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* AlbumClosure: ''The Devil Herself'' ends with the song [[TheLastTitle "Last Days"]], which is about [[CaughtUpInTheRapture the Biblical apocalypse]].
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Megan Jean and the KFB are an {{alternative|indie}} {{folk|music}} duo from Charlston, South Carolina (USA), consisting of classically trained vocalist/percussionist Megan Jean and her husband Byrne Klay, who plays guitar and miscellaneous additional instruments.
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Megan Jean and the KFB are an {{alternative|indie}} {{folk|music}} duo from Charlston, South Carolina (USA), consisting of classically trained vocalist/percussionist Megan Jean and her husband Byrne Klay, who plays guitar and miscellaneous additional instruments.
instruments. They formed in 2004.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: "Martians" is about a conspiracy theorist convinced (among other things) that aliens are coming to take him away.
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** "Feel Alive" is a critique of modern lifestyles that encourage working constantly until death, never really living.
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* GardenOfEden: "These Bones" makes heavy allusions to the story of Eve:
-->Oh the horror, oh the shame\\
Fallen daughters cannot go home again\\
if it’s the [[TemptingApple apple]] that she tastes\\
Well, the garden will never be the same
-->Oh the horror, oh the shame\\
Fallen daughters cannot go home again\\
if it’s the [[TemptingApple apple]] that she tastes\\
Well, the garden will never be the same
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* ''Autumn'' (2007)
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* ''Autumn'' ''Autumn (EP)'' (2007)
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* CrystalBall: The titular prognosticator of "Little Miss Fortune" uses one to predict the future.
-->Little Miss Fortune's crystal ball\\
Sees all, sees all
-->Little Miss Fortune's crystal ball\\
Sees all, sees all
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* EpunymousTitle: "Little Miss Fortune"--sounds like "little ''misfortune''", the joke being that she only predicts bad things.
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* LovePotion: The young couple who visits "Little Miss Fortune" requests "a pill or potion" to keep their love from ever fading.
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* TheDeadCanDance: In "The Dead Show", the singer witnesses all the skeletons in a graveyard getting up and dancing, trying to coax her to join them.
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* ColdOpen: "These Bones" starts with Megan singing the electrifying first notes unaccompanied.
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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Played with. "Monster in Me" is about recognizing the monstrous in oneself as a woman.
-->When I grew up I saw\\
Twisted witches, they had human songs\\
I grew up, I saw\\
The monster in me
-->When I grew up I saw\\
Twisted witches, they had human songs\\
I grew up, I saw\\
The monster in me
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[[caption-width-right:350:Byrne Klay and Megan Jean]]
->''"These bones, these bones\\
Are far from home\\
Mister, can you tell me\\
The reason why I roam?"''
-->--'''"These Bones"''', ''The Devil Herself''
Megan Jean and the KFB are an {{alternative|indie}} {{folk|music}} duo from Charlston, South Carolina (USA), consisting of classically trained vocalist/percussionist Megan Jean and her husband Byrne Klay, who plays guitar and miscellaneous additional instruments.
Their sound is an eclectic mix of Appalachian folk and {{gothic country|music}}, reliant on Jean's theatrical, broad-ranged vocals and intricate lyrics, which tend to highlight the dark and macabre.
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'''Discography:'''
* ''Autumn'' (2007)
* ''Dead Woman Walkin''' (2010)
* ''The Devil Herself'' (2013)
* ''Tarantistas'' (2018)
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!!Tropes applying to MJKFB and their work:
* ArtifactTitle: The initialism ''KFB'' comes from the early days when they were known as "Megan Jean and the '''Klay Family Band'''".
* ConceptAlbum: ''The Devil Herself'' is loosely organized around the theme of death and endings.
* MaleBandFemaleSinger: Megan is the singer (and drummer), while Byrne mostly does music.
* ProtestSong:
** "Happy People" is about the possibility of escaping modern troubles and returning to a more community-focused way of life.
** "Hegemon" is about UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and the corrupt, capitalistic culture his administration incubated.
* SingerSongwriter: Megan (though Byrne contributes lyrics as well).
* WarIsHell: "War Cry" is a slow, tragic, haunting ballad about the horrors of war.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Byrne Klay and Megan Jean]]
->''"These bones, these bones\\
Are far from home\\
Mister, can you tell me\\
The reason why I roam?"''
-->--'''"These Bones"''', ''The Devil Herself''
Megan Jean and the KFB are an {{alternative|indie}} {{folk|music}} duo from Charlston, South Carolina (USA), consisting of classically trained vocalist/percussionist Megan Jean and her husband Byrne Klay, who plays guitar and miscellaneous additional instruments.
Their sound is an eclectic mix of Appalachian folk and {{gothic country|music}}, reliant on Jean's theatrical, broad-ranged vocals and intricate lyrics, which tend to highlight the dark and macabre.
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'''Discography:'''
* ''Autumn'' (2007)
* ''Dead Woman Walkin''' (2010)
* ''The Devil Herself'' (2013)
* ''Tarantistas'' (2018)
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!!Tropes applying to MJKFB and their work:
* ArtifactTitle: The initialism ''KFB'' comes from the early days when they were known as "Megan Jean and the '''Klay Family Band'''".
* ConceptAlbum: ''The Devil Herself'' is loosely organized around the theme of death and endings.
* MaleBandFemaleSinger: Megan is the singer (and drummer), while Byrne mostly does music.
* ProtestSong:
** "Happy People" is about the possibility of escaping modern troubles and returning to a more community-focused way of life.
** "Hegemon" is about UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and the corrupt, capitalistic culture his administration incubated.
* SingerSongwriter: Megan (though Byrne contributes lyrics as well).
* WarIsHell: "War Cry" is a slow, tragic, haunting ballad about the horrors of war.
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