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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

PEL Presents NEM#221: David Nagler Goes Brazilian

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Casey, Paskin, Philosophy, Linsenmayer, Society & Culture, Alwan

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The New York-based singer/keyboardist/guitarist had several releases with Nova Social from '98-'14 while also serving as music director for Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders variety show. After four solo releases, he's formed a new project setting his droll lyrics in a '60s Brazilian setting called As For the Future.

We discuss "Koan for the Music Business" (and listen at the end to "Encyclopedia of Songs") from this project's 2024 self-titled album, "See the Devil" from Songs of Advice and Adversity (2020 EP), and "Drunk at the Prom" by Nova Social from For Any Inconvenience (2011). Intro: "Theme in Yellow" (feat. Jeff Tweedy) from Carl Sandburg's Chicago Poems (2016). More at davidnagler.com.

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0:00.0

You're listening to nakedly examined music a podcast about songs and songwriters. My name for episode 221 is David Negler, who started in the

0:18.0

90s with a band that was eventually called Nova Social, who released three albums and several EPs up through 2014.

0:26.1

David was also a member of Wesley Stace, aka John Wesley Harding's band, is the musical

0:31.3

director for his Cabinet of Wonders Variety Show as Nova Social wrapped up.

0:36.0

David recorded his first solo album in 2013.

0:39.0

In 2016 recorded Carl Sandburg's Chicago Poems where he set Carl Sandburg poems to music with various

0:46.0

guests you're right now hearing Theme in Yellow featuring Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.

0:51.7

After that David quickly recorded two more albums, The Appointees and Songs of Advice and Adversity.

0:57.2

And today we're going to be talking about his new project.

0:59.8

As for the future, who's released its self-titled album, we'll talk about the song

1:03.4

Cohen for the music business, then we'll look back to that songs of advice and

1:07.5

adversity EP and talk about See the Devil, then back to Drunk at the Prom from the final Nova Social Full Album for Any Inconvenience

1:17.0

from 2011 and closed by listening to Encyclopedia of Songs also from the new album as for the future.

1:23.4

For more information you can see David nagler.com or look as for the future up on band camp or

1:29.4

Facebook. For more about this podcast see naked Nakedly Examine Music.com or support the effort and get my

1:36.2

notes documents and a fully ad-free experience by going to Patreon.com slash nakedly

1:42.4

examined music.

1:46.6

I will play it a little bit of theme in yellow

1:49.2

featuring Jeff Tweedy from Carl Sandburg's Chicago poems from 2016,

1:54.0

bringing it pretty quickly to the new thing,

1:56.6

after the Nova Social, several albums.

1:59.7

What is the shape of your career?

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