Top Tunes 2003

Following Keith’s redesign, I’ve recently been perusing the asterisk* back catalogue and particularly enjoying its song of the week feature, so much so that I may ‘borrow’ the idea (but without the Flash player).

In the meantime, here’s the some personal recommendations by way of the track listing to my compilation ‘The Best Songs I Bought In 2003 Ever’.

1. Animal Midnight by Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks from the album Pig Lib
   
2. The Group Who Couldn’t Say by Grandaddy from the album Sumday
   
3. Melodrama by Moving Units from the Moving Units EP
   
4. Black Jettas by Ima Robot from X-Ray magazine #08.
5. A Punchup at a Wedding by Radiohead from the album Hail To The Thief
   
6. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love by Belle & Sebastian from the album Dear Catastrophe Waitress
   
7. A Treasure @ Silver Bank (This Dynasty’s For Real) by Preston School Of Industry from the album All This Sounds Gas
   
8. The Wu-Tang Clan by The French from the album Local Information
   
9. Good Song by Blur from the album Think Tank
   
10. Remember Me by British Sea Power from the single Remember Me
    
11. Cat Claw by the Kills from the album Keep On Your Mean Side
    
12. An Endless Supply by the Thermals from the EP The Thermals
    
13. Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals from the single Hello Sunshine
    
14. Say Goodbye To The City by Tindersticks from the album Waiting For The Moon
    
15. Bang To Rights by Richard Hawley from the album Richard Hawley
    
16. It Makes The Room Look Bigger by Half Man Half Biscuit from the EP Saucy Haulage Ballads
    
17. Anarchy In The UK by the Ukrainians from the single Anarchy In The UK
    
18. Alles Ist Da by Mense Reents from the album Aus Freien Stücken
    
19. Run by Spiritualized from the album The Complete Works, Vol. 1
    
20. Hurt by Johnny Cash from the album American IV – The Man Comes Around
    

Notable exceptions because I have vinyl copies and my crappy PC cannot competently digitise an analogue source:

• Elephant album by the White Stripes
• Amazing Grace album by Spiritualized
• Golden Path single by the Chemical Brothers with the Flaming Lips
• Another So-Called Party single by Gonzalez
• 100th Window album by Massive Attack
• Phantom Power album by Super Furry Animals
• Kish Kash album by Basement Jaxx

As if you haven’t had enough lists in one post, you can also view full list of music I bought in 2003.