New Wave Outpost Forum

Skinnytie's best of 2004 question fueled this one. Did I miss anything last year? British Sea Power strikes the most memorable chord in my recollection but what else should we not have missed?

For me it's a tie between Placebo's "Sleeping With Ghosts" and The Yeah yeah yeahs' "Fever To Tell". If Interpol's "Turn on The Bright Lights" was released in 2003 instead of it's real release of 2002 then Interpol would take top honors no question...

I do not have an absolute favorite for 2003, but here are my top faves for last year, in no particular order:

The Stills-Logic Will Break Your Heart
The Feathermerchants-Unarmed Against The Dark
The Go-Betweens-Bright Yellow Bright Orange
The Church

Here are some of my favs from 2003:

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-Take Them On On Your Own
My Morning Jacket-It Still Moves
Placebo-Sleeping With Ghosts
Calexico-Feast of Wire
Johnny Cash-The Man Comes Around

My favorites of 2003:

Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
The Clientele - The Violet Hour
Hot Hot Heat - Make Up The Breakdown
Mojave 3 - Spoon and Rafter
The New Pornographers - Electric Version
The Postal Service - Give Up
The Shins -

Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
("Stay Loose" is the best new wave song I've heard in long time)

Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance
Hot Hot Heat - Make Up The Breakdown
The Stills - Logic Will Break Your Heart
Mull Historical

Hot Hot Heat-Make Up The Breakdown
Star Spangles-Bazooka
...and any 80's re-releases.