The exuberant homage to classic film The Blues Brothers recreates an iconic scene where the band’s soulful music incites over 300 people to dance in the street. The video for the song, featuring “Weird” Al Yankovic, was viewed over a million times in the first few days of release, and has still has not run its course as more and more fans discover it every day. They have already performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. HANSON will be performing “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’” on Lopez Tonight tonight and the Today Show on Monday June 14th. Entertainment Weekly called the first single, “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’” “a delciously, catchy slicy of pop-soul,” while Salon said it “may be their finest moment yet.” The New York Times noted that HANSON “has evolved into a nuanced and largely respected musical outfit,” while AbsolutePunk hailed that Shout It Out is “a decidedly mature dose of pop perfection.” Idolator exclaimed: “Don’t be surprised if there’s a Hanson revival in 2010.” Already receiving rave reviews across the board, the album, which was written and produced by HANSON, augmented with special guests: Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt, who played on some of Motown’s greatest hits, as well as horn arranger Jerry Hey, who worked with Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Earth, Wind and Fire and many more, has firmly re-established the band’s presence for fans and critics alike.
Meanwhile, the trio is currently gearing up for a five-show run at New York’s Gramercy Theatre from April 26-30, each of which will feature a different one of Hanson’s last five albums played from start to finish.HansonHANSON is excited to announce that their new record, Shout It Out, is being released today, Jon the band’s own 3CG Records. The group will perform at Bamboozle New Jersey on May 1 and then play eight dates on the Bamboozle Road Show in May. Hanson performs “Thinkin’ ‘Bout You,” a song that first surfaced on the group’s “Taking the Walk” studio podcasts from its last album, Friday on CBS’ “The Late Show with David Letterman” and April 26 on NBC’s “Today” show. That was the stuff we grew up listening to and…really worked its way onto this record.” And that also translated into more pop and singer-songwriter stuff we used to listen to, like Billy Joel’s ‘An Innocent Man,’ which is one of his biggest records, there’s horns all over the placed on that record. “Otis (Redding) and countless others, and Motown…you forget how much horns played a part in a lot of really iconic kind of American R&B sound. “Y’know, we grew up listening to a lot of that early R&B stuff, especially ’60s and ’70s R&B,” notes Isaac. Seven of the songs feature horn charts by Jerry Hey (Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire), while one of Motown’s Funk Brothers, bassist Bob Babbitt, guests on the album, which was produced by the three Hansons and recorded in El Paso, Texas, Tulsa, Okla., and Los Angeles. Hanson - Shout It Out (Album Review) Saturday, 04 June 2011 Written by Liam Gascoigne Despite it being fourteen years ago since Hanson first hit the charts with 'MMMbop', they are still remembered by the majority of people as the people who sang said song. The 12 tracks on “Shout It Out,” including the lead-off single “Thinkin’ ‘Bout Somethin’,” represent some of the most soulful work Hanson has committed to record as well. Youngest Hanson Zac adds that “it’s a record where we said, ‘Yeah, let’s just play really loud cowbell and horns…As long as that’s what makes you feel motivated and excited and gives you a sense of joy when you hear this music, that’s what we need to do.'”
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