• Gay Thoughts: An LGBT Valentine’s Playlist

    We’re halfway through LBGT History Month AND it’s Valentine’s Day! However you choose to spend this month of love (and this day of love and buying things), the Impact Music gang are here to make sure you have a gay old time. Below is a selection of our favourite LGBT+ related songs… Make...
  • An Introduction To: Vampire Weekend

    Vampire Weekend recently announced that a fourth album is on the way. For long-time fans of the New Yorkers, this is one of the most anticipated albums of the year. If you’re still unacquainted, (does it matter if it isn’t ‘A-Punk’?) Impact is here to broaden your knowledge of...
  • Album Review: Sampha – Process

    A grief-stricken and beautifully honest debut from one of the most significant musicians in modern pop music. Considering the volume of mesmerising releases he’s put his name to, it’s incredible to think that Process is only Sampha’s debut album. Brimming with potential, the South Londoner first appeared back in...
  • The month in albums: January 2017

    Exams have rendered us out of action for a good month or so, but that time has now (finally) come to an end (until May). Wonder no more, Impact Music are back with a bang! To kick things off, here’s our round-up of the most popular and prolific albums...
  • “Excess at its most excessive”: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, 40 Years On

    This weekend (the 4th February, to be exact) marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Fleetwood Mac’s bestselling album, Rumours. The Grammy Award-winning album was released in 1977, and marked a turning point in Fleetwood Mac’s musical career. Fuelled by immense hedonism and heavy drug-use, Rumours is an...
  • Top 10 Tracks: You Me At Six

    So, you’re new to You Me At Six, heard they’ve got a new record out, and wondering where to begin? Or maybe you’re an old fan, looking to rekindle the flames? Look no further, Impact Music is here to bring you ten of the best You Me At Six...
  • Best tracks you missed in 2016

    Every year, thousands of albums are released. Most artists release singles separately, which often take on a life of their own in the charts, meaning the rest of the album is unfairly ignored.  There exists a certain anatomy to a successful single. While by no means is there a...