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Who has the time, knowledge or downloads to sort through eMusic's 66,000 albums? Well, we do. Whether you're a total music nerd or just someone looking for something new and exciting to download, we know that sometimes you could use a little expert guidance through our catalogue. That's why we've created the eMusic Dozen.

Each eMusic Dozen consists of a brief overview of a genre, era, place or artist, followed by concise, insightful reviews of the 12 best albums we have fitting the topic.

Curating the Dozens are some of the most knowledgeable people around: Jeff Chang View Full Story


Crooners
By Lenny Kaye
Chuck D's Political Dozen
By Hua Hsu
Can't Stop Won't Stop
By Jeff Chang
Old School Punk
By Jack Rabid
The Roots of Nirvana
By Douglas Wolk
Southern Rock
By Kandia Crazy Horse
Bollywood
By Chris Nickson
Comedy
By Keith Harris
Beginner's Guide to Jazz
By Kevin Whitehead
Emo
By Jon Wiederhorn
Pedal Steel
By Peter Blackstock
Frank Zappa
By Christopher Weingarten
Avant Rock
By Christopher Weingarten
Modern Gospel
By Mike McGonigal
Indie Pop
By Barry Walters
American Vernacular Music
By Alex Abramovich
Jazz Piano
By Thomas Bartlett
Jam Bands
By Dean Budnick
Music for Kids
By Madelyn Rosenberg
Boomer-Friendly Rock
By Dan Epstein
New Age
By Robert Phoenix
Post-Rock
By Andy Battaglia
Modern Blues
By John Morthland
Country for Rockers
By Kurt Wolff
Classic Rock
By Keith Harris
Lost Rock Gems
By Dan Epstein
Stax Essentials
By Fred Goodman
Jazz Guitar
By Bill Milkowski
Electro
By Michaelangelo Matos
Post-Hardcore
By Yancey Strickler
Classical Essentials
By Anastasia Tsioulcas
English Folk
By Chris Nickson
Irish Folk
By Chris Nickson
Noise
By Christopher Weingarten
Underground Hip-Hop
By Christopher Weingarten
Gospel for Rockers
By Mike McGonigal
World Music of the United States
By Chris Nickson
World Music Exotica
By Chris Nickson
Contemporary Country
By Kurt Wolff
Classical Music at the Movies
By Anastasia Tsioulcas
Italian Soundtrack Masters
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Gospel for Mothers
By Mike McGonigal
Down Underground
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The Middle East and North Africa
By Chris Nickson
Music of the Balkans
By Chris Nickson
Eastern European Classical
By Daphne Carr
Stax Rare Gems
By Ron Wynn
Managing Editor's Dozen
By Yancey Strickler
Memphis Blues Again
By Alex Abramovich
Glitch
By Mark Richardson
Riverside Records
By Harvey Pekar
Music for Massage
By Robert Phoenix
Grime
By Jess Harvell
Dancehall Reggae
By Jess Harvell
Top 2005 Albums... So Far
By eMusic Staff
Pop-Punk
By Trevor Kelley
Trash Rock
By Erick Zeidenberg
Power Pop
By Stacy Mangual
Ladies of Jazz
By Kristina Feliciano
Cool Music for Aging Hipsters
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Nu-York City Rock
By Yancey Strickler
Alt-Punk Essentials
By Ann Powers
Hip-Hop Rarities
By Joe Lopez
Dance-Punk Boomerang
By Jason Pettigrew
Production Editor's Dozen
By J. Edward Keyes
My Dozen
By Reid Genauer
Ethiopiques
By Banning Eyre
Neo-Garage
By Dan Epstein
Before They Were Stars
By Emusic Staff
Mandolin
By Peter Blackstock
House
By Michaelangelo Matos
Progressive Blues
By John Morthland