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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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  • JoeyIsntDead

    Prozac Rock is picturesque

    22 Mar 6:19am Reply

  • adamcooleyisdea

    great live

    4 Mar 6:09am Reply

  • JoeyIsntDead

    I actually love Rot Gut, Domestic.

    11 Feb 6:42am Reply

  • fitear1590

    The Payphone Single... awesome! Looking forward to the new album.

    13 Jan 9:25pm Reply

  • Kimbosteezy

    Perfection.

    12 Oct 2012 Reply

  • wicked_liz

    My god, "A Journalist Falls in Love..." is going to be one of my songs for the year.

    9 Jun 2012 Reply

  • 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.

    24 May 2012 Reply

  • thrashdeth

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

    24 May 2012 Reply

  • thrashdeth

    Fuck yeah seeing them today :)

    23 May 2012 Reply

  • 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!

    15 May 2012 Reply

  • 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.

    30 Apr 2012 Reply

  • 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.

    28 Apr 2012 Reply

  • 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

    27 Apr 2012 Reply

  • FrozenIron

    Anyone else having trouble scrobbling rot gut? Weird stuff.

    26 Apr 2012 Reply

  • ritakowski

    guru_mosh :D

    20 Apr 2012 Reply

  • JoeyIsntDead

    I don't think anything will touch The Dust of Retreat, but I'm really enjoying Rot Gut.

    14 Apr 2012 Reply

  • flame_leaf

    Eh, Buzzard's still my favorite. I really like the new album, but don't quite like it as much. It'll probably grow on me though.

    8 Apr 2012 Reply

  • guru_mosh

    Margot Honecker & das nie in Betrieb genommene Atomkraftwerk in Stendal (DDR)

    5 Apr 2012 Reply

  • natasha2mpu

    there's no way they can outperform Dust of Retreat... i miss all the strings, the piano notes and the harmonizing.

    28 Mar 2012 Reply

  • hindinburg

    Fisher of Men, favorite track - reminiscent of Pavement repetitive choppy power chords, background ambient percussion, rattled opening, slow build of instrumentation.

    25 Mar 2012 Reply
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