31 stories by "Sasha Frere-Jones"
Francesc Tosquelles is the hero we need right now.
Tosquelles: Healing Institutions, by Joana Masó with texts by Francesc Tosquelles, translated by Robert Hurley and Mara Faye Lethem, Semi…
In Ben Lerner's fourth novel, the dilemma of a broken phone powers a story about consciousness and connection.
Transcription, by Ben Lerner,
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 130 pages, $25
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The latest book by Constance Debré explores the horrors and bonds of shared violence and its role as mediating force.
Offenses, by Constance Debré, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman, Semiot…
A new reissue of Greg Tate's 1992 essay collection hits hard with the truth, again and again.
Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America, by Greg Tate, AUWA Books, 336 pages, …
A twentieth-anniversary reissue of The Greatest renews faith in the artist's soul-baring songs.
The Greatest and Redux, by Cat Power,
Domino Recording Company
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Idris Robinson's book presents a radical perspective on the role of martyrdom in the next American revolution.
The Revolt Eclipses Whatever the World Has to Offer, by Idris Robinson, Semiot…
In thirty-two pieces by Walter Benjamin, a recollection of moments at the confluence of individual memory and collective history.
Berlin Childhood Around 1900, by Walter Benjamin, translate…
In Julio Cortázar's surrealism, a displacement of the real.
A Certain Lucas, by Julio Cortázar, translated by Gregory Rabassa,
New Directions, 121 pages, $15.95
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A 1979 Linton Kwesi Johnson documentary by Franco Rosso is a portrait of the artist as principled activist.
Linton Kwesi Johnson in Dread Beat an Blood. Courtesy Seventy-Seven.
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Never the same experience twice for the ninety-three-year-old
French composer.
Alien Roots: EÌliane Radigue, edited by Charles Curtis and Lawrence Kumpf, Blank Forms, $25
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Sounds to run by: in his fifth book, Ben Ratliff triangulates the rhythms of music, the mind, and the moving body.
Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening, by Ben Ratliff, Grayw…
The mistitling of Pankaj Mishra's new book.
The World After Gaza: A History, by Pankaj Mishra,
Penguin Press, 292 pages, $28
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Israel is death. To say anything el…
Music for nothing and your chill playlists for free: a new book by Liz Pelly on the horror story of Spotify.
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, by Liz …
The late Lebanese author Elias Khoury's trilogy about a Palestinian refugee during and after the Nakba in 1948 explores the entangled relationship between trauma and storytelling.
Children …
Scraps of sound, stoned marching around: the experimental duo's debut is an inviting blend of chaos and intimacy.
High Tide, by Able Noise, World of Echo
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Art by and for the people vs. architecture in the service of empire.
Monumental Graffiti: Tracing Public Art and Resistance in the City, by Rafael Schacter, MIT Press, 386 pages, $39.95
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An eclectic and rewarding mix of delightful, unpredictable writing from n+1's second decade.
The Intellectual Situation: The Best of n+1's Second Decade,
edited by Mark Krotov, Nikil Saval…
Riotous shows, near-fatal fights, and anti-racism and protest politics: a new book chronicles the influential era of the Specials and 2 Tones Records.
Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tones Record…
In remembrance of the sound and voice of the indelible musician
and recording engineer.
Steve Albini, backstage, New York City, 1985. Photo: Gail Butensky.
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A new book captures the vibes of visionary composer
and cellist Arthur Russell.
Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, A Life, by Richard King,
Anthology Editions, 296 pages, $50
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Nothing will prepare you for this dark, dizzying novel
by the late Heather Lewis.
Notice, by Heather Lewis, Semiotext(e), 243 pages, $17.95
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Walls Have Ears, the band's trailblazing 1985 album, gets
its first official release.
Walls Have Ears, by Sonic Youth, Goofin' Records
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Some memories are just we…
On violence, liberation, and the collective: a new biography of
Frantz Fanon by Adam Shatz.
The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon, by Adam Shatz, Farrar, Straus and G…
The musician's powerful new album defies categorization with its
subdued quietude.
New Blue Sun, by André 3000, Epic Records
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André 3000's new album, New Blue …
A complete compendium of short fiction showcases the Welsh writer's giddy, mystical way with words.
Collected Stories, by Dylan Thomas, New Directions, 362 pages, $24.95
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