Records that made the world a better place in 2003
Fourtet: Rounds
(Reviewed here) In which Hebden refines and outstrips Pause to make an electronic record that actually breathes. I catch something new every time I listen to it. His best work yet.
Xela: For Frosty Mornings…
A modest and wistful album that matches is title. Subtle and evocative; the equivalent of watching frost etch its way across a windowpane.
Postal Service: Give Up
A continuation of last year's Benjamin Gibbard/Dntel collaboration. Some of the catchiest stuff you'll hear this year. Good enough that the few glaring mis-steps (read the lyrics to "Nothing Better") can be easily overlooked.
Notwist: …
