Micki Balder crafts songs the same way she crafts a campfire: with care, intention and a few rogue tears, all the better to enjoy a cozy joyful evening underneath dark skies. She explains your feelings using words that smell of golden brown marshmallows, nostalgic, simple, and effective. A subtle humor and an unexpected playfulness set the groundwork for an exploration of the curious bittersweetness of life, laying behind a heartache grounded in levity and ease. With raw vocals and understated fingerpicking, she lays a calming musical foundation for these bittersweet stories, bringing her listeners together to light a lantern on the darkest corners of their hearts.