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Individual Scene Point Blank Staff Lists: Year End (2003)

Posted pre-2010

Charlie:

01. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place

02. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island Burn

03. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People

04. Spiritualized - Amazing Grace

05. Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People

06. Pelican - Australasia

07. Envy - a Dead Sinking Story

08. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

09. Rockets Red Glare - Moonlight Desires

10. The Constantines - Shine a Light

11. Ten Grand - This is the Way to Rule

12. North of America - Brothers, Sisters

13. Under a Dying Sun - Supernova

14. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism

15. The Rum Diary - Poisons That Save Lives

16. Hot Cross - Cryonics

17. JR Ewing - Ride Paranoia

18. Benton Falls - Guilt Beats Hate

19. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

20. Lightning Bolt - Beautiful Rainbow

21. The Locust - Plague Soundscapes

22. Jay-Z - The Black Album

23. The Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations

24. The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower - Dissertation, Honey

25. Xiu Xiu - a Promise

26. The Dismemberment Plan - A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan

27. Wire - Send

28. Black Eyes - Black Eyes

29. the Strokes - Room on Fire

30. Stars - Heart

Jeff:

01. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.

02. Black Eyes - Black Eyes

03. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak

04. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

05. The Rapture - Echoes

06. Various - Kill Bill Soundtrack

07. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

08. Grandaddy - Sumday

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

10. The Microphones - Mt. Eerie

11. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

12. SM and the Jicks - Pig Lib

13. The Notwist - Neon Golden

14. Xiu Xiu - A Promise

15. Envy - A Dead Sinking Story

16. Panthers - Lets Get Serious

17. Pleasure Forever - Alter

18. Daughters - Canada Songs

19. Califone - Quicksand/Cradlesnakes

20. The Postal Service - Give Up

21. Cat Power - You Are Free

22. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher

23. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium

24. Q and not U - X-Polynation/Book of Flags

25. The Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations

26. Animal Collective - Here Comes the Indian

27. Converge - Unloved and Weeded Out

28. Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance

29. The Sea and Cake - One Bedroom

30. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Master and Everyone

Robby:

01. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn

02. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak

03. The Decemberists - Her Majesty the Decemberists

04. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People

05. The Rapture - Echoes

06. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

07. The Wrens - Meadowlands

08. OUTHUD - STREETDAD

09. The Swords Project - Entertainment Is Over If You Want It

10. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig Lib

11. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief

12. Grandaddy - Sumday

13. Xiu Xiu - A Promise

14. Cat Power - You are Free

15. Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance

16. Sufjan Stevens - Greetings from Michigan, The Great Lake State

17. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher

18. Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress

19. The Books - Lemon of Pink

20. The Microphones - Mt. Eerie

21. Cat Power - You Are Free

22. Beulah - Yoko

23. Under A Dying Sun - Supernova

24. Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

25. The Rum Diary - Poisons to Save Lives

26. Do Make Say Think- Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn

27. King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader

28. Limbeck - Hi, Everything's Great

29. The Postal Service - Give Up

30. Murs - the end of the beginning

Sean:

01. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn

02. Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner

03. The Decemberists - Her Majesty, The Decemberists

04. Menomena - I Am the Fun Blame Monster

05. The Microphones - Mt. Eerie

06. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak

07. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

08. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

09. The Wrens - Meadowlands

10. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher

11. Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress

12. The New Pornographers - Electric Version

13. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts

14. The Shins - Chutes to Narrow

15. Blur - Think Tank

16. Tegan and Sara - If It Was You

17. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

18.The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower - Dissertation, Honey

19. Elvis Costello - North

20. King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader

21. TV on the Radio - Young Liars

22. A Silver Mt. Zion - This is Our Punk Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing

23. Hot Cross - Cryonics

24. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

25. Opeth - Damnation

26. Mogwai - Happy Music for Happy People

27. Cyann and Ben - Spring

28. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

29. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn

30. Rufus Wainwright - Want One

Seth:

01. Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

02. Friends Forever - Killball

03. Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium

04. The Bad Plus - These Are the Vistas

05. HORSE the band - R. Borlax

06. Citizen Void - Citizen Void

07. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

08. Mindflayer - Take Your Skin Off

09. Pink and Brown - Shame Fantasy II

10. Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn

11. Against Me! - The Eternal Cowboy

12. Black Dice - Cone Toaster

13. International Noise Conspiracy - Bigger Cages, Longer Chains

14. Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth

15. Thunderbirds Are Now - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

16. The Locust - Plague Soundscapes

17. JR Ewing - Ride Paranoia

18. Kid 606 - Kill Sound Before It Kills You

19. Daughters - Canada Songs

20. An Albatross - We Are the Laser Vikings

21. Dropkick Murphy's - Blackout

22. Jay-Z - The Black Album

23. Xiu Xiu - A Promise

24. The Dismemberment Plan - A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan

25. Hella - Total Bugs Bunny on Wild Bass

26. Moving Units - Moving Units

27. Reggie and the Full Effect - Under the Tray

28. Melt Bannana - Cell Scape

29. Neon Hunk - Smarmy Mob

30. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

Shane:

01. Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.

02. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

03. Ten Grand - This Is the Way To Rule

04. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

05. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn

06. Ester Drang - Infinite Keys

07. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

08. Elliott - Song in the Air

09. Benton Falls - Guilt Beats Hate

10. Thunderbirds Are Now! - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

11. Explosions in the Sky - Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

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

13. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak

14. The Rapture - Echoes

15. The Postal Service - Give Up

16. The New Trust - We Are Fast Moving Motherfuckers, We Are Women and Men of Action

17. These Arms Are Snakes - This Is Meant to Hurt You

18. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher

19. Integrity - To Die For

20. The Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations

21. My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves

22. Pelican - Australasia

23. 1 Mile North - Minor Shadows

24. Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State

25. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

26. Black Eyes - Black Eyes

27. Four Tet - Rounds

28. Cave In - Antenna

29. As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse

30. Manitoba - Up In Flames

Zed:

01. The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island Burn

02. Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co

03. Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Dead Cold Place

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

05. Give Up The Ghost - We're Down Til We're Underground

06. Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - Hearts Of Oak

07. Tristeza - Espuma

08. Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers

09. Outkast- Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

10. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country

11. Modern Life Is War - My Love My Way

12. The Mars Volta - De-loused In The Comatorium

13. The Suicide File - Twilight

14. Dispensing Of False Halos - With Prayers And A Scalpel

15. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

16. The Locust - Plague Landscapes

17. As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse

18. Envy - A Dead Sinking Story

19. The Rum Diary - Say Goodbye To Yourself

20. Into The Moat - Means By Which The End Is Possible

21. Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People

22. Please Inform The Captain This Is A Hijack - Please Inform The Captain This Is A Hijack

23. Daughters - Canada Songs

24. The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses

25. Comeback Kid - Turn It Around

26. The Rapture - Echoes

27. Xiu Xiu - A Promise

28. Bones Brigade - I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skating

29. Cut The Shit - Harmed And Dangerous

30. Rocky Votolato - The Light And The Sound

— words by the SPB team

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