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Aww wow! 😊

Spot on: on a certain level, Charlatan in Red is absolutely a song about not fitting into heteronormative expectations, and especially the ways that parents can struggle to accept that in their kids.

(Fun fact: this was also the first song Walker and I ever wrote together, so @mountaingnomes may also want to weigh in)

–Kit

when you try genius lyrics as a last resort but it turns out no-one knows what this song is about

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Feel free to ask us if you want to know about any of our songs, but just know there's a non-zero chance we got taken over by some supernatural entity while writing it, so we might not know either <3

when you try genius lyrics as a last resort but it turns out no-one knows what this song is about

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Would you ever be open to make more guitar chord videos, like what you did for Charlatan In Red?

I'm sure @mountaingnomes would be happy to put more of those videos together if they have the time!

Which songs would y'all most like to see guitar chord videos for?

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Do y’all happen to have any shows already planned for like August? I’m going to be in California around then and would love to be able to see you! Unfortunately I can’t make the July 22nd show :(

Yes! The events/ticket links haven't been officially added by the venues yet, but the other upcoming shows we're currently planning to play are at Ivy Room in Albany on August 6, and at O'Reilly's Pub in San Francisco on September 20.

A few of us will also be playing a couple of acoustic Forgetmenauts sets at the Something Else Festival in Mendocino August 28-September 1 if dinosaur-themed immersive art festivals are your jam.

There's a possibility we may add some other shows in August if we get other opportunities and the scheduling works out. We're probably the most consistent about announcing shows on our Instagram.

We hope you can make it to one of our shows! Also just a PSA for anyone: please feel free to introduce yourself/say hi to us at any of our shows, especially if you're traveling from elsewhere! We're always excited to meet you :)

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do you have any songs about dragons planned? i think you should make a song about dragons.

You know what? We don't, and that's a pretty glaring oversight now that you mention it. We should try to rectify this post-haste...

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*pounds a monster at 9pm* why can't I ever sleep at night

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which forgetmenauts songs are most transgender?

in honor of trans day of visibility, i thought i'd compile a list of my personal most transgender forgetmenauts songs

starting off strong with charlatan in red. i mean. need i even elaborate??? i know y'all know what mean.

next is coordinate song. the line "feels most like I'm me" is the main support for this interpretation but it's one of those allegories that once you see (hear?) it you can't unsee it, and this will always be a trans song to me.

my next choice is the whole thomas the rhymer trilogy. the whole trilogy. or just the character of thomas the rhymer. my reasoning here is that he is voiced by kit (more feminine voice) in Thomas the Rhymer and Truth Be Told, but in Faerie Queen he's voiced by walker (more masculine). now, in faerie queen, it's established he can't speak, so the song must be his internal voice, as opposed to in the real world like the other songs. why would his outer voice be feminine but his internal voice be masculine?? well i have an idea. (🏳‍⚧🏳‍⚧🏳‍⚧🏳‍⚧🏳‍⚧)

speaking of, the next song on this list is jack. if thomas the rhymer (aka the hawker in jack) is trans, and the song is about him luring jack into the woods, tempting him... wait, i've heard this story before! (its the same metaphor as charlatan in red.) also the way his mother never calls him jack, and the emphasis on his name and also boy throughout the song... interesting.

i'm not gonna write as much about this one but rusalka and the shepherd girl has the same vibes to me. its a pretty similar concept to Jack and charlatan in red (monster/Bad Person luring your child away to join them... hmm.) so i say it's trans.

last on todays list is i took a zombie to prom and all i got was this lousy tshirt. i mean Came Back Wrong is already an INCREDIBLY transgender trope as is, and the concept of something about you changing and your lover or someone in your life being disgusted by you and wanting nothing to do with you... it hurts but it's accurate.

sorry, didn't mean to end off on such a sad description, today is a day for trans joy dammit! moral of the story: every song by the forgetmenauts is trans and also i can make anything into a trans allegory. good night!

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We've started the recording process on some new songs, so hopefully we'll have new sounds to put in your brain soon <3

2025 is going to be a forgetmenauts year in my brain. i can feel it. and i am so excited

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Ok we're very very late with seeing and sharing these, but absolutely love them 😍

(Love never dies, especially zombie love, so it's always appropriate to reblog Forgetmenauts-themed Valentines)

passing these out to the class with little candies and stickers

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Today, please listen to the gay water spirit song

Not to be confused with the lesbian water spirit song

but really either or both are great

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We're not actually on tour with them, but we will be opening for them when they play in San Francisco!!! (We're fangirling pretty hard over here too, tbh)

This show actually got postponed to July 22, so if anyone is hoping to come to this show and the summer would be more doable, you've got some extra time to get tickets!

this isn’t even funny I’m in fucking shambles what do you MEAN Sarah and the safe words tour with the forgetmenauts THIS ISNT FAIR

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The existence of man made horrors beyond my comprehension implies the existence of paranormal delights within my comprehension, so yes, I do think pegging Mothman is a reasonable new year's resolution.

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Do you like faeries? Noir detective fiction? Immersive theater? Circus games? Music and dance?

Since you're following us, we're going to assume your answer is "yes" to all of the above. If you'd like to see all of these things rolled into one delightful evening, come see The Lost Inn at the San Francisco Mint January 23-25 & January 30-February 1, 2025!

Walker and I had the absolutely wonderful experience of writing and performing the live musical score for this production earlier this year, and we're so excited that we get to do it again. If you're in the area next month, we'd love for you to come and see it!

<3 Kit

Photos by Reese Brindisi

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Christmas advice for everyone, really.

Christmas advice for ladies (crossposted from Old Weird Scotland on mastodon, with permission)

I want you all to keep this in mind!

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another banger !!! another banger from the forgetmenauts !!!