OFF THE BEATEN TRACK'S TOP PICKS for the year 2003
The Dirtbombs
- Dangerous Magical Noise In The Red
Ricochets
- The Ghost Of Your Love White Jazz
The Band Of Blacky Ranchette
- Still Lookin' Good To Me Thrill Jockey
The Little Killers
- S/T Crypt
Wanda Jackson
- Heart Trouble SFTRI
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
- The Trouble With Humans Train Wreck
The Bloody Hollies
- Fire At Will SFTRI
HipBone Slim & The Knee-Tremblers
- Snake Pit Voodoo Rhythm
Modey Lemon
- Thunder & Lightning Birdman
Legendary Shack Shakers
- Cockadoodledon't Bloodshot
Soledad Brothers
- Voice Of Treason Loog
Black-Eyed Snakes
- Rise Up Chairkickers
P. W. Long
- Remembered Touch & Go
Voltaire Brothers
- I Sing The Booty Electric Fall Of Rome
Twenty Miles
- Life Doesn't Rhyme Fat Possum
Five Horse Johnson
- The Last Men On Earth SmallStone
Broke Revue
- Old Time Future Shock Milou/Smart Guy
The Fondas
- Coming Now SFTRI
Trailer Bride
- Hope Is A Thing With Feathers Bloodshot
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys
- It's Time Yep Roc
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Fever To Tell Interscope
Wire
- PF456REDUX Pink Flag
Lightning Bolt
- Wonderful Rainbow Load
Holly GoLightly
- Truly She Is No Other Damaged Goods
Beehive & The Barracudas
- In Dark Love Swami
The Flaming Sideburns
- Sky Pilots JetSet
Firewater
- The Man On The Burning Tightrope JetSet
Blackstone Valley Sinners
- It's A Sin Valley
Gallery Of Mites
- Bugs On The Bluefish People Like You
Pine Valley Cosmonauts
- Executioner's...Vol. 2 & 3 Bloodshot
The Asteroid # 4
- HoneySpot Turquoise Mountain
Riverboat Gamblers
- Something To Crow About Gearhead
Langhorns
- Mission Exotica Bad Taste
The Del-Monas
- Do The Uncle Willy Get Hip
Satirnine
- Void Of Value White Jazz
Singapore Sling
- The Curse Of... Stinky
The Kills
- Keep On Your Mean Side Rough Trade/Red Meat Heart
Nina Nastasia
- Run To Ruin Touch & Go
Baby Woodrose
- Money For Soul Bad Afro
The Black Keys
- Thickfreakness Fat Possum
Calexico - Feast Of Wire Quarterstick
The Briefs - Off The Charts Dirtnap
Pearlene - S/T SFTRI
The Buzzcocks
- S/T Merge
Robert Belfour - Pushin My Luck Fat Possum
Reckless Kelly - Under The Table & Above The Sun Sugar Hill
The Cramps - Fiends Of Dope Island Vengeance
Mensen - Olso City Gearhead
Big Midnight - Everything For The First Time Alive
Hollywood Hate - Product Of Our Environment TKO
Bombshell Rocks
- From Here And On Burning Heart
South Filthy
- You Can Name It Yo Mammy... SFTRI
Sweatmaster
- Sharp Cut Bad Afro
The Chains
- On Top Of Things Get Hip
Golden Famile
- Eastern, Cloudy Music For Cats
Deadly Snakes
- Ode To Joy In The Red
Sick Fits
- Are We The Young Savages? e.p. Longshot
Hi Lo Trons
- S/T indie
Soft Canyon
- Broken Spirit... Alien8
The Double Pumpers
- Do It To It indie
Casey Comeau & The Halfmilers
- Dancing Like Bones Music For Cats
Andrew Vincent & The Pirates
- I Love The Modern Way Kelp
Jim Bryson
- North Side Benches Orange/Universal
The High Dials
- A New Devotion Rainbow Quartz