In a statement provided to Rolling Stone, Semisonic reacted to seeing their song about a tipsy last call repurposed as nativist propaganda. “We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of ...

The rock band made clear that they did not authorize the White House to use their music, adding that the Trump administration "missed the point" of the song's lyricsSemisonic is speaking out after the ...

Semisonic is the latest music act to blast the Trump White House for using their song. They're calling out the administration ...

Semisonic front man Dan Wilson told Billboard in 2018 that he wrote the track because the group wanted a new song to end its sets with and he thought “Closing Time” would make a good title. But as ...

Semisonic is speaking out against the White House after the release of a deportation video using their 1998 hit "Closing Time." The song, which was written about the birth of lead singer Dan Wilson's ...

Semisonic‘s biggest hit may have been used in a recent White House video glorifying the deportation of undocumented immigrants, but that doesn't mean the band approved of it. After the Donald Trump ...

Nineties alt-rockers Semisonic have condemned the White House’s use of their hit song “Closing Time” in a new video promoting deportation. “We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our ...