ARTIST: Fireflies
TITLE: Goodnight, We're Only Here To Help.
LABEL: Self Released
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 242 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 23min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-06-03
RIP DATE: 2006-06-04
Track List
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1. Prologue: Rapid Eye Movement 2:21
2. Hey Man, No One Is Noble. 5:16
3. Waterfalls 2:13
4. Fifty Wrongs Make A Right 4:50
5. Mayday, Mayday 6:19
6. Epilogue: Alarm Clock Radio, 2:36
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Release Notes:
http://www.firefliesband.com
With an enigmatic sound often compared to the furious, now-defunct At the
Drive-In, fireflies are hard to categorize and do not fall into any clearly
defined musical genre. "Eccentric indie-rock" is as close as any of the band
members will come to categorizing their sound.
Their songs feature incredibly personal lyrics and a unique writing style.
Fireflies do not rely on any one member for song-writing and instead allow songs
to grow out of one central idea or inspiration. This evolution often leads to
songs which sound much different than they did when originally conceived.
Fireflies' unique sound often leaves first-time listeners wondering, "What the
hell was that?" which is exactly the response the band hopes to elicit. The
songs are reminiscent of fireflies' live show, in that both seek to interact
with the listener more than simply provide meaningless entertainment.
The band recently ventured to Villa Park in order to record their latest EP,
Goodnight, We're Only Here to Help. Working with Brian Zeiske at Gallery of
Carpet, they recorded four new songs over the course of three days, followed by
another two days of mixing. To combat the stress of recording, the band spent
time playing "Whirley Ball," a sport that is a violent mix of bumper-cars and
lacrosse, with points being scored by shooting a wiffle ball through a mutated
basketball backboard. This sport is a perfect example of the band's tendency to
avoid the commonplace or mundane and to embrace the unique, personal aspects of
life.
Recording the music for their new EP turned out to be one of the easier parts of
the process, as the band struggled with the technical issues involved with
creating and formatting the EP's original artwork. After finishing the artwork
and remaining post-production work, the finished product was a cohesive and
intensely personal album that exceeded the band's original expectations. The
songs contained a common feeling that Bergkoetter describes as "not really
knowing how to address something, and still feeling arrogant enough to try."