The following list is the Decapolis Writers' Top 10 (or in my case, 5) picks of 2003. I want to thank all of you for supporting Decapolis in the past years, and hope you all have a wonderful 2004.

Julia Zulia - Decapolis Music Editor

1. AFI – Sing the Sorrow (Dreamworks)

2. Vroom – Rosebud (Decapolis Records)

3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Composer Howard Shore (Warner Bros)

4. Once Upon a Time in Mexico Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Various Artists

(Warner Bros)

5. Alkaline Trio – Good Mourning (Vagrant )

Tom Bastian

1. The White Stripes – Elephant (V2/BMG)
2. Cave-In – Antenna (RCA)
3. Copeland – Beneath Medicine Tree (The Militia Group)
4. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop Records)
5. The Postal Service – Give Up (Sub Pop Records)
6. Cat Power – You Are Free (Matador Records)
7. Alkaline Trio – Good Mourning (Vagrant)
8. Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress (Sanctuary Records)
9. The Rocket Summer – Calendar Days (The Militia Group)
10. Grandaddy – Sumday (V2/BMG)

Nate Bailey

1. Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute [Fat Wreck Chords]

2. Shai Hulud - That Blood Within Ill Tempered [Revelation]

3. Further Seems Forever - How To Start A Fire [Tooth & Nail]

4. Elliott - Song In The Air [Revelation]

5. Seventh Star - Dead End [Facedown]

6. Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations [Tiger Style]

7. Nodes Of Ranvier - Self Titled [Facedown]

8. Narcissus - Crave and Collapse [Abacus]

9. Darkest Hour - Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation [Victory]

10.Waterdown - The Files You Have On Me [Victory]

Tyler Baber

1. The Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn (Artist Direct)

2. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co. (Secretly Canadian)

3. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief (Capitol)

4. Starflyer 59 - Old (Tooth and Nail)

5. The Decemberists - Her Majesty, The Decemberists (Kill Rock Stars)

6. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? (Alien8)
7. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista)

8. Rapider than Horsepower - Stage Fright, Stage Fright (Essay)

9. The Strokes - Room on Fire (RCA)
10. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig Lib (Matador)

Clara Sayre

1. Brandtson - Death & Taxes (Deep Elm)

2. Copeland - beneath medicine tree (The Militia Group)

3. Unwed Sailor - The Marionette and the Music Box (Burnt Toast)

4. Limbeck – Hi, Everything’s Great (Doghouse)

5. Postal Service – Give Up (Sub Pop)

6. My Hotel Year – The Curse (Eleven Eleven Records)

7. Denison Witmer – Recovered (Fugitive Recordings)

8. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (American)

9. Furnace St. – People (self-released)

10. Movies With Heroes – Years (Urban Achiever Records)

Luke Harlow

1. Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Streetcore (Hellcat)

2. Jesse Malin – The Fine Art of Self Destruction (Artemis)

3. Rise Against – Revolutions Per Minute (Fat Wreck Chords)

4. Rancid – Indestructible (Hellcat)

5. One-21 – Grenade (Facedown)

6. Third Eye Blind – Out of the Vein (Elektra)

7. The Sounds – Living in America (New Line)

8. Outkast – The Love Below/Speakerboxxx (LaFace)

9. Dido – Life for Rent (Arista)

10. Michael Card – A Fragile Stone (Covenant Artists)

Mike Leech

1. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People (Arts & Crafts)
2. Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan (Sounds Familyre)
3. Radiohead - Hail to the Theif (Capitol)
4. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When You're Gone (Alien8)
5. Grandaddy - Sumday (V2)
6. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around (American)
7. Manitoba - Up in Flames (Domino)
8. Viva Voce - Lovers Lead the Way (Asthmatic Kitty)
9. The New Pornographers - Electric Version (Matador)
10. Damien Jurado - Where Shall You Take Me (Secretly Canadian)

Andy Hewitt

1. The Mars Volta – De-Loused In The Comatorium (Universal)

2. Death Cab For Cutie – Transatlanticism (Barsuk)

3. Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Capitol)

4. Dave Matthews – Some Devil (RCA)

5. Thursday – War All The Time (Island)

6. Brand New – Deja Entendu (Razor and Tie)

7. OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista)

8. Unwed Sailor – The Marionette and the Music Box (Burnt Toast Vinyl)

9. Street Dogs – Savin Hill (Crosscheck)

10. The Appleseed Cast – Two Conversations (Tiger Style)

Jeremy Hunt

1. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (Universal)
2. Thrice - The Artist and The Ambulance (Island)
3. The Fire Theft - Self-titled (Ryko)
4. Further Seems Forever - How To Start A Fire (Tooth & Nail)
5. Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree (The Militia Group)
6. Cave-In - Antenna (RCA)
7. Five Iron Frenzy - The End is Near (Five Minute Walk)
8. The-Pits - Rational-Order (Angryson)
9.The Urban Sophisticates - Self-titled (self release)
10. Thursday - War All The Time (Island)

Kriss Stress

1. Red Animal War - The Black Phantom Crusades (Deep Elm)
2. Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree (The Militia Group)
3. Evergreen Terrace - Burned Alive By Time (Eulogy)
4. The Colemans - 5, 6, 7, 8 Dance! (Velvet Blue)
5. Minor Threat - First Demo Tape (Dischord)
6. The Rocket Summer - Calender Days (The Militia Group)
7. AFI - Sing The Sorrow (Dreamworks)
8. The Chiodos Bros - The Heartless Control Everything (Search and Rescue)
9. Blaster The Rocketman - Anatomy of A Monster (Boot To Head)
10. Brandtson - Death and Taxes (Deep Elm)

Ben Bishop

1. Watashi Wa - Love of Life (Tooth and Nail)
2. Third Eye Blind - Out of the Vein (Elektra/Asylum)
3. Switchfoot - Beautiful Letdown (Red Ink)
4. Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (Barsuk)
5. Road to Perdition Soundtrack (Universal)
6. Saves the Day - In Reverie (Dreamworks)
7. The Strokes - Room on Fire (RCA)
8. Next in Line - Traffic (Indie Vision Music)
9. Kendall Lane - Kendall Lane E.P. (unsigned)
10. As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse (Metal Blade)

Conrad - Decapolis Editor in Chief

1. Vroom - Rosebud (Decapolis)
2. AFI - Sing the Sorrow (Dreamworks)
3. Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (Vagrant)
4. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (Universal)