Photo credit: Alexa Trevino Visionary Ethiopian-American vocalist, composer, and cultural activist Meklit has shared the title track from her upcoming EP Ethio Blue, a prescient six-song collection attuned to inner landscapes. The song is an homage to Mongo Santamaria’s seminal hit “Afro-Blue,” and seeks to honor the incalculably rich legacy bequeathed by her forebearers. Recorded …
November 1, 2022: Today, the GRAMMY-winning songwriter Dan Wilson released the official video for “Red Light,” which was co-written with Jenny Owen Youngs and Ethan Gruska. The song appears on Wilson’s recently released EP Dancing On The Moon, his first collection of solo material since his 2017 album Re-Covered and follows his band Semisonic’s first …
Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez August 25, 2022: Today, the GRAMMY-winning songwriter Dan Wilson released the official video for the title track to his forthcoming EP Dancing On The Moon that will be released on September 28. The six song EP is his first collection of solo material since his 2017 album Re-Covered and follows his …
July 18, 2022: Today, Dan Wilson announced a new EP Dancing On The Moon with a cover of Perfume Genius’ “On The Floor.” The six song EP is his first collection of solo material since his 2017 album Re-Covered and follows his band Semisonic’s first release of new music in nearly 20 years You’re Not …
June 24, 2021: Today, the Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Dan Wilson returns with “Under The Circumstances,” his first new single release of 2021. The song is his first solo release following Semisonic’s first EP in more than 20 years You’re Not Alone and his Words + Music in 6 Seconds card deck that were released last …
Twin Cities-based trio Semisonic released a new song “All It Would Take” from their forthcoming EP You’re Not Alone out September 18 via Pleasuresonic Recordings/Megaforce Records. The song follows “You’re Not Alone,” the title track to the forthcoming EP and the band’s first single in nearly 20 years, which just debuted at #40 on Billboard’s …
Grammy-nominated, Twin Cities-based, trio Semisonic has just released a video for “You’re Not Alone,” the group’s first new song in nearly 20 years. The single is the opening track from their forthcoming five-song EP You’re Not Alone out on September 18 via Pleasuresonic Recordings/Megaforce Records. The video for “You’re Not Alone” was directed by Minneapolis-based …
danwilsonmusic.com April 24, 2020: Today, Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Dan Wilson continues his monthly single release series with an existential new song “The Real Question,” which was written and recorded over the last two weeks. “I wrote ‘The Real Question’ two weeks ago when the strangeness and the dread of our self-quarantine was sinking in,” …
Credit: Devin Pedde November 15, 2019: Today, the Grammy-winning songwriter Dan Wilson released a new song “Sunshine” following his announcement last year that he will begin releasing a new song each month in lieu of full length album in 2019. These songs, which include “Too Much ii,” “A Modest Proposal,” “The Rules,” “Fly Safe,” “Uncanny Valley” and “We Ain’t Telling,” follow …
Dan Wilson released a new song, “The Rules,” in keeping with his announcement last year to release a new song each month in lieu of full length album in 2019. These songs, which include “Fly Safe,” “Uncanny Valley” and “We Ain’t Telling,” follow the release of his critically-acclaimed 2017 solo album Re-Covered where he revisited songs he wrote with other artists including Adele, Chris …
It has become easy to forget, over the years, exactly how good those 1980s Trip Shakespeare live shows were, but this will bring it all back in a few seconds: And of course, everyone must see the newly rediscovered promo tape from 1990:
This is the guy from Trip Shakespeare: February 14, 2019: Today, GRAMMY-winning songwriter Dan Wilson released a new song “Fly Safe” following his announcement last year that he will begin releasing a new song each month in lieu of full length album in 2019. These songs, which include “Uncanny Valley” and “We Ain’t Telling,” follow the release of his critically-acclaimed 2017 solo album Re-Covered where he revisited …
On August 4, Dan Wilson will return with Re-Covered, a unique album that finds the Grammy-winning songwriter reinterpreting songs from his storied career that he wrote for and with other artists. The album, which marks his third solo studio release, is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Pledge Music and includes instant downloads of …
Dan Wilson strikes songwriting gold again, this time with Dierks Bentley‘s “Home,” which Dan cowrote with Dierks and producer Brett Beavers. It has worked its way up to the number one slot on the country charts. (Here’s an excellent interview with Dan on CMT.com.) – Jacob Slichter
Tenor and global heartthrob Josh Groban’s new record, “Illuminations” is produced by Rick Rubin and six of the songs are co-written by Dan Wilson, of Semisonic and Trip Shakespeare fame. Groban and Wilson collaborated on “Bells of New York City” (below). My only question is, why no cover of “Erotic City?” Semisonic always had rollicking …