Post by jordan on Oct 2, 2005 13:47:43 GMT -5
In their 13 years playing together, Hanson has earned many accolades. They’ve been Grammy nominees, chart-toppers, and Carnegie Hall headliners. And now they can add independent groundbreakers to that list, having entered the Billboard Independent Chart at #1 in April 2004 with Underneath. The album, released in the U.S. on the band’s own 3CG Records, is one of the most successful independently released records in history.
Isaac Hanson, 24, says that of all the band’s achievements, the newest one ranks right near the top for him. “Our goal was to get a Top Five debut for our album on the Billboard Independent charts and we got to #1. You can’t ask for much more than that.”
The success of Underneath, the trio’s first album in four years, has been significant for Isaac and his brothers, Taylor (22) and Zac (19), for several reasons. In the disposable world of pop music, where four years between albums might as well be measured in dog years, the fact that fans have so embraced Underneath, is a testament to the impact the brothers have had on the music world. Also debuting at #25 on the Billboard Top 200, Underneath spawned a #2 single — the utterly engaging “Penny & Me.” The single also recently debuted at #10 in the U.K., where it was released by indie label Cooking Vinyl. It was their first Top 10 single since their acclaimed debut.
But it was the #1 debut on the Independent charts that was most meaningful because it speaks to where Hanson is at this point in their career. Denver’s Westword wrote: “Hanson is a real indie-rock band. They wrote, recorded, produced and released their own disc… and they’re touring on their own dime.”
For more or the full article:
www.hanson.net/Band/
check it out
Isaac Hanson, 24, says that of all the band’s achievements, the newest one ranks right near the top for him. “Our goal was to get a Top Five debut for our album on the Billboard Independent charts and we got to #1. You can’t ask for much more than that.”
The success of Underneath, the trio’s first album in four years, has been significant for Isaac and his brothers, Taylor (22) and Zac (19), for several reasons. In the disposable world of pop music, where four years between albums might as well be measured in dog years, the fact that fans have so embraced Underneath, is a testament to the impact the brothers have had on the music world. Also debuting at #25 on the Billboard Top 200, Underneath spawned a #2 single — the utterly engaging “Penny & Me.” The single also recently debuted at #10 in the U.K., where it was released by indie label Cooking Vinyl. It was their first Top 10 single since their acclaimed debut.
But it was the #1 debut on the Independent charts that was most meaningful because it speaks to where Hanson is at this point in their career. Denver’s Westword wrote: “Hanson is a real indie-rock band. They wrote, recorded, produced and released their own disc… and they’re touring on their own dime.”
For more or the full article:
www.hanson.net/Band/
check it out
