Name: Not Animal [9/30] *
Brand: Sony Music Entertainment***
SKU: 1248520
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Not Animal *

Rating

Album: Not Animal *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Children's Crusade on Acid, A
2)	German Motor Car
3)	Broadripple Is Burning
4)	Holy Cow!
5)	Cold, Kind, And Lemon Eyes
6)	Hello Vagina
7)	As Tall as Cliffs
8)	Real Naked Girls
9)	Pages Written on a Wall
10)	Shivers, The (I've Got 'em)
11)	Ocean, The (Is Bleeding Salt)
12)	Hip Hip Hooray

Album: Not Animal *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Children's Crusade on Acid, A
2)	German Motor Car
3)	Broadripple Is Burning
4)	Holy Cow!
5)	Cold, Kind, And Lemon Eyes
6)	Hello Vagina
7)	As Tall as Cliffs
8)	Real Naked Girls
9)	Pages Written on a Wall
10)	Shivers, The (I've Got 'em)
11)	Ocean, The (Is Bleeding Salt)
12)	Hip Hip Hooray

Performer Notes

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's: Tyler Watkins (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Andy Fry (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Emily Watkins (vocals, keyboards); Eric Kang (guitar, lap steel guitar, violin, viola); Casey Tennis, Chris Fry (keyboards, drums, percussion); Hubert Glover, Richard Edwards .
Personnel: Richard Edwards (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Kristen Reilly (vocals); Hubert Glover (trumpet, French horn, trombone); Brian Deck (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Tyler Watkins; Brian Deck.
Recording information: A Cabin In The Mountains Of Colorado; Engine Studios, Chicago, IL; Queensize Studios, Indianapolis, IN.
Indianapolis indie pop act Margot and the Nuclear So & So's may not be thrilled with the contents of their sophomore album NOT ANIMAL, but the listener won't be disappointed. Due to the band and label not quite being on the same page, there are two different versions of the album, sharing some tracks but otherwise different. NOT ANIMAL is the label's preferred take, but standouts like "German Motor Car" and "A Children's Crusade on Acid" appear here as well. In fact, there's no discernible drop-off in quality, as the band's intricately constructed, hushed songcraft remains in place throughout.

Professional Reviews

Spin (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]rontman Richard Edwards' supple voice conveys tenderness, desperation, and wit over an inviting tangle of guitars, keyboards, strings and horns."

Blender (Magazine) (p.75) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "This Indianapolis collective creates clever chamber pop that stretches skyward with keyboards, harmonica and an occasional horn or string section."