Semisonic

Semisonic
Formed: 1995 in Minneapolis, MN
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge, Pop Underground
Group Members: Dan Wilson, John Munson, Jacob Slichter
Biography: After the breakup of Trip Shakespeare, Minneapolis natives Dan Wilson and John Munson teamed up with drummer Jacob Slichter to form Semisonic in 1993. Trip Shakespeare had spent years amassing a loyal audience with artistic harmonies and unexpected guitar counterpoints, but bandleader Dan Wilson took ...Read full biography
Feeling Strangely Fine
Released: 1998
Label: Geffen
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While the first single from Feeling Strangely Fine doesn't necessarily show it very well, there is a lot of Ben Folds Five in Semisonic. Both employ a variety of different instruments, thus creating a ...Read full review
Great Divide
Released: 1996
Label: Geffen
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Out of the ashes of a group called Trip Shakespeare comes Semisonic, three guys who share a heavy melodic sense. Combining traditional rock instruments with ambient noise and electronic wizardry, they ...Read full review
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