So I reckon Jefe de Jefelaces is trying to provoke me into posting some kind of 'Best Of 2003' albums list, but I'm not gonna go for it - not yet. Instead, here's a list of this year's albums which I don't own, and want to either own or hear in enough detail to make a decision about, in roughly descending order:

1. The Fiery Furnaces, Gallowsbird's Bark
2. Bubba Sparxxx, Deliverance
3. The Twilight Singers, Blackberry Belle
4. Dizzee Rascal, Boy In Da Corner
5. Ludacris, Chicken & Beer
6. The Distillers, Coral Fang