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August 26, 201<\/p>\n

By Melissa Ruggieri<\/p>\n

Want to feel old?<\/p>\n

Hanson just celebrated its 21st anniversary as a band.<\/p>\n

\"FEB_2013_3CG_PROMO\"<\/p>\n

True, the sibling trio of Taylor, Isaac and Zac Hanson had barely shelved their Superman lunchboxes when \u201cMMMBop\u201d conquered pop radio in 1996, four years after the brothers officially formed as a musical entity.<\/p>\n

Now they\u2019re old enough to boast their own beer line \u2014 more on that later \u2014 and father enough kids to form an on-field football team.<\/p>\n

While the chart hits fizzled after the late \u201990s, Hanson did the opposite of fading into pop obscurity. They continued to hone their already impressive musical chops, recording and performing not for the Top 40 accolades, but because this is what they do.<\/p>\n

Their recently released sixth studio album, \u201cAnthem,\u201d is a glorious collection of R&B-soaked, guitar-driven pop songs that spotlight the guys\u2019 predilection for \u201960s-styled melodies wrapped in meaty musicianship.<\/p>\n

Check out the amusing video for \u201cGet the Girl Back\u201d if you need proof.<\/p>\n

Hanson already wrapped a tour of Europe and South America, and on Saturday, the U.S. leg begins. The guys will return to one of their favorite venues, the Variety Playhouse, on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n

Last week, Taylor Hanson called from the band\u2019s home base of Tulsa, Okla., to talk about the tour, why Atlanta is special to him, and the beauty of Mmmhops beer.<\/p>\n

Q: So you\u2019ve already been to overseas. Will the shows change much for America?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> I feel like we\u2019re just beginning with the U.S. run. The great thing about the tour in the U.S. is that you can do so many shows in a similar kind of rhythm. This tour is going to feature the new record, which is all about the connection to the audience. The title (\u201cAnthem\u201d) represents songs taking on meaning with a group of people, so we\u2019re looking forward to sharing that. We\u2019ll mix in a lot of fun covers, too.<\/p>\n

Q: You\u2019re playing the Variety Playhouse here, which you\u2019ve played a few times in the past. Is there a particular reason you like that room?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: <\/strong>You pick the right size rooms, and the routing comes into it. There\u2019s not a particular magic to it, but I do like the way that room feels and the way the audience is ramped up you can really look at them. Atlanta is such an awesome town. My wife is from there. We started dating 13 years ago we met in a sugar daddy dating site<\/span><\/a>, so I\u2019ve spent a lot of time there and been down in Little Five Points a lot to hang out. It has a good vibe.<\/p>\n

Q: You\u2019ve talked about the struggle of putting this album together, but ultimately, what do you think made it work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> I think you have to compare it to a marriage, as much as that seems funny. At some point, you decide whether or not you want to walk away or not. These days, a lot of people choose to let their differences get the best of them.<\/p>\n

When we came into this record, we really hit a wall, and that came out in our process and caused us to have to stop and rethink the whole album. What brought us together was thinking about what\u2019s next. For me, it\u2019s always been about what we could do next, that\u2019s what gets you up in the morning. We\u2019re 21 years into a band \u2014 and I\u2019m 30 \u2014 so it\u2019s who you are, it\u2019s an identity thing.<\/p>\n

Q: You\u2019re still a young guy \u2014 but as you\u2019re getting older, who do you look to for inspiration as both a singer and a keyboardist? I always hear a lot of Steve Winwood in your sound. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: <\/strong>There\u2019s some technical kinship with Steve Winwood, and he had a really unique and long career, which is what we strive for. As artists, Michael Jackson is among the greatest inspirations purely as an artist. There is an intensity that he produced that I really always identified with.<\/p>\n

But if you look at careers and artists, we look at people like Springsteen, who always made live music the<\/em> thing about him as a performer and has done critically acclaimed albums and made hugely successful pop albums. We look at people like Tom Petty, artists who, when you walk into the room, they have grandparents and kids singing their songs.<\/p>\n

Q: So whose idea was it to do Mmmhops (the band\u2019s beer launched earlier this year)? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: <\/strong>It was really just a brainstorming session. As we started our record label (3CG Records), we thought it\u2019s not just Hanson the band, but who we are on a broader level. We\u2019ll roast coffee with a local shop or do a cool merchandise thing. At one point a couple years ago, it fit right into the brainstorming session. I think Isaac is the one who said Mmmhops and we first laughed, but then thought \u2026 that could work! It took a couple of years to get it out there. We\u2019re working with a brewery in Oklahoma (Mustang Brewing) that has highly received beers. This fall, it will launch in multiple states in conjunction with the tour and we are going to have sales online to be shipped, hopefully by the middle of fall.<\/p>\n

For more of the interview with Taylor Hanson, visit The Music Scene blog at www.accessatlanta.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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