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The two founding members
of Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, Richard Edwards and Andy Fry, met in
2004 at a Midwestern pet store, each searching for a furry, feathered or finned
friend. Instead, they ended up creating an eight-person folksy indie rock group
that has been working its tail off to create not one but two sophomore albums.
The titles, Animal! and Not
Animal, hearken back to that aisle
lined with hamster cages.
The surprises don’t stop
there, however, as the Indianapolis, Ind., band’s two albums will be released
October 7 in different formats: Animal! on vinyl, and Not Animal
in digital format and on CD.
Margot and the Nuclear
So & So’s wrote and recorded 17 tracks for release following 2005’s The
Dust of Retreat, but label Epic
Records could not agree with the band on which ones should appear on the next
album. The compromise is the
oppositely titled pair of musical releases. Each album includes 12 tracks, with
only 5 songs appearing on both albums.
If two simultaneous
albums is not enough So & So action for you, fear not. There’s also the Daytrotter
EP, to be released on July 29. The
EP songs were recorded in the studios of Daytrotter.com, an Illinois-based music website presenting a diverse array of musicians’ live performances. On the
same day the Daytrotter EP is
released, Daytrotter.com will premiere two more tracks exclusively online.
Besides all that, Margot
and the Nuclear So & So’s are also going on tour. Here’s hoping they can tote their pets along with
them.
July
26 - Louisville, Ky. @ Forecastle Festival
28 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
30 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom
31 - Detroit, Mich. @ St. Andrews Hall
August
2 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lollapalooza
6 - Toronto, Ontario, Can. @ Horseshoe Tavern
7 - Montreal, Quebec, Can. @ La Sala Rosa
9 - Boston, Mass. @ Middle East Downstairs
10 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church
13 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 club
15 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506
16 - Gainesville, Fla. @ Common Grounds
17 - Tampa, Fla. @ Crobar
18 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
19 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Drunken Unicorn
20 - Birmingham, Ala. @ BottleTree
21 - Nashville, Tenn. @ The Exit/Inn
22 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ Southgate House
Related links:
MySpace: Margot and the Nuclear So & So's
YouTube: "Quiet As A Mouse" video
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