Joel Atkinson's Best of 2003
contributing writer

Top Ten:
10. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- Hearts of Oak [Lookout!]
09. Ryan Adams- Love is Hell
08. MAP- Secrets by the Highway [Velvet Blue Music]
07. (tie) The Vells- s/t EP [Luckyhorse Ind.] / Richard Swift - The Novelist [Velvet Blue Music]
06. Grandaddy- Sumday [V2]
05. The New Pornographers- Electric Version [Matador]
04. The Delgados- Hate
03. The Shins- Chutes Too Narrow [Subpop]
02. Starflyer 59- Old [Tooth & Nail]
01. The Pernice Brothers- Yours, Mine, and Ours [Ashmont]

Songs I Really Liked by Bands That Aren't Listed Above:
Outkast "Hey Ya!" & "The Way You Move"
Fountains of Wayne "Mexican Wine"

Best Best-of of a Hit-Or-Miss Band That Shows How Great They Really Are:
Guided by Voices- Human Amusements at Hourly Rates [Matador]

Best Tangzine.com review to mention Johnny Depp in a John Waters film:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Take Them On As Your Own by Tyler Baber

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