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Best New Artist

The Darkness � antiGUY, Hobo

They gave the music world a nice swift kick in the rear in 2003 - antiGUY

Touching yoo-oooooooo-oooou! What can I say about the Darkness that hasn't already been said on this site or any other music publication. Justin Hawkins' falsetto rocks, and the band abuses metal clichés to the point of sheer genius. � Dan Grote

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Dizzee Rascal � Tim Byrnes

19 year old Brit phenom Dylan Mills brilliantly deconstructs hip hop on ��Boy In Da Corner', where the new Shakespeare raps like quicksilver money amidst the most blissed out cacophony this side of Sonic Youth. � Tim Byrnes

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Nightrage � DeadSun

Sweet Vengeance is a formidable full length debut--- definite potential in this outfit. Verily, a Metal band to watch. -DeadSun

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The AKA's � Dr Fever

11 tracks that'll make you want to clap your hands and sing along while shaking your booty like your name was J-Lo. - Dr Fever

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Hot Hot Heat � Dan Grote

The best straightforward pop rock album of the year, hands down. The hooks are addictive and the lyrics are fun without having to rely too much on the gimmickiness of the band's retro new wave nostalgia. Listen to "Bandages," "Oh Goddamit!" and "Talk to Me, Dance with Me." � Dan Grote

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Pleasure Club � Keavin

After experiencing a live show from Pleasure Club, I now know what people must have felt the first time they saw The Stooges perform. The revolution has begun...- Keavin

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The Mars Volta - Scott Slapp

ATDI broke up for a good reason and thank God they did! -Scott Slapp

A grab bag of all the good stuff and then some! - antiGUY

Nothing else this year rocked as hard, or as strange, as this CD. Powerful. Tribal and maddeningly eclectic, Comatorium takes hardcore into the 21st Century with intelligence, grace and the sense of daring so often missing from most modern bands. � Tim Byrnes

Fans of now defunct intelli-screamo band At the Drive-In had their minds blown by this album-long suicide tale set to free jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and two afroed geniuses. Listen to "Eriatarka" and "Cicatriz Esp." � Dan Grote

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Posted by muisc:
Definatly The Darkness! 70s style all the way! His voice can go so high its so cool! 2nd best Id say is Hot Hot Heat. I gotta support my Canadian Artists out there


Posted by Anti-Darkness:
WTF is up with all the queen comparisons? None of the Darkness songs I've heard sound anything like Queen, and the lead singer sounds nothing like Freddie Mercury and everything like Shakira. And they certainly aren't anywhere near as good as Queen.


Posted by solitary:
ATDI was one of my favorite bands - I was lucky enough to see them live just before they broke up and they were flat-out amazing. Given the inevitable comparision, The Mars Volta has yet to disappoint. 'De-Loused in the Comatorium' is an album that has been in heavy rotation since I bought it. Cedric's voice has always been strong, but his voice on this album (although Geddy Lee-ish at times) blows me away.


Posted by Joie:
The Darkness. I'm an avid fan of Freddie Mercury & Queen, and The Darkness just revives that era (not that I'm that old) all over again. They're bringing back good ol' Rock and Roll, with style!


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