Xander Duell

Xander Duell is a Brooklyn-based composer and songwriter. His latest record, Pegg, with the project Pegg, is out now.

Talks

Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle

Music
By Xander Duell | October 22, 2025
By Xander Duell | October 22, 2025

Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle

Xander Duell (Pegg) on how the record broke his 15 year old brain.

Xander Duell (Pegg) and Emma Straub Don’t Sustain Themselves on the Party

Music
By Xander Duell | October 29, 2024
By Xander Duell | October 29, 2024

Xander Duell (Pegg) and Emma Straub Don’t Sustain Themselves on the Party

The composer and the novelist talk ambition, legacy, grief, and much more.