Semisonic closing time album professional#

Semisonic closing time album professional#

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 AdeleвЂ™s вЂњSomeone Like YouвЂќ and the Dixie ChicksвЂ™ вЂњNot Ready to Make NiceвЂќ 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. вЂњThat trust allowed John and I to view DanвЂ™s success in the interim with not only joy for Dan, but also greedily with pride in our band.вЂќ вЂњBut the trust was there, and it was important,вЂќ 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: вЂњI certainly would not have guessed it would be 16 to 17 years before we started recording again. вЂњThe three of us know very intimately that we donвЂ™t need a business arrangement or a contract to stay in touch as friends,вЂќ 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 вЂњYouвЂ™re Not AloneвЂќ rings truer when you hear these fellas talk so fondly about sticking together.

They just didnвЂ™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 didnвЂ™t let the incremental ruination of the music business in the 21st century ruin their love for playing music together. They didnвЂ™t take jabs at each other in a вЂњBehind the MusicвЂќ episode. They didnвЂ™t milk any farewell or reunion tour hoopla. Twenty-two years after releasing вЂњClosing Time,вЂќ 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 WilsonвЂ™s voice.ДЄs does the story of the band itself. Semisonic bassist John Munson, drummer Jacob Slichter and frontman Dan Wilson at the 2019 Basilica Block Party.