I’ve always believed that a Semisonic song is one that gives you hope, one that sends you out into the night happy, one that leaves you feeling more connected to whatever it is that makes you human, and that’s something we need now more than ever." "They embody this spirit of optimism about the possibility we can offer each other in times of hardship and struggle. "I think these songs have a really important and relevant story to tell," says Munson. Recorded on and off over the last few years at Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer Dan Wilson’s Los Angeles studio with his co-founding bandmates John Munson and Jacob Slichter, the EP is pure Semisonic in all its ragged, rousing glory, fueled by lean arrangements and muscular performances of poignant, bittersweet, alt-rock gems. The song was embraced by Rolling Stone, Stereogum, SPIN and Consequence of Sound, who said, "Like their greatest hits of yesteryear, the track is dosed in slick distortion, the kind that gels beautifully underneath the vocals of singer-songwriter Dan Wilson." Inspired party by Richard Powers' devastatingly beautiful novel 'The Overstory', partly by the paints of Tomas Sanchez (one of which is featured on the sleeve of the single), and a partly by the profound isolation we are experiencing during the pandemic, the video reflects the hopeful message of the song." "Filmmaker Phil Harder creates a fable of the woods, city, a distant beach, and a young boy who places a message in a bottle and sends it on a long journey.
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"For the new Semisonic video, "You're Not Alone", we began with memories of childhood in the woods," explains frontman and songwriter Dan Wilson. The video for "You're Not Alone" was directed by Minneapolis filmmaker Phil Harder, whose resume includes videos for Prince, Liz Phair and Nada Surf.