The bassist stayed in Minneapolis and was plenty active in the meantime. We put out a lot of music, and it was good.’ ”įoremost among those people asking was Munson. “People would ask, ‘Why didn’t you just keep doing what you were doing?’ And part of me thought, ‘Why? We already did that. “A lot of the most glorious times of Semisonic were, on a personal level, pretty fraught for me,” the singer said.īut he also admitted, “I just couldn’t get as motivated as I should’ve been to continue doing it. He wanted to be home with the first of his two daughters, Coco, who was born premature with complex and ongoing medical needs.
Wilson, 59, quit touring more for personal than professional reasons. There was a lot to be proud of: Grammy trophies and platinum record plaques for co-writing Adele’s “Someone Like You” and the Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready to Make Nice” other songwriting credits on records by Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Weezer, John Legend, Pink, Josh Groban, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Halsey, Phantogram and dozens more known names three albums under his own name, and a bunch of randomly released solo singles. “That trust allowed John and I to view Dan’s success in the interim with not only joy for Dan, but also greedily with pride in our band.” “But the trust was there, and it was important,” added the drummer, who became an author and writing professor during the hiatus. New Yorker Jacob Slichter remembered their initial decision to stop touring in 2001: “I certainly would not have guessed it would be 16 to 17 years before we started recording again. “The three of us know very intimately that we don’t need a business arrangement or a contract to stay in touch as friends,” Wilson said from his home in Los Angeles. In a Zoom interview last month from three different time zones, their bond was as tangible as ever in a way that underscores the spirit of the new EP the message of “You’re Not Alone” rings truer when you hear these fellas talk so fondly about sticking together. They just didn’t get around to recording new songs. They still played a show or two every year or so. The three members stayed good friends even after ending up in different parts of the country.
They didn’t let the incremental ruination of the music business in the 21st century ruin their love for playing music together. They didn’t take jabs at each other in a “Behind the Music” episode. They didn’t milk any farewell or reunion tour hoopla. Twenty-two years after releasing “Closing Time,” Semisonic - like its trademark song - has endured and maybe even grown in stature. Not only do the title track and several other songs evoke some desperately needed unity and comfort, so does the warmth of singer/guitarist Dan Wilson’s voice.Īs does the story of the band itself. Semisonic bassist John Munson, drummer Jacob Slichter and frontman Dan Wilson at the 2019 Basilica Block Party.
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