Music Reviews

Touring their sixth studio album, 'Alpha Games', Bloc Party returned this year with their first live performances of new material since 2016. With the band being known for stellar live gigs, but the new album receiving mixed reviews from listeners, the tour begged the question of how the new...

Inspired by the very real social phenomenon of Choreomania- a 'dancing plague', which beset medieval Europe, and caused its victims to dance themselves to injury or death- Florence + The Machine's fifth album, 'Dance Fever', gives up the band's most mature sound to date, and Florence Welch's most personal...

To celebrate the release of the band's new captivating studio album, 'Homesick', the London formed indie-rock band, Sea Girls, presented a special album launch at Rescue Rooms on 15th March 2022. Impact's Ana Balanici was an atendee of the event, and reviews....

5 Seconds Of Summer, often abbreviated to 5SOS, are a pop-rock band from Sydney, Australia. They have become one of the most successful Australian musical acts, since travelling with One Direction as their support act on their 2012 tour. They started out as YouTube celebrities, but have sold over...

Blossoms' third studiio album feels like a continuation of their much-loved style, a well written and realised album that, though definitely a fan favourite, feels very safe, and echoes many of the same issues the band have faced with their previous efforts. Alex Tearle reviews......

Norwegian pop sensation Sigrid performed not only one, but two shows, at Nottingham's Metronome on 10th May 2022. Impact's Gemma Cockrell was in attendance for the second show, and here are her thoughts....

With an impressive catalogue of hits, and a concert that promised to be worthwhile for those who waited years for the show to go ahead, two Impact reviewers were keen to see Dua Lipa's pop-savy in full force- Amelias Brookes and Gibbs, jointly, review....