June 2007 Edition
Features
- Articles:
- Nose to the Grindstone, Foot to the Bass Drum: Matt Duckworth dedicates his life to rock’n’roll.
- A Sense of Belonging: Miranda July, David Byrne and Becky Stark.
- Interview:
- The Hourly Radio: Exclusive Plugg interview (from a van).
- Lists:
- Top Ten Unsigned Chart: A purely subjective chart of the best artists on purevolume right now.
- Four Dance and Pop Hits: May 2007 singles.
- The Inbox: The result of five “check out my band” emails.
Album Reviews
- Apple of Discord - You’re Not the Answer
- Indie rock with phenomenal lyrics.
- Dan Cunningham - Wayfaring Stranger
- Noteworthy acoustic folk instrumentation and mellow mountain music.
- DBG - Self-titled
- Crisp, beautiful tone across the board; the songs sound like 60’s to 70’s era pop gems.
- Dimbodius - While We Fall
- Well-produced Swedish 80's revivalist pop sound.
- Laakso - Mother, Am I Good Looking?
- Superb and unique pop musicianship.
- Loren Dent - Empires and Milk
- Short ambient compositions perfect for a lazy summer night.
- Miou Miou - Lala Grande Finale
- Language barrier-breaking music.
Roy Bennett - Onomatopoeia
- A fusion of alt-country and pop-rock that cannot help but leave you smiling.
- Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
- Piano rock with simple yet unforgettable lyrics
- Stealing Roses - March to the Moon
- Mature piano power-pop with excellent harmonies.
- The Brokedowns - New Brains For Everyone
- Hardcore punk rock that is actually punk rock.
- The Royal Army Recording Co. - Contortionist Blues Vol. 1
- Fun, collective folk tunes.
- The Stalking Horses - This Is Your Signal
- A handful of pop gems.