Pop, jazz, and classical.

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• Pop Goes 2004 Rock chivalry, gangsta jabberwocky, and other notable trends in music this year.
  Jody Rosen Dec. 30, 2004
  
• All That Jazz The year's best records.
  Fred Kaplan Dec. 22, 2004
  
• Gwen Stefani Could the charming, hyperactive kook really be our new pop queen?
  Jody Rosen Dec. 14, 2004
  
• "Let's Get It On" … Again The remix of Marvin Gaye's classic is better than the original.
  David Ritz Nov. 16, 2004
  
• The Remix Era Before mash-ups, there was Depeche Mode.
  Douglas Wolk Nov. 9, 2004
  
• What Is Soul? Not R. Kelly. Not anymore.
  Tony Green Sept. 21, 2004
  
• Déjà Entendu Björk is sui generis. Or is she?
  Marc Weingarten Sept. 14, 2004
  
• Finding My Thrill on Blueberry Boat Why I loved the Fiery Furnaces album before I even heard it.
  Eric Weisbard Aug. 31, 2004
  
• What's So Great About Wilco? How a spineless rock band became known for its nerve.
  Stephen Metcalf July 15, 2004
  
• Rhymer's Delight The Beasties' old-school album rocks.
  Douglas Wolk June 22, 2004
  
• The Undynamic Duo Are Elvis Costello and Diana Krall ruining each other?
  Douglas Wolk June 18, 2004
  
• Sounds Like Teen Spirit The new, less-miserable Morrissey.
  Hua Hsu June 3, 2004
  
• A West Side Story Story How Bernstein's musical entered the jazz canon (and why it took so long).
  David Yaffe June 2, 2004
  
• Mr. Not-So-Nice Guy Kenny Chesney's creepy tearjerkers.
  Keith Harris May 27, 2004
  
• How Ives Jibes Understanding America's contentious composer.
  Jan Swafford May 17, 2004
  
• Prince's "Comeback" Debunking the critics' take on Musicology.
  Douglas Wolk May 6, 2004
  
• Lying Liars and the Lies They Tell Why They Were Wrong So We Drowned is the most-hated album of the year.
  Philip Sherburne April 16, 2004
  
• Trumpeting Mediocrity Was Wynton Marsalis ever that good?
  Fred Kaplan April 7, 2004
  
• Back to Black The long-anticipated Pixies reunion.
  Alex Abramovich April 1, 2004
  
• Their So-Called Life The new N.E.R.D. album indulges the doldrums of late adolescence.
  Hua Hsu March 30, 2004
  
• Going Their Own Way Why is Fleetwood Mac the least influential great band ever?
  Douglas Wolk March 19, 2004
  
• Disco Fever Arthur Russell was famous in his day; what happened?
  Andy Battaglia March 11, 2004
  
• The Bloody and the Beautiful Goodbye, Babylon's incomparable collection of gospel—and the questions raised by it.
  Sasha Frere-Jones March 5, 2004
  
• Go West, Old Genre Hip-hop is corny—and only one man can save it.
  Sasha Frere-Jones Feb. 19, 2004
  
• The Faux Life With Norah Jones Debunking the pop star's "word-of-mouth success."
  Seth Mnookin Feb. 10, 2004
  
• Holy Pop Relic Why Brian Wilson should leave the unfinished Beach Boy masterpiece Smile alone.
  Jeff Turrentine Feb. 5, 2004
  
• Sui Generis The utterly new sounds of Dizzee Rascal, Britain's rising superstar.
  Sasha Frere-Jones Jan. 22, 2004