Sasha Frere-Jones | |
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 Sasha Frere-Jones (2009). | |
| Born | Alexander Roger Wallace Jones 1967 (age 57–58) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University New York University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | writer, musician |
| Notable work | Earlier (2023) |
Alexander Roger Wallace "Sasha" Frere-Jones (né Jones; born 1967) is an American writer, music critic, and musician.[1][2] Frere-Jones was pop critic of the New Yorker from 2004 to 2015.[3] In January 2015, he left the New Yorker to work for Genius as an executive editor.[4] Frere-Jones left Genius after several months to become critic-at-large at The Los Angeles Times;[5] he resigned the following year.[6][7]
Frere-Jones is a member of "avant-rock supergroup" Body Meπa.[8][9] In 2023, his published his first book, the memoir Earlier.[10]
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- ^ Piccarella, Stephen (19 December 2023). "Sasha Frere-Jones, a Life Remixed". The Nation. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (15 January 2015). "Fade Out". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Somaiya, Ravi; Sisario, Ben (11 January 2015). "Pop Music Critic Leaves The New Yorker to Annotate Lyrics for a Start-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Sasha Frere-Jones joins L.A. Times as cultural critic". Los Angeles Times. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Sasha Frere-Jones". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "LA Times Music Critic Sasha Frere-Jones Exits, Accused of Expensing $5K Strip Club Tab (Exclusive)". 17 May 2016.
- ^ Kim, Joshua Minsoo (4 June 2021). "Body Meπa: The Work Is Slow". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Masters, Marc (17 December 2024). "The Best Experimental Music of 2024". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (10 October 2023). Earlier. MIT Press. ISBN 9781635901962. Retrieved 29 January 2025.