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Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (June 2003)

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Seth

1. Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

2. The Bad Plus - These Are the Vistas

3. The Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn

4. Death From Above - Heads Up

5. V/A - Our Birthday, Your Present (GSL Compilaton)

Sean

1. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- Hearts of Oak

2. Cursive- The Ugly Organ

3. The Postal Service- Give Up

4. The Sounds- Living in America

5. The Blood Brothers- Burn Piano Island, Burn

Shane

1. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn

2. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

3. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.

4. Ester Drang - Infinite Keys

5. The Plot To Blow Up the Eiffel Tower - Dissertation, Honey

Robby

1. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn

2. Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak

3. Cat Power - You Are Free

4. OUT HUD - S.T.R.E.E.T.D.A.D

5. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig Lib

Zed

1. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island Burn

2. The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower - Dissertation Honey

3. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

4. Please Inform The Captain This Is A Hijack - s/t

5. Set Fire To Flames - Sings Reign Rebuilder

Jeff

1. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

2. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Company

3. Black Eyes - s/t

4. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak

5. The Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn

— words by the SPB team

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