Daytrotter Sessions

The two founding members of Margot and the Nuclear So & So, 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 stop there, however, as the Indianapolis, Ind., band 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 wrote and recorded 17 tracks for release 

following 2005 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 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 are also going on tour. 

Here hoping they can tote their pets along with them.