The two obvious highlights on this seven-song taster--"The Prize" and the effervescent "Brand New Baby"--were later re-recorded for Semisonic's...
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Pleasure serves as an introduction to Semisonic's blend of melodic, guitar-driven pop and sensitive, '70s-flavored ballads. Issued while the band awaited the release of...
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Boss cuts like "If I Run" and "Down In Flames" help make for a sterling entrance into the major-label universe by Semisonic. Crunchy guitar-driven rock,...
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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...
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It may be a bit early to start hootin' and hollerin' about album of the year, but that's the thought that entered my head after hearing the first four songs of Semisonic's...
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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...
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A melodic ode to the art of making mix tapes, "Singing in My Sleep" is one of the highlights from Semisonic's second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. The radio mix of that...
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Finally, a near-perfect pop disc from Minneapolis's Semisonic. While the band has always hinted it had the right stuff to deliver a truly great record, Chemistry is the...
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Since the mid-'90s, Semisonic has been inspiring the overuse of words like "literate," "smart," and "well-written" by reviewers everywhere. All About Chemistry doesn't do...
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20th Century Masters -- Millennium Collection: The Very Best of Semisonic leads off with their Grammy-winning hit single "Closing Time," which sets the template for the...
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