Semisonic
Sign in to saveSemisonic is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1995, consisting of Dan Wilson (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Munson (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar), and Jacob Slichter (drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals). They are best known in the U.S. for their 1998 top-20 single "Closing Time".
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Semisonic
- Musical artist.image
- Semisonic - First Avenue - 1-28-2023 - 010.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Semisonic performing in 2023
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.alt
- Semisonic playing onstage
- Musical artist.alias
- Pleasure (1993–1995)
- Musical artist.origin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- Trip Shakespeare The Twilight Hours
- Musical artist.current_members
- John Munson Jacob Slichter Dan Wilson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Official name
- Semisonic
- Notable work
- Closing Time
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Official website
- www.semisonic.com
- Image
- Semisonic at the MN State Fair.jpg
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- inception
- 1995-00-00
- location of formation
- Minneapolis
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- social media followers
- 80900
- Commons category
- Semisonic
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation and debut album
- Breakthrough and international success
- Third album and hiatus
- 2017–2019
- First Avenue
- 2020–present
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Soundtracks and compilations
- Other projects by members
- References
- External links
Semisonic is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1995, consisting of Dan Wilson (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Munson (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar), and Jacob Slichter (drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals). They are best known in the U.S. for their 1998 top-20 single "Closing Time".
In 2025, Chad Childers of Loudwire included the band in his list of "10 '90s Post-Grunge Bands That Should Have Been Bigger".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Semisonic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.