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Albums of 2003
The Twilight Singers Play Blackberry BelleThe Twilight Singers Play Blackberry Belle by Twilight Singers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.79
Stone-cold classic from Greg Dulli & co - on a par with Black Love & Gentlemen!
Here Comes That Weird ChillHere Comes That Weird Chill by Mark Lanegan Band
Buy new: £5.89 / Used from: £3.20
Sound preview e.p. showcasing what was to come with '04's Bubblegum!
Easy ListeningEasy Listening by Cobra Verde
Buy used from: £9.95
An unnofficial soundtrack for That 70's Show!
Dangerous Magical NoiseDangerous Magical Noise by The Dirtbombs
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £3.48
They're more than just a great covers band - Mick Collins is the King of Detroit!
A.R.E. WeaponsA.R.E. Weapons by A.R.E. Weapons
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £1.23
This must be what it's like working for Vice magazine!
Take Them On, On Your OwnTake Them On, On Your Own by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Buy used from: £0.84
Unfairly maligned second from the men who would be the Jesus & Mary Chain!
Keep on Your Mean SideKeep on Your Mean Side by The Kills
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.14
Who needs a drummer anyway?! One of the best debuts in years!
The Chain Gang of LoveThe Chain Gang of Love by The Raveonettes
Buy new: £5.28 / Used from: £2.00
Brando would be proud!
You Can Never Go Fast Enough [VINYL]You Can Never Go Fast Enough [VINYL] by Various Artists
Buy new: £15.98 / Used from: £5.56
Imagined americana-heavy soundtrack to cult road movie Two-lane Blacktop! Please do Rolling Thunder next?!
Never, Never, LandNever, Never, Land by U.N.K.L.E.
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £4.69
Heavily criticised, yes, but I think this improves on Psyence Fiction - at least there's no Badly Drawn Boy!
EchoesEchoes by The Rapture
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.47
What a Brooklyn block party might sound like these days...
DFA Compilation #1DFA Compilation #1 by DFA
Buy new: £10.89 / Used from: £1.96
...With these guys as warm-up DJ's!
ElectroleumElectroleum by 7 Hurtz
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £3.70
Intelligent dub/electronica for afterhours!
Peppered with Spastic MagicPeppered with Spastic Magic by Two Lone Swordsmen
Buy new: £12.59 / Used from: £5.48
TLS achieve the impossible by taking some of the worst bands ever - Starsailor, Texas - & moulding them into something extraordinary!
DJ-KicksDJ-Kicks by Chicken Lips
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.00
The Paradise Garage re-ignited for the 21st century!
ZongaminZongamin by Zongamin
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.81
Proper electro coupled with crazy cowboy themes! Seek out his Fresh B-sides album also!
Lost in TranslationLost in Translation by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £5.35
Essential for the Kevin Shields tracks alone but some fine choices nonetheless!
fabric12: The Amalgamation of Soundzfabric12: The Amalgamation of Soundz by The Amalgamation of Soundz
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.94
Memo to all saccarine dance labels everywhere:THIS is what makes a chill-out album!
Vaudeville VillainVaudeville Villain by Viktor Vaughn
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.84
Warped super-hero sampling, inventive beats & ferocious wordplay culminates in best offering yet from the man in the iron mask!
Ty CobbTy Cobb by Ty Cobb
Buy used from: £0.06
On BRMC's label, an excellent e.p. from duo later forced to change their name to Mad Action!
Again [VINYL]Again [VINYL] by Colder
Buy new: £12.69
Subtle Parisian take on Manchester post-punk!
Amazing GraceAmazing Grace by Spiritualized
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £0.99
Disappointing by the standards of Jason Pierce, this still towers above most of the year's garage rock fare!
QuixoticQuixotic by Martina Topley-Bird
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £2.97
The best voice in British music jumps from genre to genre with the aid of Tricky, David Holmes & QOTSA!
A Strangely Isolated PlaceA Strangely Isolated Place by Ulrich Schnauss
Buy used from: £14.35
Cinematic electro-shoegazing!
Sex : Too Fast To Live Too Young To DieSex : Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die by Various Artists
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £10.49
Jukebox retrospective of 70's Kings Road clothing haunt! Goes well with '04's Biba compilation!