You might remember them as the long-haired blonde Kurt Cobain lookalikes whose infectious song Mmmbop provided the soundtrack to summer – despite no-one really being quite sure of the lyrics.
For some, Hanson disappeared somewhere around their third album, but diehard fans have been with them through another six, along with 16 million record sales. Now the brothers, Isaac, Taylor and Zac are back, with a new album, String Theory, and a new world tour – proving us right for loving them all these 22 years.
Yep, Hanson’s first single was released that long ago. But would the band be any good at spotting the next big thing in the 21st century? Zac, 33, seems keen.
‘Being an X Factor judge would be interesting,’ he tells us. ‘Being able to…