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The Striped Bananas
@thestripedbananas.bsky.social
Psychedelic Rock duo with Female/Male vocals based in CT, USA. Albums on Vinyl & CD ☮️ at https://thestripedbananas.bandcamp.com

Tel is a published poet. Duncan is a published speculative fiction writer and member of SFWA. LGBTQ+ allies. Movie enthusiasts.
"She Waits for the Sunrise" is filled with spiraling vocal harmonies, anchored by acetone organ, buzzing sitar, and grooving bass. Vibe into the mesmerizing and surreal.
💜 This is our psychedelic symphony 💜

#musicsky #psychedelicrock #indie #MusicChallenge #surreal #trippy #hippie #music
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Tales of Occult Britain just arrived from across the pond. Perfect autumn 🍂 day to start digging in. Looking forward to it @ninaantonia13.bsky.social
#booksky #writersky
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Art share for #hopepit

Tel's Solarpunk self-portrait

#artshare #solarpunk #artsky
#psychedelic
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Forgotten World is a global inspired song, blending world music, punk, and reggae with a little help from our friends. The lyrics focus on nature, hope, and community.
Ifedayo from Nigeria joins on drums/vocals
Harsh from India plays table.
💜
#HopePit #worldmusic #postpunk #solarpunk
#MusicChallenge
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today marks a month since our LP Eternity Forest was released. We're overwhelmed with the lovely comments, messages, and support. Thank you for journeying into Eternity Forest with us!

-Duncan & Tel
The Striped Bananas

#vinyl #recordcollector #psychedelicrock #vinylsky
#newmusic #musicchallenge
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Joyful Union Cassette Resource has included our album Eternity Forest in their Top 10 albums released in October. This is an honor as they featured 185 different albums. Thanks so much for the support ☮️

#cassette #musicsky #psychedelicrock #newmusic #indie
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Haunted Vortex is a dark portal in Eternity Forest. It features mellotron, harpsichord, glockenspiel, along with our usual assortment of instruments.

#halloween #musicsky #mellotron #newmusic #psychedelic #promosky #trippy
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Spookiness 🎃
H.P. Pumpkincraft

A cosmic horror that cannot be described without going mad sprouted from our pumpkin patch and knocked on the front door.

#halloween #hplovecraft #horror #writersky #pumpkin #lovecraft
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A 1938 Zenith 7s363 broadcasting the original 1968 Night of the Living Dead radio newscast 🎃 Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS moving-coil with 455 kHz and beautiful wood casing.

#halloween #Georgeromero #nightofthelivingdead #zombies #Zenith
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bumped into the one and only Drew Marvick of the OnlyFangs movie.

Our psychedelic grunge song Vampire of Mine is featured in the soundtrack 🎃

(Photo bomb by the great George Romero)

#halloween #indie #grunge #onlyfangs #newmovie #georgeromero
October 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We're helping host a #hopepunk hype event Nov 5-9 @hopepit.bsky.social with music, books, and art being posted on November 6. You should post this piece for that 🙂
October 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Such a great movie, Tel and I met Lori Cardille earlier this year 🎃🎃🎃
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Surfer Girls Drive Wicked Cars - is a fun garage rock song beaming sunshine out of the speakers with some Cramps vibes thrown in. Our friend Bruce Hendrickson of the cult Oklahoma hardcore band N.O.T.A. is guesting on bass.

#surfer #indie #60s #70s #musicsky #promosky
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
America's Child is a punk garage rocker off our new album. The lyrics were written by my dad in August 1977. We loved paying tribute to him and some of my guitar heroes like Johnny Thunders, Walter Lure, and the MC5 on this.

#nokings #notyrants #newmusic #punk #70s #musicsky #garagerock
October 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Magick Raga for love and good vibes on the #sitar 💜☮️💜

#hopepunk #hopepit #musicsky
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@susankayequinn.bsky.social
My Anti-Prime day order from Bookshop arrived. Looking forward to reading!
#solarpunk #hopepunk #clifi #hopepit #author #writingsky
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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
October 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I had to repost this because it made me laugh. Appreciate seeing fan photos like this!
#vinyl #vinylrecords
October 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Magenta Dream is a bedroom pop song featuring Tel's lead vocals and keyboards anchored by Duncan's melodic counterpoint bassline and harmonies.
Sometimes you just want to dream😭
⭐Instrumentation includes everything from mellotron to autoharp.⭐
#bedroompop #newmusicalert #baroquepop
#hippiegirl
October 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Permanganate purple clouds drift along bubblegum pink skies, lighting pathways through Eternity Forest. If you are reading this, you belong here. 💜LOVE💜
Our new album is out today: thestripedbananas.bandcamp.com/album/eterni...
#vinyl #vinylrecords #musicsky #newmusic #psychedelic #newmusicfriday
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Happy October 🎃
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Challenging🍌 times. My sister is fighting a dangerous infection. One of our trees got hit by lightning which caused a power surge that fried music equipment and caught fire. The tree had to be cut down today 😪 But we're persevering & are looking toward Fri's album launch. Positive vibes ☮️☮️☮️
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We got word OnlyFangs will be premiering at the State Theatre in Modesto, CA on October 18th. Check it out - it's going to be a cult classic. Proud to have Vampire of Mine featured in the soundtrack.
#vampire #halloween #newmovie #musicsky #horror #grunge
September 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Practicing double bass in the waning summer sun. The cool breeze flowing, carrying my notes into the trees. I feel connected with the world.
#musicsky #photography #solarpunk #bass #nature #gaia
September 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM