• Impact’s Music Essentials: Summer Songs

    Gemma Cockrell Impact’s music editor Gemma Cockrell provides the soundtrack to your summer 2022, with ten of her favourite summer songs. Hypnotized – KAWALA Nothing screams summer more than the sweet sounds of indie pop, and KAWALA have got you covered, with this track from their debut album ‘Better...
  • Interview: KAWALA On Their Debut Album ‘Better With You’ And Their Current Record Store Tour

    After their acoustic gig at Rough Trade in Nottingham to celebrate the release of their debut album ‘Better With You,’ Isabelle Hunter sat down with Daniel McCarthy from KAWALA to discuss their current record store tour, musical inspirations, and favourite tracks from the album....
  • ”I Felt Instantly At Home With This Audience” – Live Review: KAWALA @ Rough Trade

    KAWALA are a british indie-folk band, formed in 2017 when Jim (vocals) and Daniel (vocals and guitar) met as students in Leeds. From then on, the band expanded with Reeve Coulson on bass, Dan Lee on electric guitar and Ben Batten on drums. On the 7th March, the group...
  • dodie @ Rock City

    Marking the halfway point of dodie’s UK Human tour, Rock City was absolutely rammed for the English singer-songwriter, author and YouTuber’s Nottingham show. dodie brought emotion and unity to all of her hardcore fans who fully embraced the opportunity to sing along and support her, the gig becoming more...