• EP Review: Maggie Rodgers – Now That The Light Is Fading

    Maggie Rogers’ long awaited debut EP surfaced on the 16th of February. Titled Now That The Light Is Fading, the five-track EP collates her three singles and slots a new track to top and tail the disc. I’ve been waiting on the release for a while since ‘Alaska’ took off...
  • The week in gigs: Kate Nash and Wilkinson

    We’re warming back up to our gig-going now that exams are well and truly forgotten. Last week, Nottingham saw visits from Kate Nash and Wilkinson. Here’s what Impact Music thought… Kate Nash (Rescue Rooms, 11/02/17) Kate Nash delivers a performance of style evolution, girl power and straight talking. Gone...
  • Album Review: Sampha – Process

    A grief-stricken and beautifully honest debut from one of the most significant musicians in modern pop music. Considering the volume of mesmerising releases he’s put his name to, it’s incredible to think that Process is only Sampha’s debut album. Brimming with potential, the South Londoner first appeared back in...
  • Live Review: Avenged Sevenfold, Motorpoint Arena (18/01/17)

    Before this gig, I’d never listened to Avenged Sevenfold. My only reason for securing a ticket was to see special guests (and metal legends) In Flames and Disturbed. Before continuing, I’d like to mention that the production of the show was unparalleled by any show I’ve seen before: the lights,...
  • Album Review: J Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only

    The Ville is back, the real is back. With his hair grown-out and his lyricism sharp as ever, Jermaine embarks on his most conceptual project yet. Back in 2014, on the run-up to 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole popped by The Letterman Show, and during a performance of...
  • Album Review: Childish Gambino – “Awaken, My Love!”

    Anyone who has seen The Empire Strikes Back will be all too aware that it is the fantasy of so many to have Lando Calrissian serenade them with sweet R ‘n’ B. Well, here’s your chance. “”Awaken, My Love!” picks up the legacy of Prince and runs with it”...
  • Live Review: Alter Bridge, Motorpoint Arena (26/11/2016)

    Straight off the back of the release of their fifth studio album The Last Hero, Alter Bridge are touring worldwide showcasing their American hard rock style. Like A Storm did a superb job of kicking the evening off, doing what every good support band should do: get you absolutely...