Waking Ear

"Happy" -The Wrens

This is my favorite album of 2003. There isn't any real bounderies pushed with this album and no real land is explored, but I find every song to be so damn catchy and irresistable that I can't help but just adore it. This particular song is a beautiful slow build to a climax. Climax songs are my favorite. Now that they got their label issues fixed...hopefully more albums will come from these boys.

"I don't want to die" -The Unicorns

The biggest surprise of 2003 for me. I don't adore every song on the album the majority of them are such a good time for me to listen to that I have had in my cd changer for about 4 weeks straight. I think this track is the best on the album. "Les Os" is a close second, but there is something about the whine that comes out of the signer's voice during "We don't want to die in a plane crash. We don't want to die in the sea". Awesome.

"Brand New Colony" -The Postal Service

Bri-ness is the first one who got me into this album. She was talking about it for about 2 months before it actually came out. Cheers to her for that. This ended up being one of the best albums for sing-alongs. Coming out of the White Stripes concert with Bri-ness, Phant, Girlfriend, and Chelle, blasting this album while standing still in traffic is one of my favorite memories of 2003.

"Almost the Same" -Clearlake

This seems like an odd album to me. They do some different stuff with the same old tools and I really enjoy that. This little ditty was the first to strike me...that's why it's my pick off of this album.

"Wake me when it's over" -Longwave

Great rock album. Cheeky at times, but a solid album by a band that doesn't seem to be all that talented. Of course this is the opinion of someone who can't play a damn note on the guitar or sing a note that isn't flat. But the songs are easy to listen to and fun to sing to. Nothing too extravagent, just rock n roll. fun stuff. I love every song.

These are my favorite albums of 2003. I think that there are bunch more that I love, but I can't think of them right now. Now to my waking ear..."The Power" by Snap.

"or I will attack and you don't want that."