The songs walk a tightrope between raw energy and tender beauty here, balancing power pop muscle with acoustic intimacy, and bassist John Munson and drummer Jacob Slichter's performances are finely tuned to match, infusing Wilson's bright, buoyant melodies with touches of melancholy and darkness that perpetually haunt the periphery.
While it would be easy for a band like Semisonic to revel in nostalgia, 'Little Bit Of Sun' instead looks to the past with appreciation rather than longing, pairing a profound thankfulness for the journey with an infectious excitement for all that's still to come.