Munson joined with Wilson's brother Dan, who had also been a member of Trip Shakespeare, to form the band Semisonic, along with Jacob Slichter.
Semisonic was signed by MCA and received enough airplay to have some of their songs reach the Pop and Modern charts.
During this time Matt Wilson began a solo career and released the "Burnt, White, and Blue" album.
When Semisonic went on hiatus, Munson reunited with Wilson and formed The Flops which was dissolved in 2005 as the pair decided to move their music in a new direction and the band The Twilight Hours began to take shape.
The Twilight Hours was first envisioned as strictly a duo between Matt Wilson and John Munson, where they would limit themselves to upright bass and acoustic guitar.