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РІР‚СљIt's so precious to have somebody in your corner, saying, РІР‚ВNo, we're not gonna beat that. One lesson was knowing when youРІР‚в„ўve got it right, when to stop trying. РІР‚СљI learned a ton of things from Mike,РІР‚Сњ Wilson says. He calls that experience РІР‚Сљthe craziest several-year-long masterclass you would ever want to have.РІР‚Сњ And Mike Viola РІР‚вЂњ best known as the vocalist on the theme song from That Thing You Do! РІР‚вЂњ co-produced WilsonРІР‚в„ўs third album, 2017РІР‚в„ўs Re-Covered.

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His 2007 solo debut Free Life was produced by Rick Rubin. For his part, Wilson says that he has learned a lot from other producers.

And they handled their own production duties once again for the EP. While Semisonic enlisted outside producers for its first two albums РІР‚вЂњ Paul Fox and Nick Launay, respectively РІР‚вЂњ they self-produced All About Chemistry. And that further inspired us to say, РІР‚ВOkay, let's just take the straightest line we can from point A to point B. РІР‚СљBecause we don't live in the same place, when we get together we have to make the best use of our time. РІР‚СљAnd now, weРІР‚в„ўve sort of internalized that for ourselves,РІР‚Сњ he says. РІР‚СљBack in the late 90s and early 2000s, when we were making music, we would really try every single idea.РІР‚СњР”В«ut at the end of the process, they often found that their original, unadorned ideas worked best. РІР‚СљOne thing that all of us realized РІР‚вЂњ something that all artists get to РІР‚вЂњ is that sometimes simpler is better,РІР‚Сњ he says. Slichter observes that for Semisonic, the process of recording music for release seems less forced that it did in the old days. We're just gonna have to hear these songs, pick our first impressions and see what it sounds like when we play them with spirit and joy.РІР‚Сњ And that, he says, is what they did. And Wilson recalls thinking, РІР‚СљWe don't need to work hard to recapture anything, either. When the three got together to record YouРІР‚в„ўre Not Alone, they kept that in mind. I didn't need to feel like I want to prove anything.РІР‚Сњ He says that when he and his bandmates get together to play, thatРІР‚в„ўs what Semisonic sounds like. РІР‚СљSo I didn't have any hunger for updating Semisonic. РІР‚СљI feel like I'm as updated as I want to be,РІР‚Сњ Wilson says.

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Wilson says that as he discussed the future with Slichter and Munson, РІР‚Сљthere was an unanswered question floating over us: РІР‚ВHow are we going to update our sound?РІР‚в„ўРІР‚СњР”В«ut they didnРІР‚в„ўt labor too long over the idea. And that idea hung over Wilson and his bandmates as they contemplated the groupРІР‚в„ўs reactivation. When listeners hear new songs like the soaring title track and the riffing РІР‚СљBasement Tapes,РІР‚Сњ they may find themselves thinking that Semisonic has picked up right where it left off in 2001. РІР‚СљTheyРІР‚в„ўre songs that I love and I think are really, really special,РІР‚Сњ Wilson says, РІР‚Сљbut they just didn't rock the way these songs do.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљThe 10, 11 and 12 tracks are good,РІР‚Сњ he says, but РІР‚Сљthey didn't hang together the way the central five did.РІР‚Сњ And some of the other songs lacked another qualitry common to many of SemisonicРІР‚в„ўs best tunes.

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РІР‚СљI realized that it's okay to do that.РІР‚СњР”В«ut with 20 songs written РІР‚вЂњ and at least 14 of those recorded РІР‚вЂњ why isnРІР‚в„ўt Semisonic releasing a full album instead of an EP? Wilson offers multiple reasons. РІР‚СљAnd when I was writing songs for Semisonic, I realized that I didn't really have to work too hard at that,РІР‚Сњ he says. We were much more like flower children,РІР‚Сњ he admits with a laugh.

We never were portraying someone who was cooped up in their basement, full of anger. РІР‚СљSemisonic never did that we never sounded like that.РІР‚Сњ Instead, he suggests, his band displayed РІР‚Сљa hopeful quality and kind of an openness. РІР‚СљThat father-hating, lonely vengeance, dreams of glory vibe,РІР‚Сњ he says. Wilson chuckles as he summarizes the defining characteristics of grunge, the rock style du jour at the time Semisonic debuted.

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