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After being awarded the BRITS Critics Choice Award this year, James Bay’s debut album Chaos and the Calm is set to shoot him to stardom in the form of Britain’s most exciting new brooding man with a guitar and an uncanny capacity for “traditional songwriting”. Fancy something like Hozier but... -
The Grand Scheme of Things is the latest release from Drunk-Folk hero Beans on Toast. ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’ is an accurate cliché listening to this album, but this unoriginality isn’t necessarily a bad thing. By the sixth album a lot of bands will either... -
Many people won’t have heard of Panda Bear, but those who have will know that he’s one of the most experimental musicians of recent years. From his work on Daft Punk’s brilliant Random Access Memories, to his main body of work with Animal Collective, Panda Bear (real name Noah... -
Parquet Courts have undergone some changes and released a new album entitled Content Nausea. With a subtle name change and fewer band members Impact discover whether PQ’s remodel has paid off. Parquet Courts have returned! Or have they? This album is essentially made by the same band but with two... -
The story of Messers Barrett, Waters, Mason, Wright and Gilmour is almost the archetypal tale of victory through defeat; of innovative, legendary sound through adverse circumstances. Despite a mentally ill leader and inter-personal strife the band produced some of the most memorable and resonant music of the last century.... -
Last week, Calvin Harris released his fourth studio album ‘Motion’ and, although not a ground breaking new sound, it’s likely that this will knock Taylor Swift off the top spot in the album charts next Sunday. The album focuses on Harris’ trademark ‘club music’ sound and it’s clear many of... -
Portland-based group The Shivas continue their energetic 60’s sounds with their fourth release, You Know What To Do. Every album that you hear about will have been produced with the aid of a computer; however, You Know What To Do takes a step back and was put together without...
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March 9, 2025 -
March 9, 2025 -
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