Dream-Pop

I sat with the up and coming California based three-piece band LANY for a quick interview before they supported Ellie Goulding’s Nottingham edition of her UK tour at the Motorpoint Arena. So guys, thanks for meeting me today. The first question I wanted to ask was whether you guys...

Beach House (a.k.a Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) are a band that have been, if nothing else, remarkably consistent in their output. The duo had, until recently, released five albums of dependably high-quality dream pop at a rate of one every few years since their debut in 2006; the...

Dream pop can often result in music all too literal: sleep inducing, painfully self-indulgent and reverb caked. As one of the leading trends in 21st century pop music, too much has fuzzy naval gazing been used as an excuse for lazy song writing and melody deficiency. Baltimore duo Beach...

A packed out Rock City waits in anticipation. It’s a rare site to see such a diverse crowd; in the age of expensive gigs we live in the average attendee generally verges towards the elder than the younger. Tonight the range is wide and evenly spread, perhaps reflecting just...

Alvvays, with their tour buddies Moon King, are finally on British shores. Armed with emotional hearts and thick rimmed specs, the band took on a sold out Bodega. Support came from Moon King, whose jangly guitars added a surprisingly refreshing touch to the current fad of psych-rock. With a pixie-looking lead...

Woman’s Hour’s released their debut album, Conversations, earlier this year to critical acclaim. Now on tour, Fiona pauses to chat to Impact. You’ve had a pretty hectic year, your new album is out, you played festivals for the first time this summer- what was your favourite festival? We performed at loads...