TOP 20 OF 2003

1. The Thrills - So Much for the City
2. The Aerovons - Resurrection
3. Steely Dan - Everything Must Go
4. Maple Mars - Circular Haze
5. Jet - Get Born
6. Supergrass - Life On Other Planets
7. The Pillbugs - The 3-Dimensional In-Popcycle Dream
8. Rufus Wainwright - Want One
9. Matthew Sweet - Kimi Ga Suki Raifu
10. Stew - Something Deeper than These Changes
11. Sondre Lerche - Faces Down
12. The Thorns - s/t
13. Michael Carpenter - 2003 Tour Mini Album
14. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
15. Jeremy - Pop Dreams
16. The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers
17. The High Dials - A New Devotion
18. The Lovetones - Be What You Want
19. Rooney - s/t
20. Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Mandy Moore - Coverage
The 88 - Kind of Light
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Shelby Lynne - Idenity Crisis
Los Straightjackets - Supersonic Guitars in 3-D
Hall & Oates - Do it For Love
Brian Jonestown Massacre - ...And this is Our Music

REISSUES, COMPS, AND NEW DISCOVERIES 

Judee Sill - s/t (1971) Rhino Handmade
Judee Sill - Heart Food (1973) Rhino Handmade
These Judee Sill albums are truly the best thing I heard all year. 
An amazing singer/songwriter who plays guitar and piano better
than James Taylor and Elton John combined. Her melodies are 
simply unearthly, and the arrangements and production are nothing
short of perfect. If Brian Wilson, Gram Parsons and Joni Mitchell were
all one person, it would be Judee Sill. Highly, highly, recommended.

Fading Yellow - Vol. 6 & Vol. 7
Great Psych-Pop collections, especially Vol. 7.

Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus (1968)
This is the best garage/pop/bubblegum/psych album I've heard in a long
time. 'Quick Joey Small' is just genius, and all the other tracks are great 
too.

BEST CONCERTS OF 2003

Simon & Garfunkel
The Zombies
Steely Dan
The Thrills 

Thanks to Bryan Thomas for introducing me to many of the
selections on my list this year. He's a good friend, and best
of all, he likes to share.

Have a good year everyone!

Rick Gallego