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1. Don't Panic - ColdplayI love The Shins and pretty much everything they do and the Iron & Wine cover of Such Great Heights was one of my favorite songs of 2003. Also fantastic is Let Go by Frou Frou, which I hadn't ever heard before and have been listening to a lot since getting this soundtrack. While I'm talking about music, here's my five favorite albums for the year so far: Moonbabies - The Orange Billboard, Kings of Convenience - Riot on an Empty Street, Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand, Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous, The Killers - Hot Fuss (Erlend Oye - DJ Kicks would make the top 5 but I don't think mix albums can be compared to LPs)
2. Caring Is Creepy - The Shins
3. In The Waiting Line - Zero 7
4. New Slang - The Shins
5. I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay
6. Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers
  7. Fair - Remy Zero
  8. One Of These Things First - Nick Drake
  9. Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation
  10. The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
  11. Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine
  12. Let Go - Frou Frou
  13. Winding Road - Bonnie Somerville