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07:14 PM - Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
In one of those cases when I was invited to come see a band that I didn't much care about, I luckily took a minute to see who else was on the bill to see if the show was worth checking out and in this case, an 8-member band whose name had crept up in my Myspace travels just a day or two before was on there, and so that's how I ended up seeing Margot and the Nuclear So and So's for the first time after listening to their songs on Myspace way too many times. At the show I picked up their preview ep which contains four songs off The Dust of Retreat and was impressed at the range that they managed to cover. There were bits of Nada Surf and Bright Eyes (with far less whining) style fragility, but bursts of Broken Social Scene magnitude joyous explosions (or at least Stars in lesser moments). It's all there, plus some good old Brooklyn style (ugh, I know, but it's true) danciness for flavor. Overall Margot and the Nuclear So and So's can be a little unbalanced at worst, but overambitious and daring at best. Most importantly, the songs are all pretty reliably great, and the live show is a spectacle to be seen. The band was featured on AOL's "The Interface" and performed four songs off their record, along with a DJ set and interview. The podcast (which includes the songs and interview) can be found here. Listen on Myspace.
Margot and The Nuclear So and So's are playing tonight at the Mercury Lounge in NYC with the Fatales and Film School.
Comments
where's the robot morning theft?
posted by: holmes at May 23, 2006 11:53 AM
