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Indianapolis, United States (2004 – present)

Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s is a 6-piece indie-pop/orchestral pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana. The band, which was formed in 2004 by Richard Edwards and Andy Fry (formerly of Archer Avenue and The Academy, respectively), is currently signed to Epic Records.

Their debut album, The Dust Of Retreat came out in 2006. At this time, the band was signed to Artemis Records and had 8 members. In 2008 the band signed to Epic Records and (on 7 October) released two new albums, Animal! and Not Animal. The band originally planned to just release “Animal!”. However, Epic disagreed on their song choice, and compiled a different list, which would later become “Not Animal”. Eventually, after dispute over which version would be released, it was decided to release both at the same time.

In August 2009, 5 of the band’s members left. They are all involved in other projects, most notably Pravada.

While the band, and Richard specifically have given many explanations to the band’s name; this is all in fun. As the name was created as an anti-name; not meant to have any real meaning, just to make fun of other ridiculous names. The name “Margot” comes from Gweneth Paltrow’s character in Wes Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums”.

The band’s sound, categorized as “chamber pop”, has been compared to the indie rock groups Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, and The Shins, while incorporating elements of singer/songwriters like Paul Simon and Conor Oberst.
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  • waking_robots

    I will say that the question I was left with is, has anyone ever seen Ronnie Kwasman and D.C. Berman from the Silver Jews in the same place before?

    Thursday evening

  • waking_robots

    I was at the Bootleg too, and it was pretty damned fantastic. They really are just what you want out of a band bringing the album tracks to life. I loved it, and totally recommend catching them live to anyone with the opportunity. Dinosaur Feathers was a really great opener too. Unfortunately only saw literally a minute or two of the first act.

    Thursday evening

  • thrashdeth

    Oh man it was a perfect night last night best live show ever.

    Thursday evening

  • thrashdeth

    Fuck yeah seeing them today :)

    Wednesday morning

  • wicked_liz

    Rot Gut is amazing, Buzzard had a few good songs, but I didn't love the whole thing. While their sound has changed Rot Gut is more similar to the brilliance to Dust in Retreat, Not Animal and Animal!

    14 days ago

  • enigmatyzacja

    Buzzard is the worst Margot album , but still good <- agreed. Margot is awesome & every album has its specific climat and vibe, but the Buzzard's one is the least characteristic one I think. The music is still great though.

    last month

  • opticalanomaly

    Buzzard is ok, but it's probably my least favorite margot album. rot gut was a lot more memorable right off the bat. Their new direction isn't nearly as enjoyable as their old baroque rock sound, but if Richard is really sick of it and feels like this is what he wants to do, more power to him. Their music is still enjoyable.

    last month

  • josephtux15

    What can i say about margot & the Nuclear so & so's well :D i love them honestly everyday of my life sence i discoverd them like a year or 2 ago its been nothing but them in my ears like nothing else literally thats all my phone has is them n they never get old they're music inspires me , n im sure others , n + their music is fun to paly on gutair :DD so :D all i can say is just amazing form the begining to the end , they help make like a lil bit easyer

    last month
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