Top 5 Albums of 2003

[Royal Tenenbaum]

This didn't really blow me out of the water, I mainly collected music from previous years... but there were a couple great albums.

1. White Stripes - Elephant
2. Eels - Shootenanny
3. Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
4. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Master & Everyone
5. Loose Fur - Loose Fur

other good stuff worth meantioning:
new Ryan Adams stuff
Papa M tour singles (one to four)
Cat Power
Outkast
Wilco - More like the Moon EP
Isobell Campell - Amorino
Jay Farrer - Terroir Blues
Joe Strummer - Streetcore
Songs:Ohio - Magnolia Electric Co.
Strokes - Room on Fire
Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea
Elliott Smith - Pretty Ugly (Before) 7"
I'm sure I'm forgetting tons of other great stuff too.

top 5 re-issues:
1. Uncle Tupelo remasters w/ bonus (especially Anodyne)
2. Neil Young - On the Beach (and American Stars 'n Bars)
3. Television - Marquee Moon (andAdventure)
4. all of the Bob Dylan remasters
5. Byrds-Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Legacy Edition)