"I Wish" dissolves its thwarted desires in a slow-burning, "Layla"-esque coda. "Act Naturally" blends sweetness, prettiness, and heartbreak in perfect proportions. "Sunshine and Chocolate" is full of a sensual shimmer, borne along on a tune that is peppy in the best possible way. Chemistry injects a heavy dose of piano into Semisonic's former copybook college rock sound, moving the group a few steps closer to the adult pop bracket. All About Chemistry doesn't do anything to change that: It is a suite of 12.well, smart and immaculately crafted songs, all seemingly destined for the charts, yet also possessing enough lyrical muscle to elevate them above the level of guilty pleasure. Since the mid-'90s, Semisonic has been inspiring the overuse of words like "literate," "smart," and "well-written" by reviewers everywhere.
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