Sasha Frere-Jones bibliography

List of the published works of Sasha Frere-Jones, the writer and musician.

Essays and reporting

• Frere-Jones, Sasha (December 24, 2007). "Stairway to Here". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. pp. 128–130. Retrieved 2025-06-21. ^[1]
• — (November 17, 2008). "The spirit moves". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 84, no. 37. p. 16. ^[2]
• — (November 24, 2008). "Sass and cadence". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 84, no. 38. pp. 124–126. ^[3]
• — (January 12, 2009). "Into the woods : the Bon Iver sound". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 84, no. 44. pp. 70–71. ^[4]
• — (26 October 2009). "Rock the Bells". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 84, no. 38. pp. 124–126. ^[5]
• — (8 February 2010). "Unsound opinion". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 85, no. 48. p. 9. ^[6]
• — (22 March 2010). "Big Step". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 86, no. 5. p. 13. ^[7]
• — (April 19, 2010). "Leash Laws". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 86, no. 9. p. 10. ^[8]
• — (May 24, 2010). "Noise Control: On the Border of Music and Sound". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 86, no. 14. pp. 80–81.
• — (November 1, 2010). "Best Squeak Ever". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 86, no. 34. p. 28. ^[9]
• — (8 November 2010). "Black Power". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 86, no. 35. p. 8. Bands The Black Angels and Black Mountain on tour.
• — (April 4, 2011). "On Display". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 87, no. 7. p. 8. LCD Soundsystem.
• — (October 10, 2011). "The Dark Arts". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker.
• — (November 14, 2011). "Plug and Play". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 87, no. 36. pp. 88–89. 'The endless inspiration of The Fall.'
• — (January 16, 2012). "On the Floor". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 87, no. 44. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 2014-11-11. Electronic dance music.
• — (February 13–20, 2012). "The sound of success". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. 88 (1): 102–104. Bibcode:2011NaPho...5..184P. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.24 . Rick Ross.
• — (April 16, 2012). "Selektion Process". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 9. p. 12. Modeselektor
• — (April 16, 2012). "Salvation Army : Spiritualized takes simplicity to great heights". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 9. pp. 114–115. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
• — (November 26, 2012). "Secret Life of Midi". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 37. p. 12. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Dawn of Midi.
• — (November 26, 2012). "Hanna and Her Sisters". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 37. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 7 May 2014. Kathleen Hanna and Bikini Kill.
• — (February 11–18, 2013). "Rocky Road". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 1. pp. 110–111. Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky.
• — (March 4, 2013). "Atomic clock : Thom Yorke's search for the perfect beat". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 3. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 2015-05-11. Thom Yorke and Atoms for Peace.
• — (March 11, 2013). "In New York". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 4. p. 6. Retrieved 2015-05-14.The Music of Prince tribute concert at Carnegie Hall.
• — (March 18, 2013). "Labyrinth : the path that leads from David Bowie to us". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 5. pp. 84–85.
• — (April 1, 2013). "Boyz II man : has Justin Timberlake stopped growing?". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 7. pp. 72–74. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
• — (April 15, 2013). "Look sharp : The Knife fuses performance and percussion". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 9. pp. 70–72.
• — (April 22, 2013). "Joy to the world". Goings on About Town. Critic's Notebook. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 10. p. 20. The Joy Formidable.
• — (May 6, 2013). "Terra cognita : Savages carefully reinvents the wheel". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 12. pp. 84–85.
• — (November 4, 2013). "The dark lord : Robin Carolan's Tri Angle record label". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 35. pp. 110–111.
• — (November 25, 2013). "Shady and the lady : Eminem and M.I.A. battle desires and doubts". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 38. pp. 118–120.
• — (March 3, 2014). "Sahara Blues : Tinariwen's desert sound". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 2. pp. 82–83.
• — (March 17, 2014). "Sneak peak : St. Vincent's stealthy magnificence". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 4. pp. 66–68.
• — (April 14, 2014). "Metal heart : Pharmakon and the art of noise". Goings on About Town. Night Life. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 8. p. 16.
• — (April 14, 2014). "Improv everywhere". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 8. pp. 68–70. ^[10]
• — (August 25, 2014). "Cross country : Nashville expands its range". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 24. pp. 72–73.
• — (December 15, 2014). "The PC brigade : two local bands revive the city's rock scene". Goings on About Town. Night Life. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 40. p. 12.
• — (December 22–29, 2014). "Test patterns : unexpected and familiar pleasures from TV on the Radio". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 41. pp. 140–142. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
• — (January 12, 2015). "Second coming : D'Angelo's triumphant return". The Critics. Pop Music. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 43. pp. 62–64.

Blog posts

• Frere-Jones, Sasha (19 October 2009). "Setlist: Sleigh Bells". Blog: Sasha Frere-Jones. Sleigh Bells

Notes

1. Discusses English rock band Led Zeppelin and the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert.
2. Discusses English rock band The Duke Spirit.
3. Discusses the singer Pink.
4. Reviews music of Justin Vernon and band Bon Iver.
5. Sleigh Bells.
6. Polish music festival 'Unsound', New York, 4–14 February 2011.
7. British dubstep duo Nero.
8. Snoop Dogg.
9. Deadmau5.
10. Discusses the work of EMA.