New stuff we spun for you on WFUV in 2003, in alphabetical order.
The Best of 2003 Listener Poll Results | WFUV Staff Picks
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Way Street | Pretzel Park | Sanctuary/Sliced Bread |
| Aaron Neville | Nature Boy | Verve |
| Adam Levy | Get Your Glow On | Lost Wax |
| The Afro Celts | Seed | Real World/Virgin |
| Al Green | I Can't Stop | Blue Note |
| Albert Lee | Heartbreak Hill | Sugar Hill |
| The Allman Brothers Band | Hittin' the Note | Sanctuary |
| Alexi Murdoch | Four Songs | Mind Blue Music |
| Amy Rigby | Til the Wheels Fall Off | Signature Sounds |
| Andrew Bird | Weather Systems | Righteous Babe |
| Ani DiFranco | Evolve | Righteous Babe |
| Annie Lennox | Bare | J |
| The Autumn Defense | Circles | Arena Rock |
| B.B. King | Reflections | MCA |
| The Bad Plus | These Are the Vistas | Columbia |
| The Beatles | Let it Be...Naked | Capitol |
| The Be Good Tanyas | Chinatown | Nettwerk |
| Bela Fleck & the Flecktones | Ten From Little Worlds | Columbia |
| Belle & Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Rough Trade/Sanctuary |
| Ben Harper | Diamonds on the Inside | Virgin |
| Ben Taylor Band | Famous Among the Barns | Iris |
| Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man | Out of Season | Sanctuary |
| Beth Orton | The Other Side of Daybreak | Astralwerks |
| Bill Frisell | The Intercontinentals | Nonesuch |
| Blue Man Group | The Complex | Lava |
| Blur | Think Tank | Virgin |
| The Brilliant Mistakes | Dumb Luck | Aunt Mimi's |
| Brooks Williams | Nectar | Signature Sounds |
| Bruce Cockburn | You've Never Seen Everything | Rounder |
| Brute | Co-Balt | Supercat |
| Buddy Guy | Blues Singer | Silvertone |
| Caitlin Cary | I'm Staying Out | Yep Roc |
| Calexico | Feast of Wire | Quarterstick |
| The Cash Brothers | A Brand New Night | Zoe/Rounder |
| Cassandra Wilson | Glamoured | Blue Note |
| Cesaria Evora | Voz D'amor | Bluebird |
| Charlie Hunter Quintet | Right Now Move | Rope-a-Dope |
| Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez | The Trouble With Humans | Lonestar/Texas Music Group |
| Chris Smither | Train Home | Hightone |
| Chris Whitley | Hotel Vast Horizon | Messenger |
| Clem Snide | Soft Spot | spinART |
| Coldplay | Live 2003 | Capitol |
| Counting Crows | Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows | Geffen |
| Cracker | Countrysides | iMusic |
| Crash Test Dummies | Puss ‘N' Boots | Cha-Ching |
| Curtis Stigers | You Inspire Me | Concord |
| Cyndi Lauper | At Last | Epic |
| Damien Rice | O | Damien Rice |
| Dan Bern | Fleeting Days | Messenger |
| Dan Zanes and Friends | House Party | Festival Five |
| Daniel Lanois | Shine | ANTI-Epitaph |
| Dar Williams | The Beauty of the Rain | Razor & Tie |
| Dave Matthews | Some Devil | RCA |
| David Bowie | Reality | Columbia |
| David Grisman | Life of Sorrow | Acoustic Disc |
| The Derek Trucks Band | Soul Serenade | Columbia |
| The Dixie Hummingbirds | Diamond Jubilation | Treasure |
| Dwight Yoakam | Population: Me | Audium/Koch |
| Eastmountainsouth | Eastmountainsouth | Dreamworks |
| Ed Harcourt | From Every Sphere | Heavenly/Capitol/Astralwerks |
| Edie Brickell | Volcano | Universal |
| Eleni Mandell | Country for True Lovers | Zedtone |
| Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert | Side of the Road | Rounder |
| Elvis Costello | North | Universal Classics |
| Emmylou Harris | Stumble Into Grace | Nonesuch |
| Eric Andersen | Beat Avenue | Appleseed |
| Erin McKeown | Grand | Nettwerk |
| Etta James | Let's Roll | Private/RCAVictor |
| Evan Dando | Baby I'm Bored | Bar/None |
| Fountains of Wayne | Welcome Interstate Managers | S-Curve/Virgin |
| Galactic | Ruckus | Sanctuary |
| Garage a Trois | Emphasizer | Tone-Cool/Artemis |
| Gavin DeGraw | Chariot | J Records |
| Gemma Hayes | Night on My Side | Astralwerks |
| Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble | Private Astronomy:A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke | Universal Classics |
| Gillian Welch | Soul Journey | Acony |
| Grandaddy | Sumday | V2 |
| Grandpaboy | Dead Man Shake | Fat Possum |
| Greg Trooper | Floating | Sugar Hill |
| Groove Armada | Lovebox | Jive/Zomba |
| Hobex | U Ready, Man? | Tone-Cool/Artemis |
| Howard Tate | Rediscovered | Private Music |
| Howie Day | Stop All the World Now | Epic |
| Ibrahim Ferrer | Buenos Hermanos | World Circuit/Nonesuch |
| The Iguanas | Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart | Yep Roc |
| Jack Johnson | On and On | Moonshine Conspiracy/Universal |
| Jason Mraz | Waiting For My Rocket to Come | Elektra |
| Jay Farrar | Terroir Blues | Act/Resist/Artemis |
| The Jayhawks | Rainy Day Music | American/Lost Highway |
| Jeff Buckley | Live at Sin-E | Columbia |
| Jenifer Jackson | So High | Bar/None |
| Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos | The Secret Sun | Blue Thumb/Verve |
| Jesse Malin | The Fine Art of Self Destruction | Artemis |
| Jill Sobule | The Folk Years, 2003-2003 | jillsobule.com |
| Joan Armatrading | Lovers Speak | Denon |
| Joan Baez | Dark Chords on a Big Guitar | Koch |
| Joe Ely | Streets of Sin | Rounder |
| Joe Henry | Tiny Voices | ANTI/Epitaph |
| Joe Jackson | Volume 4 | Restless/Rykodisc |
| Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Streetcore | Epitaph |
| John Gorka | Old Future's Gone | Red House |
| John Hammond | Ready For Love | Back Porch/Virgin |
| John Hiatt | Beneath This Gruff Exterior | New West |
| John Lee Hooker | Face to Face | Eagle Rock |
| John Mayer | Heavier Things | Aware/Columbia |
| John Mellencamp | Trouble No More | Columbia |
| John Scofield | Up All Night | Verve |
| Johnny Cash | Unearthed | American/Lost Highway |
| Johnny Marr & the Healers | Boomslang | iMusic/Artist Direct |
| Jonny Lang | Long Time Coming | A & M/Interscope |
| Josh Ritter | Hello Starling | Signature Sounds |
| Josh Rouse | 1972 | Rykodisc |
| Joss Stone | The Soul Sessions | S-Curve |
| Kaki King | Everybody Loves You | Velour/Red Ink |
| Kathleen Edwards | Failer | Rounder |
| Keller Williams | Home | Sci Fidelity |
| The Kennedys | Stand | Koch |
| Kila | Luna Park | Kila Records |
| Kinky | Atlas | Nettwerk |
| Kris Delmhorst | Songs For a Hurricane | Signature Sounds |
| The Last Hombres | Redemption | Koch Records |
| Leaves | Breathe | Dreamworks |
| Leonna Naess | Leona Naess | Geffen |
| Little Feat | Kickin' it at the Barn | Hot Tomato |
| Lizz Wright | Salt | Verve |
| Los Lonely Boys | Los Lonely Boys | Or Music |
| Lou Reed | The Raven | Sire/Reprise |
| Lucinda Williams | World Without Tears | Lost Highway |
| Lyle Lovett | My Baby Don't Tolerate | CURB/Lost Highway |
| Macy Gray | The Trouble With Being Myself | Epic |
| Maktub | Khronos | Velour/Red Ink |
| Marcia Ball | So Many Rivers | Alligator |
| Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio | In Full Swing | Odyssey/Sony |
| Marshall Crenshaw | What's in the Bag? | Razor & Tie |
| Mary Lee's Corvette | 700 Miles | Bar/None |
| Massive Attack | 100th Window | Virgin |
| Matthew Ryan | Regret Over the Wires | Hybrid |
| The Mavericks | The Mavericks | Sanctuary/SMG |
| Merle Haggard | Like Never Before | Hag/Compendia |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | Everyone Deserves Music | iMusic |
| Milton | Milton | Moon Caravan |
| The Minus 5 | Down With Wilco | Yep Roc |
| moe. | Wormwood | Fatboy |
| Mojave 3 | Spoon and Rafter | 4AD/Beggars |
| Nada Surf | Let Go | Barsuk |
| Natalie Merchant | The House Carpenter's Daughter | Myth America |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Greendale | Reprise |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Nocturama | ANTI/Mute |
| Nicolai Dunger | Tranquil Isolation | Dolores/Overcoat |
| North Mississippi Allstars | Polaris | Tone-Cool/ATO |
| Patty Griffin | A Kiss in Time | ATO |
| Patty Larkin | Red = Luck | Vanguard |
| Paul Weller | Illumination | Yep Roc |
| Paul Westerberg | Come Feel Me Tremble | Vagrant |
| Pete Droge | Skywatching | Puzzle Tree |
| Pete Yorn | Day I Forgot | Columbia |
| Petty Booka | Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian | Innerstate/Seven Gods |
| Phil Roy | Issues & Options | Or |
| Phoebe Snow | Natural Wonder | Eagle |
| Po' Girl | Po' Girl | Hightone |
| The Polyphonic Spree | The Beginning Stages Of... | Hollywood |
| Quetzal | Worksongs | Vanguard |
| R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of 1988-2003 | WB |
| Rachael Yamagata | EP | RCA/Private Music |
| Radiohead | Hail to the Thief | Capitol |
| Randy Newman | The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol.1 | Nonesuch |
| Richard Ashcroft | Human Conditions | Virgin |
| Richard Thompson | The Old Kit Bag | SpinArt |
| Rickie Lee Jones | The Evening of My Best Day | V2 |
| Ringo Starr | Ringo Rama | Koch |
| Robert Earl Keen | Farm Fresh Onions | Audium/Koch |
| Robert Randolph & the Family Band | Unclassified | WB |
| Robinella & the C. C. String Band | Robinella & the C. C. String Band | Columbia |
| Rod Picott | Stray Dogs | Welding Rod |
| Rodney Crowell | Fate's Right Hand | DMZ/Epic |
| Rosanne Cash | Rules of Travel | Capitol |
| Roy Hargrove presents The RH Factor | Hard Groove | Verve |
| Rufus Wainwright | Want | Dreamworks |
| Ry Cooder/Manuel Galban | Mambo Sinuendo | Nonesuch/Perro Verde |
| Ryan Adams | Rock ‘n Roll | Lost Highway |
| Sam Bush & David Grisman | Hold on We're Strummin' | Acoustic Disc |
| Sarah McLachlan | Afterglow | Arista |
| Scott Miller & the Commonwealth | Upside Downside | Sugar Hill |
| Shelby Lynne | Identity Crisis | Capitol |
| Sinead O'Connor | She Who Dwells... | Vanguard |
| The Sleepy Jackson | Lovers | Astralawerks |
| Sondre Lerche | Don't Be Shallow | Astralwerks |
| Sonny Landreth | The Road We're On | Sugar Hill |
| Soozie Tyrell | White Lines | Treasure/Valley |
| Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart | Never Gonna Let You Go | Gearle/Evolver |
| Steely Dan | Everything Must Go | Reprise |
| Stephen Clair | Little Radio | |
| Stereophonics | You Gotta Go There to Come Back | V2 |
| Steve Winwood | About Time | Wincraft/SCI Fidelity |
| Sting | Sacred Love | A & M |
| The String Cheese Incident | Untying the Not | SCI Fidelity |
| Susheela Raman | Love Trap | Narada |
| Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues | Hanapepe Dream | Tone-Cool |
| Teitur | Poetry & Aeroplanes | Universal |
| Thea Gilmore | Avalanche | Compass |
| The Thorns | The Thorns | Aware/Columbia |
| The Thrills | So Much For the City | Virgin |
| Tim Easton | Break Your Mother's Heart | New West |
| Tim O'Brien | Traveler | Howdy Skies/Sugar Hill |
| Tom McRae | Just Like Blood | db |
| Tony Trischka Band | New Deal | Rounder |
| Townhall | The New Song | Redeye |
| Travis | 12 Memories | Epic |
| Turin Brakes | Ether Song | Astralwerks |
| Van Morrison | What's Wrong With This Picture? | Blue Note |
| Various Artists | "American Wedding" soundtrack | Universal |
| Various Artists | "Crossing Jordan" soundtrack | DMZ/Columbia |
| Various Artists | "Gods and Generals" Soundtrack | Sony/Classical |
| Various Artists | "How to Deal" soundtrack | Capitol |
| Various Artists | "Masked and Anonymous" soundtrack | Columbia |
| Various Artists | "Thicker Than Water" soundtrack | Universal |
| Various Artists | A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe/Shout, Sister, Shout! | M.C. |
| Various Artists | It'll Come to You...The Songs of John Hiatt | Vanguard |
| Various Artists | Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton | Sugar Hill |
| Various Artists | Verve Remixed 2 | Verve |
| The Waifs | Up All Night | Compass |
| Loudon Wainwright III | So Damn Happy | Sanctuary |
| Warren Zanes | Memory Girls | Dualtone |
| Warren Zevon | The Wind | Artemis |
| Ween | Quebec | Sanctuary |
| Wes Cunningham | Pollyanna | Pentavarit |
| The White Stripes | Elephant | Third Man/V2 |
| Widespread Panic | Ball | Sanctuary |
| Wilco | Australian EP | Download/wilcoworld.net |
| Willie Nelson and Ray Price | Willie & Ray | Lost Highway |
| Yo La Tengo | Summer Sun | Matador |
| Ziggy Marley | Dragonfly | RCAVictor |
