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Golden Grrrls - New Pop 7”

Chris Devotion & The Expectations - Amalgamation & Capital (album)

Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester (album)

Throwing Up - Mother Knows Best 7”

Howling Wolf - Complete Chess Masters 1951-60

The Ketamines - A Rotten Bond/1 Yr (from Oddbox Singles Club Pt 2)

Cardinal - Hymns (album)

Proper Ornaments - Taking the Gamble Out of Buying 12”

Darren Hayman - January Songs (album)

Various: Marshall Teller EP 12”

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Special Feature

SoundsXP - Best of 2003

Article written by A SoundsXP writer - Dec 24, 2003

The writers of SoundsXP have been polled for their pick of the best of 2003, the lists compiled and here are the results:

Original Albums of 2003

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever To Tell
2. Belle And Sebastian: Dear Catastrophe Waitress
3. White Stripes: Elephant
4. The Strokes: Room On Fire
5. Fiery Furnaces: Gallowsbirds Bark
6. Herman D�ne: Mas Cambios
7. Joyzipper: The Stereo And God
8. The Essex Green: The Long Goodbye
9. Jane�s Addiction: Strays
10. Adam Green: Friends Of Mine
11. The Kills: Keep On Your Mean Side
12. The French: Local Information
13. The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow
14. Muse: Absolution
15. Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown
16. The Darkness: Permission To Land
17. The Rapture: Echoes
18. Bonnie �Prince� Billy: Master And Everyone
19. Secret Machines: September 000
20. Broadcast: Ha Ha Sound

Compilation albums of 2003

1. Various: Sex: Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die
2. Billy Bragg: Must I Paint You A Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg
3. Various: Pow! To The People
4. Dressy Bessy: Little Music
5. Chemical Brothers: Singles
6. Rough Trade Shops: Country
7. Felt: Stains On A Decade
8. Dexy�s Midnight Runners: Best of
9. Teenage Fanclub: 4760 Seconds
10. Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art

Singles of 2003

1. The Libertines: Don�t Look Back Into The Sun
2. Outkast: Hey Ya!
3. MASS: Live A Little
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps
5. Fiery Furnaces: Crystal Clear
6. Sleepy Jackson: Good Dancers
7. White Stripes: Seven Nation Army
8. The Barbs: Massive Crush
9. Franz Ferdinand: Darts of Pleasure
10. The Thermals: No Culture Icons
11. Ludes: She Was Just A Girl
12. Hot Hot Heat: Bandages
13. Electric Six: Danger! High Voltage
14. The Projects: Entertainment
15. Guided By Voices: The Best of Jill Hives
16. The Broken Family Band: At The Back Of The Chapel
17. Belle And Sebastian: Step Into My Office Baby
18. The Tyde: Go Ask Yer Dad
19. Jane�s Addiction: Just Because
20. Of Montreal: Jennifer Louise

Live Acts of 2003

1. The Mooney Suzuki
2. The Libertines
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Young Heart Attack
5. Fiery Furnaces
6. Joyzipper
7. The Futureheads
8. Dexys Midnight Runners
9. Belle and Sebastian
10. The Barbs
11. The Rogers Sisters
12. Earl Brutus
13. Gillian Welch
14. The Tyde
15. The Thermals
16. The Essex Green
17. Ludes
18. Spearmint
19. Interpol
20. Of Montreal

Lest we forget

2002:
Best album: Up the Bracket (The Libertines)
Best single: What A Waster (The Libertines)
Best comp: Best Bootlegs in the World Ever (Various)
Best live act: The Libertines

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