November 3, 2023: Today, the Grammy-nominated trio Semisonic released Little Bit Of Sun, their first full length album release in 22 years. Recorded in the band’s native Minneapolis and including appearances from Jason Isbell and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, the album offers a deeply moving reflection on growth, gratitude, and commitment in the face of change and uncertainty. The collection also …
September 12, 2023: Today, the Grammy-nominated trio Semisonic released “Out of the Dirt” from Little Bit of Sun, their first full length album in more than 20 years that will be released on November 3. The song was co-written by frontman Dan Wilson and Lori McKenna and features Jason Isbell on lead guitar. Listen/embed “Out of the Dirt” via YouTube.Pre-Order Little Bit of Sun. About the song, Dan Wilson explains: …
Credit: Darin Kamnetz August 1, 2023: Today, the Grammy-nominated trio Semisonic announced Little Bit Of Sun, their first full length album in more than 20 years that will be released on November 3, 2023. Recorded in the band’s native Minneapolis and featuring appearances from Jason Isbell and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, the album offers a deeply moving reflection on growth, gratitude, …
The songs were recorded between Creation Studios in Minneapolis, MN and Ballroom Studio in Los Angeles, and produced by Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer Dan Wilson and his co-founding bandmates John Munson and Jacob Slichter. “’Little Bit of Sun’ came out really fast one day – I think I wrote the first minute of it …
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 …
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
This is a good article about a great band. The second I heard Closing Time there was no doubt this song would be a keeper. On the flip of that, I scratch my head why FNT and its massive hook weren’t just as big. The first time I heard Semisonic (then Pleasure) at the old …
Just discovered this. Very nice. . Booker T & the MGs – Green Onions, by Jacob Slichter, Celebrity Guest Blogger Miles Davis and John Coltrane – So What?, by John Munson, Celebrity Guest Blogger .
Nathaniel Hawthorne once observed that “easy reading is damned hard writing.” The same holds true in music, where great mastery is often found in the simplest performances. Booker T and the MGs, one of the greatest backing bands of all time, played with such a profoundly deep groove that little elaboration was needed. It’s fitting …
. Although this video is listed as John Coltrane and Miles Davis, it should actually be listed as Miles Davis only. Coltrane was at this point simply the tenor man in Miles band, and as amazing as his playing is here the modal improvisations were more Miles’ innovation. It’s slightly disappointing to hear a different …