While the first single from
Feeling Strangely Fine doesn't necessarily show it very well, there is a lot of
Ben Folds Five in
Semisonic. Both employ a variety of different instruments, thus creating a sound that is sometimes very, very comparable. This is never more evident than on the fourth track, "Never You Mind." It doesn't help that
Semisonic lead singer
Dan Wilson adds his piano to many of the album's tracks, and that
Semisonic and
Ben Folds Five seem to share a dominant motif, sensuality. Track after track shows the considerable songwriting talents of
Wilson,
Jacob Slichter, and
John Munson. ~ David M. Childers