Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

I've always kind of wished Indianapolis, IN had a huge indie rock music scene. Not because I went to college in central Indiana, and not because I now live in Cincinnati, a mere 111.3 miles from the Hoosier capital. No, I wish Indianapolis was the next Seattle/New York/Montreal/Silverlake(?)/Texas(?!) so I could talk about that amazing Indy indie sound. It would be so wonderfully confusing, like an Abbott & Costello joke for the Pitchfork generation.

Schreiber: Have you heard that new Indy band?
DiCrescenzo: The one based in Brooklyn?
Schreiber: No, they're Indy-based.
DiCrescenzo: Right, the Brooklyn band that's still unsigned.
Schreiber: No, the Indy band signed to Capitol!
DiCrescenzo: Sorry, but they stopped being an indie band when they signed to Capitol.
Schreiber: They're the same Indy band they've always been!
DiCrescenzo: It's so hard to tell what's considered indie these days...

You get the idea. Well, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's is without question the best thing I've heard from the Indy indie scene. It doesn't hurt that they're also the ONLY thing. M&NSAS is a big band (8 members on stage), so they've been compared to other big bands, but they definitely have a charm that sets them apart. I say it's because they're from the midwest and have a moral 'substance' often lacking in coastal bands. Also, they're spectacular live.


Here's the AOL interview we talked about.