On their debut album, Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s present the kind of idealistic vision of New York City's Greenwich Village that can only be imagined in earnest by someone living in the Midwest.  Full text...

It’s all very impressive for a band that’s only a few months past its first birthday.  Full text...

The band's debut, The Dust of Retreat, is full of big ideas and big sounds. There's a lot going on, but it's all packed into tight well-crafted songs that vary wildly and still complement each other.   Full text...

On one hand, the album sounds like the band opened their bag of tricks as wide as possible and welcomed whatever came out. On the other, it's rare that a group this unique delivers a record as focused -- let alone as much fun -- as The Dust of Retreat.  Full text...

The Dust of Retreat is orchestrated pop with a country-boy twang instead of the Gaelic accents we're accustomed to hearing in the style.  Full text...