• Impact’s Top 10 Albums of the Year

    More important than awards from NME, Pitchfork and the Nobel Peace Prize combined, Impact’s top 10 albums list is out. Voted by readers and contributors alike, the albums span across a range of genres and tastes to give a definitive list of year’s best music. 10. Swans – ‘To Be Kind’ Summing...
  • Album Review: Ben Howard – ‘I Forgot Where We Were’

    Ben Howard’s back, but his upbeat, chirpy self isn’t. I Forget Where We Were is darker, more melancholic… but still well worth a listen. Gone are the upbeat acoustic melodies featured in Howard’s singles The Wolves and Only Love. The album is considerably darker sounding with the chilled acoustic...
  • Live Review: Nick Mulvey, Rescue Rooms (31/10/2014)

    Nick Mulvey stakes his claim as a rival to the acoustic juggernauts of Ben Howard and Ed Sheeran in this ethereal evening of soothing songs and sweet melodies. While there wasn’t an abundance of difference between his live set and the album, this didn’t detract much from Nick’s overall...