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A month of hope, motivation, and excitement. Also at times – a month of anxiety, organisation, and tiredness. Whichever emotion matches how you might be feeling in this new year, music can often be the perfect accompaniment. This especially applies when it comes with an excellent story too, providing...

Why is it that at ‘the most wonderful’ time of the year’, we like to get into the spirit with such sad songs? The Christmas season is known for its festive cheer, twinkling lights, and heart-warming moments with our loved ones. But for many, it doubles as the perfect...

modernlove. are an upcoming Irish pop band, who have recently toured America for the first time and released their third EP ‘Nightlife’.  They will embark on another tour of the US in August, followed by UK dates in October. Impact’s Benedict Watson speaks to modernlove.'s Danny and Barry on...

In celebration of The Weeknd hitting a world-breaking milestone of 108 million Spotify listeners, Daria Paterek picks her ten favourite (and arguably more underrated) The Weeknd songs for Impact’s Music Essentials. ...

R&B is a genre that has always been around, originating in the 40s, yet not many of us consider ourselves avid R&B listeners. Daria Paterek aims to change that with her list of the top 10 R&B songs that debuted in the 2010s....

Tolu Sangowawa and Chris Marinos Welcome to the first episode of Let’s Talk Music! Join Tolu and Chris as they chat about a few of their recent listens and old favourites, including Mama’s Gun, the second studio album from neo-soul singer Erykah Badu. Featured image courtesy of Kit Sinclair...

Rhianna Greensmith Like many other yearly events, Record Store Day (RSD) 2020 as we normally know it had to be cancelled. Yet, instead of forfeiting the vinyl tradition celebrating over 200 of the UK’s indie record stores by releasing limited edition records for avid collectors to get their hands...