Charli XCX

Is Tim Ovenden a Charli XCX superfan? No, he couldn’t get through five minutes of her BBC Radio 1 podcast without losing interest. Does he consider her music to be the most boundary-pushing pop of the 21st century? Some of it he does. Has he listened to all of...

Gemma and Kiah review the latest releases from Charli XCX ft. Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek, TNOLA, The Alchemy and Stand Atlantic....

After a busy week in music, Gemma and Kiah review the latest releases from Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, Bladee ft. Mechatok & Charli XCX, Waterparks and Stand Atlantic ft. nothing,nowhere....

The 2010s landscape of emo rap and forward-thinking pop has given birth to a new generation of artists who are young, queer and fiercely determined. Though broadly tagged as ‘hyperpop’, the genre defies any and all definition – Gemma Cockrell asks whether this is its crux or capstone....

After a busy week in music, Gemma and Kiah review the latest releases from Japanese Breakfast, No Rome, Maroon 5 and more....

As 2020 comes to a wrap, Impact has come together to share our reviews of the big albums that were released this year. In this article, we look at albums that were released in May and June....

For generations of musicians and music lovers alike, “selling out” was the worst thing a musician could do. A stinging insult and verbal slap to the face, it meant sacrificing musical quality or original intentions in favour of commercial success. But is ‘selling out’ really as bad as it...