Fireflies but something different than Polish Świetliki ("fireflies" in Polish)'s poetry. Warm like a piece of superjune night transferred to the plush-like place next to the window, behind which a blizzard wrecks havoc. Warm thanks to the warmth of Lisle Mitnik's voice, lo-fi, full of gems of surprising keys. Like fireflies in a dark, dark night. Climate related metaphors are quite justified as Mitnik grew up in the tundras of New Anglia and started writing his songs after he moved to California. So maybe he rather brought his cold, northern nature to the warm places. He definitely combined fire with ice/ice with fire.
Painfully beautiful lyrics about broken heart and the past that disappears right behind the corner are precisely what should be sung with the music of this kind's accompaniment (listen to "We Heard the Fireworks" and try not to think about this one time in your life after which your heart has never fully recovered, good luck).
Not enough? Listen to Firefly's covering "Cherry Blossom Girl", the most bitter-sweet song from the beginnings of this century. Originally by the French duo AIR, obviously.
"I try to craft each song into a tiny snow-globe-sized universe you can curl up in and get lost for a little while."
"Goodnight Stars, Goodnight Moon" and newer "In Dreams" together with many other tidbeats (tidbits to your ears) are available for free (but pay as much as you can please).
