Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2003 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2003, these are the rest of the best indie and indie-minded rock tracks of 2003, volume four. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2002 and November 30, 2003.

1. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists “Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?” Hearts of Oak (Lookout!)
2. The Rapture “Heaven” Echoes (Strummer/Universal)
3. Kenna “Siren” New Sacred Cow (Columbia/Sony)
4. IMA Robot “Dirty Life” IMA Robot (Virgin)
5. The Dandy Warhols “You Were the Last High” Welcome to the Monkey House (EMI/Capitol)
6. The Delgados “All You Need Is Hate” Hate (Mantra/Beggars)
7. Crooked Fingers “You Threw A Spark” Red Devil Dawn (Merge)
8. Constantines “Young Lions” Shine a Light (Sub Pop)
9. The Sleepy Jackson “Good Dancers” Lovers (Astralwerks)
10. The Fiery Furnaces “South Is Only A Home”
Gallowsbird’s Bark (Rough Trade)
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Black Tongue” Fever To Tell (Interscope)
12. Throwing Muses “Portia” Throwing Muses [2003] (4AD)
13. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks “Sheets” Pig Lib (Matador)
14. The Sleepy Jackson “Miniskirt” Lovers (Astralwerks)
15. Guided By Voices “The Best of Jill Hives” Earthquake Glue (Matador)
16. The Strokes “Under Control” Room On Fire (RCA)
17. Constantines “Shine A Light” Shine a Light (Sub Pop)
18. Ani DiFranco “Here for Now” Evolve (Righteous Babe)
19. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Man” Fever To Tell (Interscope)
20. The Kills “Hitched” Keep On Your Mean Side
(Rough Trade/Sanctuary)
21. Throwing Muses “Mercury” Throwing Muses [2003] (4AD)
22. Cat Power “Speak For Me” You Are Free (Matador)