Sasha Geffen

is a writer based in Denver whose work appears in Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NPR, and others. Their first book, Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary, is out now from the University of Texas Press.

Synthesizing Sound and Self

Synthesizing Sound and Self Synthesizing Sound and Self

The vexed legacy of electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos.

Oct 15, 2020 / Sasha Geffen

The Revolutionary Joy of Trans Life

The Revolutionary Joy of Trans Life The Revolutionary Joy of Trans Life

Mainstream portrayals of transitioning rarely entertain the possibility that the process can be ecstatic and even amusing. Lou Sullivan’s diaries tells another story.

Oct 9, 2019 / Sasha Geffen

Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything

Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything

Damon Krukowski’s new book is critique of capitalism disguised as a meditation on playback technology. 

Apr 24, 2019 / Editorial / Sasha Geffen

Angel-Ho Is the Future of Pop Music

Angel-Ho Is the Future of Pop Music Angel-Ho Is the Future of Pop Music

The Cape Town artist’s daring new album Death Becomes Her upends the language and conventions of pop pleasure.

Apr 4, 2019 / Sasha Geffen

Julia Holter’s Weightless Grace

Julia Holter’s Weightless Grace Julia Holter’s Weightless Grace

Meditating on death, decay, and ancient tragedy, the California composer’s new album, Aviary, finds calm in darkness.

Oct 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Geffen

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