Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, Indie folk, Folk rock, Chamber pop, Alternative rock, Punk |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Mariel Recording Company |
| Website | margotandthenuclearsoandsos |
| Members | Richard Edwards Tyler Watkins Heidi Gluck Kenny Childers Ronnie Kwasman |
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's is a band from Indianapolis, Indiana. Their style was described as "cinematic chamber pop" that "both the casual music fan and music perfectionist will enjoy" by MacKenzie Wilson in a review of their album The Dust of Retreat. As they have evolved over their eleven-year history, their sound has changed significantly, moving from the orchestral sound that defined their original existence to a guitar rock that characterized their middle albums to a much softer sound today.
Originally, the founding members of the band, Richard Edwards and Andy Fry, would tell journalists that they met in a pet store in 2004. However, they later admitted that this was untrue. Fry befriended Edwards while he was still a teen, the two bonding over their musical ambitions.
Eventually, in 2004, the two formed Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, named after the character Margot in Wes Anderson's 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums.
Over time, many friends of Edwards and Fry in the Indianapolis area moved in with the two and joined the band as well. "Most of them were borderline homeless so it was mostly out of necessity," Edwards told in 2008. By the time their first album The Dust of Retreat was released in 2006, the band contained eight full-time members.
After a move to Chicago in 2009, Richard Edwards began to experiment with a new band lineup, and eventually decided on a six-man group made up of some former members and some Chicago-area musicians. This new lineup allowed Edwards to take the band in a more rock-based direction which could be seen in their next two studio albums Buzzard (2010), and Rot Gut, Domestic (2012).
On December 4, 2015 the band released a five album rarities box set via Joyful Noise Recordings. In an interview with blogger Adam Vitcavage, Richard Edwards discussed his battle with Clostridium difficile colitis as well as the future of the band. Edwards proclaimed, "I've threatened to break up this stupid band so many times, I don't want to continue crying wolf. That said, I don't currently see any real reason for Margot to continue."
The band's first full album, The Dust of Retreat was released in 2005 on the local Standard Recording Company. It was remastered and re-released on March 26, 2006 by Artemis Records.
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