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FIRST SEMISONIC SINGLE WORTH BUYING WHOLE DISK

by Matthew Regensburger

Semisonic
Feeling Strangely Fine
MCA Records

Rarely do I ever go out and buy an album because of the first single; I did break this general rule with Semisonic's second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. The single is titled "Closing Time" and I am thrilled that I bought this disc.

"Closing Time" is the lead track of this album, and it opens it perfectly with the lyrics "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." It literally leads directly to the rest of the album. The second song is titled "Singing in my sleep." It is a modern love song; "I've been living in your cassette/ It's the modern equivalent/ Singing up to a Capulet/ On a balcony in your mind." The rest of the album follows in the imprints left by the opening two songs.

This trio, which calls Minneapolis home, rises above the mundane trance which is called modern rock. Semisonic blends guitar riffs with fantastic lyrics, and the end result is a great album.

Skipping the ever so dangerous sophomore slump, count on Semisonic being in the mix for a long time. Feeling Strangely Fine is a tremendous album from a group that has a lot of positive things going for them.