Prospectus

Issue date: 4/21/10 Section: Entertainment

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's recording their new album Buzzard at Engine Studios in Chicago this past month. Photo courtesy of Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

This week the Prospectus was able to sit down with Richard Edwards, lead vocalist of the "trash-canny" indie band Margot & the Nuclear So and So's. The band, with a newly revamped lineup, recently finished their new album Buzzard, and will be playing (for free) at the Krannert Center on April 29th at 10pm to kick off festivities for this year's Pygmalion Music Festival.

The band consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Richard Edwards alongside bassist Tyler Watkins, multi-instrumentalist Erik Kang, drummer Brian Deck, keyboardist Cameron McGill and percussionist Gary Vermillion.

RE= Richard Edwards

Prospectus: How is Buzzard coming along?

RE: I'm pretty happy with it. Everything is coming along nicely.

Prospectus: What are you going for with Buzzard?

RE: It's very trash-canny. There's a lot more guitars and its very up-tempo and energetic. We have a more "rock-band" feel now. It's very interesting compared to our older releases and the guitars have a "swampy" sound.

Prospectus: You played at Pygmalion Music Festival last year, how did you like that?

RE: It was fun. It was different, especially because of the "festival" atmosphere. I think it was just Casey and I; it was nice to break up the "Margot circus" for a little bit. I've done smaller performances before and it's nice to not have all the extra stuff going on.

Prospectus: Any big tour plans coming up?

RE: Well, the timeframe for the record is up in the air. We are doing a few shows here and there. We are planning on hitting the country a few times and are trying for some dates in Europe, it's always been a kind of dream for us.

Prospectus: You mentioned some difficulties with Sony while recording the new record, what happened?

RE: We started the record, then it kept getting stalled and they halted the recording. They made us turn in demos constantly to try and see if they could come up with a "big hit" for us and that's not what we're really going for. Eventually we agreed that it would be best for both sides to part. With Epic, they pretty much give us a blank check - no one would check up on us and we had a lot more freedom and I think that really helped the recording process for the new album.

Prospectus: Did you ever expect to become as popular as you are now?

RE: I expected to become way more widely known. I knew that I wanted to become a musician when I was a kid and I've planned my life around (music.) It is humbling, though, to look back because you get a flash of nostalgia of the younger you.

Prospectus: Craziest moment at a show?

RE: There was a brief fight amongst the band at The Basement in Nashville. People just got a little too drunk and things escalated but it was nothing big. Besides that, nothing has really happened, our fans aren't too wild..

To listen to Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, check out http://www.myspace.com/margotandthenuclearsoandsos, and for the latest information, visit their Facebook page. Make sure and check out the band live at Krannert Center on April 29, you won't want to miss it, it's free!

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