecutive weeks. Co-written by...
  • Impact’s Music Essentials: Spring and Summer Gems

    Abigael Woosey Impact’s Abigael presents her top springy-summery songs which may have gone under the radar, and why she loves them. Every year new artists are creating amazing new music, and it’s hard to keep track of it all sometimes, which means great artists manage to slip through the...
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    Impact’s Music Essentials: Lana Del Rey

    Just last month Lana Del Rey released her ninth studio album titled – ‘Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard’. With such a large body of music it can be difficult to know where to start when first introduced to an artist. Impact’s Loretta Omoruanzoje has compiled...
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    Impact’s Music Essentials: The Weeknd

    In celebration of The Weeknd hitting a world-breaking milestone of 108 million Spotify listeners, Daria Paterek picks her ten favourite (and arguably more underrated) The Weeknd songs for Impact’s Music Essentials. ...
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    Impact’s Music Essentials: Black Alt Rock

    Impact’s Adaora Elliott picks 10 songs that are essential when it comes to the Black alternative rock scene. ...