Can You Tell Me What It Means?

Hi there, total word nerd here. To give a little unnecessary context, I was that kid from your English/Literature class that got excited to do close readings of poetry and probably set the class curve. It's a habit that has carried over to analyzing music lyrics despite being years (decades 😱)  removed from a classroom setting. I don't have a post about every song or even every album, but it's something I enjoy writing about when inspiration strikes.

That being said, I've been working on making this site easier to navigate and thought it might be useful to have music reviews grouped in one place. You'll find them divided into two categories below: Album/EP reviews which give a ~brief interpretation or impression of each song on a body of work, and Analyses where I went full English teacher mode and did a deep dive into an individual song.

Just to be clear, the posts below are 100% my own interpretations and opinions, and they do not reflect any official song meanings shared by Hanson. 

Album/EP Reviews
Time Machine 2024 EP Review
Red Green Blue Album Review
Continental Breakfast In Bed 2020 EP Review
In Real Life 2019 EP Review
Animal Instincts 2018 EP Review
In Color 2017 EP Review
Loud 2016 EP Review
Play EP Review
Inside The Box 2015 EP Review
Music Made For Humans 2014 EP Review
Anthem Album Review
Shout It Out Album Review

Song Analyses
Me Myself & I
Feeling Alive
Look at You vs. Give A Little
Tonight

Against The World Series (not anti-baseball, just a series of posts about Against The World)
Annalie
Don't Ever Change
Only Love
Against The World
Stronger
Against The World Release