David Nagler

David Nagler is a Brooklyn-based musician, singer, and songwriter. His releases include <a href="spotify:album:4LtPTolWo5GFGh90xCbDCu" data-name="Carl Sandburg&#39;s Chicago Poems">Carl Sandburg&#39;s Chicago Poems</a> (2016): an orchestral folk song cycle with guest vocals from such Chicago musicians as <a href="spotify:artist:2rDxtYUzTAYJJE3Bl3Z5IN" data-name="Jeff Tweedy">Jeff Tweedy</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0l5iOYpiSkQFYR3uPNoMDe" data-name="Robbie Fulks">Robbie Fulks</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2GkbVJYd1bZbQvVYS7ORZ2" data-name="Kelly Hogan">Kelly Hogan</a>, featured in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, and more; <a href="spotify:album:3Gf5lB7Ae3LOd6dzvYOTeX" data-name="The Appointees, Vol. 1 &amp; 2">The Appointees, Vol. 1 &amp; 2</a> (2018): 11 songs informed and provoked by Trump cabinet appointees; and <a href="spotify:album:1zvVZTBtYGRd3BJwJsjswt" data-name="Mortal Enemies">Mortal Enemies</a> (2023), co-produced by <a href="spotify:artist:3kKgcBXTgyAZhXPV3AaSZc" data-name="Josh Kaufman">Josh Kaufman</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:2cCUtGK9sDU2EoElnk0GNB" data-name="The National">The National</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0Qi9Fcmn1DJAoG8Agf5ibb" data-name="Bonny Light Horseman">Bonny Light Horseman</a>). His topical 2025 single “<a href="spotify:album:7g1070Me3VMyI0QHPIjsbs" data-name="One of You">One of You</a>” features <a href="spotify:artist:7jAeRfT8LYCxydM2Y1Egvn" data-name="Marc Ribot">Marc Ribot</a> on guitars.

Nagler is the founder of the Brazilian music-inspired collective <a href="spotify:artist:0BFQe3UNxc7B7GrNmCT5F7" data-name="As For the Future">As For the Future</a> and the NY metro area pop group <a href="spotify:artist:1np4rGhXvjtQ2LxhrNyqiB" data-name="Nova Social">Nova Social</a>, and a member of the art rock supergroup <a href="spotify:artist:6tMIvxwFhPs00pjlIKpYdf" data-name="Tape Hiss">Tape Hiss</a>. As musical director for <a href="spotify:artist:5pniR6Niz1amdSVgKIASpr" data-name="Wesley Stace">Wesley Stace</a>&#39;s Cabinet of Wonders (featured on NPR and Salon.com), Nagler has performed with 200 different artists including <a href="spotify:artist:1EevBGfUh3RSQSGpluxgBm" data-name="Joan Baez">Joan Baez</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:57ALvbCBaCkNlgTOSiUPdT" data-name="Aaron Neville">Aaron Neville</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6lx6XS8umFqYRVbBErx9fE" data-name="Rosanne Cash">Rosanne Cash</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0kiisaxpTLv4c9MdeKgNL6" data-name="Fred Armisen">Fred Armisen</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2UBTfUoLI07iRqGeUrwhZh" data-name="Steve Earle">Steve Earle</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4uSftVc3FPWe6RJuMZNEe9" data-name="Andrew Bird">Andrew Bird</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2x7iCl510O317XjOcG7iOf" data-name="Stephin Merritt">Stephin Merritt</a> (of <a href="spotify:artist:6RWjTQqILL7a1tQ0VapyLK" data-name="The Magnetic Fields">The Magnetic Fields</a>).

Nagler has arranged a Welsh men’s choir for <a href="spotify:artist:0utGdg6jsUnLXl9CAxJcjk" data-name="Jon Langford">Jon Langford</a>’s <a href="spotify:album:4k0bRcGFu391QRuGGS3t93" data-name="Skull Orchard Revisited">Skull Orchard Revisited</a>, a 17-piece orchestral pop ensemble for <a href="spotify:artist:4RYmgwfh5Wjcm8L9ge1MFK" data-name="Chris Mills">Chris Mills</a>’ <a href="spotify:album:1z6qBGFmQ0rzd3XwRg7qj8" data-name="The Wall To Wall Sessions">The Wall To Wall Sessions</a>, and a “feral choir” for the <a href="spotify:artist:1Ag6UM6dow2OH9V06mxzV5" data-name="Mekons">Mekons</a>’ <a href="spotify:album:5g4xKsZqBwZQYKYoWoeKLG" data-name="Existentialism">Existentialism</a>. He has played live and/or recorded with <a href="spotify:artist:5hAhrnb0Ch4ODwWu4tsbpi" data-name="Yo La Tengo">Yo La Tengo</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5E7zSu46SqTmgKqsc0tFkY" data-name="Okkervil River">Okkervil River</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4W1poTLCG6XjhBUVehcaMB" data-name="Mark Eitzel">Mark Eitzel</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:6uHjKRsYGaElOrKWlSEji3" data-name="American Music Club">American Music Club</a>), <a href="spotify:artist:0YqZ5VxrmB8Ur0ziDIURdZ" data-name="Bridget St John">Bridget St John</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6vVc0DTR7Z7wtYPpv6i71z" data-name="Eszter Balint">Eszter Balint</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4JuWruv1jBeWne0sJTUH3k" data-name="Martin Courtney">Martin Courtney</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:41SQP16hv1TioVYqdckmxT" data-name="Real Estate">Real Estate</a>), <a href="spotify:artist:67NN7SgdxKesGnxZOB8YeX" data-name="The System">The System</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3T4EY2HthpDQceZWzgSar5" data-name="Tanya Donelly">Tanya Donelly</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:3h1HOgVmvPlhqjz8o3LglL" data-name="Belly">Belly</a>).