Pop-rockers-gone-indie Hanson will release their fifth album, Shout It Out, on June 8th on their own 3CG label. The album pays tribute to the music that inspired the brothers when they were just starting out and was recorded in a studio on a 2,000-acre pecan farm in El Paso, Texas. Shout It Out features special guests including 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.

“The anatomy of our band is similar to a ’70s rock band – three guys from the Midwest who grew up listening to ’50s and ’60s soul, who are mixing guitars, with vintage keys and melodic songs,” Taylor Hanson says. Adds Isaac, “We’ve never stopped aspiring to the great songwriters and performers who struck a chord with us first, that early rock ‘n’ rock roll and soul music from Chuck Berry to Otis Redding. We’ve rediscovered that aspiration on this record. There’s a little more swing and a little more air.”

The album’s first single, “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’,” will be released exclusively digitally on April 27th. Todd Edwards (Hoodwinked) directed the video where the band re-created a scene from the The Blues Brothers, where soul music incited a huge impromptu crowd to dance in the streets. In their re-creation, Hanson took to the streets of their hometown of Tulsa with more than 300 extras, including two of Taylor’s children, 60 local dancers and hundreds of loyal fans who traveled from far and wide to participate. To top it off, “Weird Al” Yankovic made an unforgettable guest appearance.

The trio will perform at The Bamboozle festival on May 1st, and will be hosting a sold-out five-night engagement at New York City’s Blender Theater at the Gramercy, where they will be performing, in their entirety, each of their four previous albums, leading up to a worldwide premier of Shout It Out. A tour of the States begins on July 21st. Full details will be announced soon.

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