![News Added Apr 08, 2013 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 […]](https://hasitleaked.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ANTHEM.jpg "Hanson : Anthem")
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.
From the blistering blues guitar riff of ‘Fired Up’, to the intimidating power of ‘You Can’t Stop Us’ and the unstoppable grooves of ‘I’ve Got Soul’ and ‘Tragic Symphony’, the listener is buoyed by the high- energy and force of the music. The album also continues the band’s signature vocal harmonies and eclectic influences, with guitar driven pop like ‘Cut Right Through Me’ and the soaring sing-along ‘Scream And Be Free’, as well as the romantic innocence of ‘Lost Without You’. There is a tip of the hat to power ballads, with Isaac taking center stage on lead vocal with ‘For Your Love’, and Zac carrying the entrancing heartache of ‘Save Me From Myself’, which features Gogol Bordello’s Yuri Lemeshev on accordion.
“The 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 ‘n’ roll … this time it just has a little more fight in it”, says Isaac.
The album’s debut single ‘Get The Girl Back’ shines a bright light on their largest influence, 60’soul and rock ‘n’ roll, and it comes bursting out of the speakers from the first beat.
The video, a narrative tale which features the band performing in a packed club while characters’ relationships evolve around them, showcases an ensemble cast of their friends led by actress/writer Nikki Reed (Thirteen), and Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls, Thor), Drake Bell (Drake & Josh), Paul McDonald(American Idol), Drew Seeley (Another Cinderella Story), and newcomer Alex Beh. “It also has that vibe of a big, sweaty rock show that you’d want to be at,” Taylor says. “The video invites people into the first chapter of a story that we hope inspires everyone to want to stick around for more,” says Zac.
HANSON friends Michael ‘Fitz’ Fitzpatrick and Joe Karnes, from Los Angeles-based indie soul band Fitz and the Tantrums joined them on ‘Get The Girl Back’. “It’s hard to find bands whose sound and aesthetic is similar to ours,” Taylor says, “But we connected on a love of ‘60s soul and pop”.
In addition the record features guest appearances from music aficionado Tom “Bones” Malone (Blues Brothers Band, David Letterman band and band leader on Saturday Night Live), who contributed horns to ‘I’ve Got Soul’ and ‘Get So Low’, and Imani Coppola who added strings to ‘Tragic Symphony’, highlighting the song’s classic Michael Jackson influence. The band also reunited with renowned mix engineer Tom Lord-Alge, who mixed their first two major studio albums.
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 - 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.
Beyond excited for this album! Thank you for adding it! I was just checking to see if somebody had added it yet, and if not, I was going to add it! :)
Also, I just joined so I don’t have enough points to edit other peoples’ albums yet, but you should add the url for “Get the Girl Back!” It’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh8mQU-tNyM
Added the YouTube link or Get the Girl Back for you =)
soooo excited .. eeep!
Can’t wait!
I can’t wait to hear the new album!!
Just a note: If you pre-order “Anthem” on Hanson.net, they have released two tracks early: “Scream and Be Free” and “Tonight.” Well worth it!
11 of the 13 tracks are streaming on groove shark
I looked and they are not streaming… I already pre-ordered the album, I just want to hear the songs.
http://grooveshark.com/#!/search?q=hanson+anthem
just a note: For the majority of people on Grooveshark, this link no longer works, and cannot be found in search. So, basically the album is no longer streaming for all intents and purposes.
LOL Anthem leaked like a month ago, it just leaked publicly this week.
The album is available in itunes and piratebay.
At this point it doesn’t matter if Anthem has leaked because people already have the album and started receiving their copies of the album for the past 2 week and it already has officially been released yesterday so STOP SHARING THIS ON FACEBOOK ALREADY. IT’S OLD NEWS and by now almost everyone has all the songs.
At this point it doesn’t matter if Anthem has leaked because people already have the album and started receiving their copies of the album for the past 2 weeks and it already has officially been released yesterday so STOP SHARING THIS ON FACEBOOK ALREADY. IT’S OLD NEWS and by now almost everyone has all the songs.