Although on hiatus since the early-00s, sporadic reunions have occurred. ![]() Known for their signature song 'Closing Time', the band members are Dan Wilson (guitar/vocals), John Munson (bass), and Jacob Slichter (drums). THR got in touch with Wilson, now a successful songwriter for hire ( Josh Groban, Keith Urban), who recently moved to Los Angeles, to talk about the song’s legacy. Semisonic is a power pop/alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. Fortunately, not he nor the rest of the band, which includes drummer Jacob Slichter who wrote the 2004 book S o You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star, define their lives by this one radio moment that never went away. ![]() Long used to shoo out bar patrons who had overstayed their welcome, it’s now officially entered the realm of pop culture punchline, which, for singer Dan Wilson, is both a huge compliment and cause for pause. It was the usual Dan Wilson math, Slichter explained. ![]() Thanks to the racy red band trailer for the forthcoming Justin Timberlake– Mila Kunis rom-com Friends with Benefits (not to be confused with the Ashton Kutcher– Natalie Portman vehicle No Strings Attached, which promises a similar plot), where a mid-coitus Kunis implores Timberlake to distract her with, what she calls, a Third Eye Blind song, Semisonic’s 1998 hit “Closing Time” is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Minnesotas 'Closing Time' hitmakers Semisonic release new music 19 years later but somehow right on time.
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