Artist: Semisonic: mp3 download Genre(s): Alternative Indie Rock: Pop-Rock Discography: All About Chemistry Year: 2001 Tracks: 12 Feeling Strangely Fine Year: 1998 Tracks: 12 Great Divide Year: 1996 Tracks: 12 After the separation of Trip Shakespeare, Minneapolis natives Dan Wilson and John Munson conjugate up with drummer Jacob Slichter to form Semisonic in 1995. An initial EP, Pleasance, was released that class and the studio full-length Great Divide in 1996 on MCA. It was their sophomore movement, Tactual sensation Strangely Fine, that was Semisonic's major discovery in 1998. The album yielded hellenic pop hits such as "Shutting Time" and "Secret Smile" and propelled the ring into megastardom. They didn't blow anytime with a follow up either. All About the Chemistry, the band's third album, was issued in early 2001 and single "Chemistry" was a linchpin overseas, however the album didn't fair as well in America. "Over My Head" was try-on for the 2001's teenager riff "Summertime Catch" and Semisonic rode the wave of versatile tours in and about the U.K. By fall, Semisonic contributed their cover of the Wings classic, "Jet" for the Paul McCartney Tribute CD, Listen To What The Man Said. Dan Wilson excessively took time kO'd to do some solo clobber, playing a slue of dates around the Midwest in December. His sidekick Matt hooked up with Semisonic's John Munson to shape the side externalise, The Flops in 2001. |