{"id":1170,"date":"2013-04-01T18:58:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2013-04-04T14:30:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T14:30:30","slug":"anthem-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/04\/01\/anthem-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTHEM Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Noun<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 1. A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With arching melodies, epic guitar riffs and rhythms inciting you to put your hands in the air, anthems give us a soundtrack to life\u2019s defining moments. And for HANSON, their sixth studio album ANTHEM marks the beginning of their third decade of making music together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/02\/02\/hanson-beer-isaac-gives-update-on-mmmhop-progress-exclusive\/feb_2013_3cg_promo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-829\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/02\/02\/hanson-beer-isaac-gives-update-on-mmmhop-progress-exclusive\/feb_2013_3cg_promo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO.jpg?fit=639%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO.jpg?fit=639%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-829\" alt=\"FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO.jpg?resize=300%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO.jpg?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Over their first 20 years, brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson have made their mark. Five years building a fanbase as an independent band led to a meteoric rise with the 1997 international smash single MMMBop from their debut album Middle Of Nowhere. A long line of hits, four more studio albums, multiple Grammy nominations and over 16 million album sales followed. Over their second decade, the band charted their own course running an independent label while maintaining a coveted connection with their global fanbase, and in 2007 they launched a grassroots campaign to support poverty and HIV\/AIDS relief in Africa (TakeTheWalk.net).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Set for release in the US in June followed by worldwide release and a coordinated world tour, the bands sixth studio album ANTHEM is an album that celebrates the power of music to ignite passion and bring people together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe have always been in awe of the ability music has to engage people, whether it\u2019s a song that makes you want to dance, or a song that inspires you to take action for a cause. We want this record to be the anthem for all of those moments\u201d, says Taylor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following two years of non-stop touring behind the band\u02bcs critically acclaimed fifth studio album Shout It Out, they decided to re-group at their home base in Oklahoma to shape the sound and vision for the album that would mark a new era for the band. Over the summer of 2012 the music that began to unfold was infused with new energy, producing a melodic tour de force. To begin recording ANTHEM, which is produced and written solely by the band, they returned to Sonic Ranch Studios where the buffer of thousands of acres of pecan groves and desert provided an essential escape from distraction. There they captured the foundation of the album the old-fashioned way, live, in one room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/04\/01\/anthem-world-tour-2013\/vid_shoot_3-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1158\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/04\/01\/anthem-world-tour-2013\/vid_shoot_3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/vid_shoot_3.jpg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vid_shoot_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/vid_shoot_3.jpg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1158\" alt=\"vid_shoot_3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/vid_shoot_3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/vid_shoot_3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/vid_shoot_3.jpg?resize=700%2C464&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/vid_shoot_3.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>From the blistering blues guitar riff of \u2018Fired Up\u2019, to the intimidating power of \u2018You Can\u2019t Stop Us\u2019 and the unstoppable grooves of \u2018I\u2019ve Got Soul\u2019 and \u2018Tragic Symphony\u2019, the listener is buoyed by the high- energy and force of the music. The album also continues the band\u2019s signature vocal harmonies and eclectic influences, with guitar driven pop like \u2018Cut Right Through Me\u2019 and the soaring sing-along \u2018Scream And Be Free\u2019, as well as the romantic innocence of \u2018Lost Without You\u2019. There is a tip of the hat to power ballads, with Isaac taking center stage on lead vocal with \u2018For Your Love\u2019, and Zac carrying the entrancing heartache of \u2018Save Me From Myself\u2019, which features Gogol Bordello\u2019s Yuri Lemeshev on accordion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe sound of this record touches on most of our musical influences, a bit of soul, a bit of song craftsmanship and some good old fashioned rock \u2018n\u2019 roll \u2026 this time it just has a little more fight in it\u201d, says Isaac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The album\u2019s debut single \u2018Get The Girl Back\u2019 shines a bright light on their largest influence, 60\u2019soul and rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, and it comes bursting out of the speakers from the first beat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/02\/05\/hanson-get-the-girl-back-band-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-making-of-the-video-exclusive\/hanson-get-the-girl-back-639-020113\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-839\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/02\/05\/hanson-get-the-girl-back-band-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-making-of-the-video-exclusive\/hanson-get-the-girl-back-639-020113\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hanson-get-the-girl-back-639-020113.jpg?fit=639%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2012. 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The band also reunited with renowned mix engineer Tom Lord-Alge, who mixed their first two major studio albums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every album has a story, a pattern of events and influences that come together to create a piece of work. In the case of ANTHEM, the greatest part of the story is the element of HANSON which has always been core to their success &#8211; their dedication and passion to reach for the best, for their music and their fans. For this band their ANTHEM is melody, passion, and conviction to stay the course with their music and with their faithful supporters; and that is an ANTHEM for the ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noun 1. A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause. With arching melodies, epic guitar riffs and rhythms inciting you to put your hands in the air, anthems give us a soundtrack to life\u2019s defining moments. 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