Happy Forgetmenauts Friday! We just put up a video to a full acoustic set we did at the Ivy Room in Albany, CA, back in February.
*FLASHING LIGHT WARNING: Because of the angle of the camera and the rotating stage lights, there are a couple of places in the video where the light accidentally produces an intermittent strobing effect. Sorry we couldn't edit these out! The timestamps for the strobing light parts (and for the start of each song) are in the video description.
Bandcamp is a site where you can purchase music from indie artists (they get paid significantly more than via streaming apps), and Bandcamp Friday is a special promo wherein the site waives its fees for that day's sales so that artists can earn even more during this time when performers and entertainers have been struggling.
Here's more info from the announcement post.
I thought they'd ended it last May (this began in 2020), but they're bringing it back for the first Friday of the month for the rest of 2022. So:
September 2nd
October 7th
November 4th
December 2nd
To make sure you're shopping in the correct time zone, check here:
isitbandcampfriday.com
Disclaimer that I'm not an employee or representative of Bandcamp or any artist on the site. Just someone who believes in supporting independent artists who are often at a disadvantage with the big streaming algorithms. Please help spread the word!
today (5th may 2023) is bandcamp friday! here is some music i have been listening to this year that you should check out!
bestiary by the forgetmenauts: i heard this for the first time last week and i was instantly obsessed. do you like the mechanisms? do you like folk music, folk retellings, and queer rage? this album has gay tam lin and that's not even the best song
kingsdown sundown by will varley: i have several emotional support folk musicians and will varley is the latest. listened to this album so much the past couple years
we choose pretty names by kermes: queer punk perfect for healing and cathartic kitchen dancing. and i am not sorry for the state of my body!!! i'll never be sorry again!!!!!
the other shore by murder by death: everyone shld have a go-to moody folk rock band imo. i have several but murder by death is definitely one of them
songs for john darnielle by local news legend: mountain goats cover album. very fucking good. everyone say thank you local news legend for getting a version of 'you were cool' onto spotify
untitled by rachael jenkins: i cannot wait for rachael jenkins to put out a full album so i can listen to nothing else for a month. jesus fuck her lyrics.
the city of glowing metal by the low blow: this came out! today! i am listening to it as i write this post! it slaps!!!
also go see if your faves are on bandcamp and then give them money ok cool good talk
"i haven’t been into the forgetmenauts for very long but i’ve already made three paintings for them!! and i’m just a super cool guy who can win on autism swagger alone 😎" -Cecil
Aegis @charlataninred propaganda:
the main reason I ended up Actually listening to the forgetmenauts
Does fun Activities for us and lists the coven introduction post. Provider of many many many lovely animals like Muffin and Cupid, Huey, Luna, and Izzy
One of the people who got me into the coven. One of the limdest most wonderful amazing people I know and a great friend. Has an amazing humor. Accidentally told a train "happy fuck you and fuck your friend friday". Is named after charlatan in red (a fox's wedding)
"Spouse beloved dearest darling double spouse triple removed!!!! Not sure if you're putting yourself in automatically or not so i want to make sure I have the chance to absolutely destroy you <333" - Dino (I was not automatically adding myself but i appreciate the fighting spirit lmao <33)
If I were to start a semi-weekly “Forgetmenauts Friday” video series as a way to interact with/provide content for all our far-flung fans, what sort of content would y’all wanna see?
Happy fitzchivalry friday everyone. And also fuck you and fuck your train friday everyone. And forgetmenauts friday everytone. So many fridays!! I love you all!!!!!
#hate misophonia bc i can’t be like ‘hey can you stop that’ when someone’s coughing/sniffling/clearing their throats w/o feeling like an arse
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
MAGNUS PROTOCOL NEWS UNDER THE CUT
Hello Jon, apologies for the deception, but I wanted to make sure you started reading, so I thought it best not to announce myself.
I’m assuming you’re alone; you always did prefer to read your statements in private. I wouldn’t try too hard to stop reading; there’s every likelihood you’ll just hurt yourself. So just listen.
Now, shall we turn the page and try again?
695 notes - Posted October 30, 2022
#4
Happy fuck you and fuck your train friday
HAPPY FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR TRAIN FRIDAY
868 notes - Posted September 9, 2022
#3
*gets down on one knee in front of a mutual and opens an empty ring box * would you make me the happiest blogger alive and do a bit with me?
1,126 notes - Posted November 19, 2022
#2
Everyone look at him
See the full post
56,798 notes - Posted June 17, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.
In honor of the Full Harvest Moon (awooo!) AND Late Quiet Friday at the Crossroads tomorrow, we have a video going up at midnight Pacific on YouTube for our first Forgetmenauts Friday in a while. Hope you enjoy!
Hey all! Here's a quick lil' mockup I did of how to play Charlatan in Red. There's also a 10min tutorial video that's... just not high enough quality to go on our youtube page? Or at least I'll have to ask the band if they're ok with me doing that before I post it. I wanted to just throw it up on Tumblr but it was toooo big.
Please do reach out if it is confusing, I'm happy to provide clarity!
Alright y’all, we’re trying something new: print-to-order merch on Etsy!
This is an experiment, so feel free to let us know what you think! Our hope is that (a) this will make it easier for folks in other countries to order, (b) we’ll be able to have more colorful / complex designs, and (c) we’ll be able to accommodate more kinds of merch! We’ll still also have our original tank tops, CDs, and stickers available to buy on our Bandcamp.