Mascara EP, by Flamango Bay

Mascara EP

by Flamango Bay

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1.	Mascara 02:17	buy track
2.	Float 2 02:59	buy track
3.	Boyz 03:38	buy track
4.	Soapbox Sitter 03:52	buy track
5.	Summer 04:02	buy track
6.	Float 03:35	buy track

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LA group Flamango Bay return to Moshi Moshi with their second EP 'Mascara', coming March 22nd 2024.

Inspired by the riot grrl movement, Mitski’s Bury Me At Makeout Creek and bands like X-Ray Spex, “Mascara” is also influenced by performers who are (or were) expansive with gender expression (Freddie Mercury, Prince, et al).

Speaking on the title track, 'Mascara', singer Ikaika Gunderson says “In 6th grade I started both crying less and wearing makeup more. A part of me knew that there was a correlation. I started wearing mascara so that I would stop rubbing my sensitive watery eyes. I found that this was a funny metaphor for the fact that I used hyper femininity to hide my trans-masc identity; both from myself and others. Mascara acted as a wall between me and my sensitive nature, blocking a stereotypically feminine part of me with make-up, another stereotypically feminine thing.

“Though I wrote this song while I was out as non-binary, I had not let go of this deeply ingrained idea that pretty meant worth. Fucking up your mascara is a kind of revolutionary act when society expects women/feminine presenting people to be “pretty” all the time. For me, it was one of the first parts of accepting my gender. I was performing femininity so well for so long while simultaneously getting more and more disgusted with myself. Removing what society expected of me and seeing this distorted fucked up image in the mirror was both terrifying and exhilarating. Seeing myself with raccoon eyes and black tears feels better than seeing myself with “nice” makeup.”

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released March 22, 2024

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Flamango Bay California

Bay Area <-> LA

indie pop rock

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discography

Mascara EP

Mar 2024
The Fool EP

May 2022
Drive

Oct 2020
Video Call Demos

Aug 2020
Venus

Aug 2020
Bleach Blonde

Aug 2020
Midas

Aug 2020
Earth(bender)

Aug 2020

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