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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 22m

@susankayequinn.bsky.social
My Anti-Prime day order from Bookshop arrived. Looking forward to reading!
#solarpunk #hopepunk #clifi #hopepit #author #writingsky

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Over the Lily Pads is a wistful yet hopeful psych song. It features slide guitar, acetone organ, and piano. Background: I'd been listening to a lot of Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd when writing it.
Hope you dig 💜💜💜
#newmusic #musicsky #psychedelicrock #hippie #promosky #pinkfloyd

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 2d

A lovely review from @beachsloth.bsky.social

www.beaboutitpress.com/the-striped-...

"Done in this deliriously joyful manner, the Striped Bananas create this all-encompassing, all-consuming realm with the fractured fairytales of 'Eternity Forest.'"

#newmusic #review #musicsky #promosky #indie

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 1d

Calling artists & creators with hopeful vision!

Please JOIN US Nov 9 for #Hopepit hype & community event, uplifting all types of media under the big #hopepunk & #clifi ⛱️ umbrellas.
Here on 🦋.

#solarpunk #hopecore #hope #artsky
#PortfolioDay #WritingCommunity

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Flier for #Hopepit
Sunday, Nov 9
community connect Nov 5 - 8

🌞🌱 Let’s elevate hope! 🌱🌞

An inclusive community-building hype event for voices of light & vision in the darkness.

Open to creators of all media telling stories of hope, resilience, sustainability, mindfulness, climate change, & collapse navigation

#Hopepit

🌞Use the #Hopepit hashtag to share your pitches, books, videos, articles, and art

🌱We encourage the use of additional tags, like: #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #clifi, #IndigenousFuturism, etc

🌳Not sure which genre? JOIN US anyway!

🌱We 💛 resource sharing & discussion threads!

@hopepit.bsky.social

climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 2d

A lovely review from @beachsloth.bsky.social

www.beaboutitpress.com/the-striped-...

"Done in this deliriously joyful manner, the Striped Bananas create this all-encompassing, all-consuming realm with the fractured fairytales of 'Eternity Forest.'"

#newmusic #review #musicsky #promosky #indie

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks so much 💜

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Appreciate the kind words 💜💜💜

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for the kind words! 💜💜💜

The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Wow, thanks for the kind words Ann! We try to have fun making our videos and I'm glad it comes across ☮️ thanks for listening and supporting us 💜

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Lee @ringo11lee.bsky.social · 4d

New release landed from planet @thestripedbananas.bsky.social today! Looking forward to taking the trip at the weekend! Good work Duncan & @thechompunk.bsky.social for keeping the freak flag flying high!

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

@babbittybabbitt.bsky.social would love to see some of your landscape artwork ok the art hype day in November too

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much! 💜💜💜

The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Over the Lily Pads is a wistful yet hopeful psych song. It features slide guitar, acetone organ, and piano. Background: I'd been listening to a lot of Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd when writing it.
Hope you dig 💜💜💜
#newmusic #musicsky #psychedelicrock #hippie #promosky #pinkfloyd

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for the repost @david-cassette.bsky.social would love to see a Hydrogen tree post on the music hype day (will be announced in Nov) ☮️☮️

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 4d

Attention writers, artists, and musicians of uplifting and hopeful works! We're helping run this BlueSky event in November 🌻

#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 5d

Let's spin visions of hope & resilience!

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We hope you can JOIN US Nov 9 for #Hopepit, uplifting all types of media under the big #hopepunk & #clifi ⛱️ umbrellas.
Here on 🦋.

#solarpunk #permaculture #hopecore #hope
#WritingCommunity #GameDev #IndieDev #TTRPG #Comic
#WriteSky #Writers #MusicSky

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 5d

Heyo that flew like lightning across the pond! Always appreciate your support 🙏 enjoy 🌞 💜💜💜

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Risotto @risottodrake.bsky.social · 5d

Hyper quick delivery from Connecticut means I now have the CD of @thestripedbananas.bsky.social new album, Eternity Forest. And it's even gorgeouser in the flesh!
Thanks, Duncan & Tel 🍌

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WAPJ | Torrington Community Radio @wapjradio.bsky.social · 5d

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks so much ✌️ 💜💜💜

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 5d

Nice and cool here in CT 🍂

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 5d

Very cool!

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 5d

Great one!

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 6d

#killertunes
#musicchallenge

October 9) Vampire Gang - Near Dark

Vampire of Mine
youtu.be/YRDFAYPg1Rs?...

#Psychedelic #Grunge #musicsky

Hear the vampire call your name, wearing the white dress of death

She's swaying in the endless sky, freeing stars from her perfume

Vampire of Mine - The Striped Bananas - 2025 Psychedelic Grunge

YouTube video by The Striped Bananas

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 6d

Wildcard pick = Al Stewart
Every song of his is a story filled with imagery, metaphors, and history.

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Acid Crab @acidcrab.bsky.social · 6d

Will there ever be options for signed vinyls? 🙂🦀

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