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Fireball XL5 Best of 2003

 

Steve's Best Albums of 2003

1. Belle and Sebastian
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
(Rough Trade)
 

 

2. The Diskettes
Self-titled
(Humblebee Recordings)
3. Joel Plaskett Emergency 
Truthfully, Truthfully
 (MapleMusic)
4. Hawksley Workman
Lover/Figher (Isadora)
 

 

5. Yo La Tengo
Summer Sun
(Matador)
6. The Fembots
Small Town Murder Scene 
(Fembots)
7. Electric 6
Fire
(XL)
 

 

8. The Dears
No Cities Left (MapleMusic)
9. Royksopp
Melody A.M. (Astralwerks)
10. Junior Senior
D-D-Don't Stop the Beat (Crunchy Frog)  
 

 

Venus' Best Albums of 2003

1. The Decemberists
Her Majesty The Decemberists/Five Song EP (Kill Rock Stars)
 

 

2.
M. Ward
Tranfiguration of Vincent (Merge)
3. The New Pornographers
Electric Version
(Mint)
4. The Shins
Chutes Too Narrow 
(Sub Pop)
 

 

5. The Jayhawks
Rainy Day Music
 (Universal)
6. Joel Plaskett Emergency
Truthfully, Truthfully
(MapleMusic)
7. The Long Winters
When I Pretend to Fall
(Barsuk)
 

 

8. My Morning Jacket
It Still Moves (RCA)
9. The Be Good Tanyas
Chinatown
 (Nettwerk)
10. Beulah
Yoko
(Velocette)
 

 

Honourable Mentions:
The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
The Fembots - Small Town Murder Scene

Steve's best singles of 2003

 

Venus' best singles of 2003

 

1. Junior Senior Move Your Feet Outkast Hey Ya!
2. Electric 6 Gay Bar The Black Keys Set You Free
3. The Hidden Camers Ban Marriage Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Babe, I'm on Fire
4. Stars Elevator Love Letter Cat Power He War
5. Geoff Berner The Way that Girl Drinks Beer Motion City Soundtrack The Future Freaks Me Out
6. The Ravonettes That Great Love Sound Yeah Yeah Yeah's Y Control
7. The Minus 5 Where Will You Go? Ted Leo and the Pharmacists The High Party
8. The Deadly Snakes I Can't Sleep at Night