RARB Picks of '03

Welcome to RARB Picks of '03. We asked each reviewer to pick their two favorite albums from those they reviewed in 2003. (Reviewers had to have reviewed at least four albums to make one choice and at least eight albums to make two choices. Reviewers may choose fewer than their maximum allowed albums.) Here are their choices for Picks and Honorable Mentions.

Picks

• The Exboyfriends — Karaoke Bar Brawl
• The Beelzebubs — Code Red
• Dartmouth Aires — Black Tie Affaire
• The House Jacks — Unbroken
• Rajaton — Sanat
• Clef Hangers — Breeze
• baSix — Embodiment
• Harvard Callbacks — 9 to 5: The Late Sessions
• Wibijazz'n' — In the Pocket
• Off the Beat — Take One
• Chicago A Cappella — Holidays A Cappella Live
• Juxtaposition — Homespun
• Phalanx — Home-Grown

Honorable Mentions

• Harmonics — Rock Beats Scissors
• Coco's Lunch — A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed
• Awaken A Cappella — Dysfunktional Family Album
• Shir Appeal — Unpealed
• Duwende — Sounds Like This
• Off the Beat — More Screaming
• On the Rocks — Backgammon Sessions

Hanna Stotland

• Clef Hangers — Breeze
• Honorable Mention: The House Jacks — Unbroken

Guang Ming Easlon

• The Beelzebubs — Code Red
• Honorable Mention: Awaken A Cappella — Dysfunktional Family Album

Joshua Diamant

• The Exboyfriends — Karaoke Bar Brawl
• Honorable Mention: Clef Hangers — Breeze

Rebecca Christie

• The Exboyfriends — Karaoke Bar Brawl
• Honorable Mention: Harmonics — Rock Beats Scissors

Benjamin Stevens

• Rajaton — Sanat
• Honorable Mention: Harmonics — Rock Beats Scissors

Elie Landau

• baSix — Embodiment
• Honorable Mention: Rajaton — Sanat

Eric Skalinder

• The House Jacks — Unbroken
• Honorable Mention: Duwende — Sounds Like This

Jevan Soo

• Off the Beat — Take One
• Honorable Mention: On the Rocks — Backgammon Sessions

Thomas King aka TeKay

• Dartmouth Aires — Black Tie Affaire
• Honorable Mention: baSix — Embodiment

Tom Czerwinski

• Harvard Callbacks — 9 to 5: The Late Sessions
• Honorable Mention: Shir Appeal — Unpealed

Valerie Kolko

• Wibijazz'n' — In the Pocket
• Honorable Mention: Coco's Lunch — A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed

Jonathan Sears

• Juxtaposition — Homespun
• Honorable Mention: Harvard Callbacks — 9 to 5: The Late Sessions

Dave Trendler

• The Beelzebubs — Code Red
• Honorable Mention: Off the Beat — More Screaming

Jonathan Minkoff

• Phalanx — Home-Grown

Bernard Levin

• Dartmouth Aires — Black Tie Affaire
• Honorable Mention: Coco's Lunch — A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed

Mark Manley

• Chicago A Cappella — Holidays A Cappella Live