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“Where’s the Love?” It’s at Taylor Hanson‘s house!

The Hanson musician and wife Natalie welcomed their sixth child, a son named Claude Indiana Emmanuel Hanson, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

“Our new little man, Indy, is the best gift our family could imagine. His arrival brings with it a new sense of adventure and excitement for the future,” the couple tell PEOPLE.

Baby Indy joins big sisters Wilhelmina “Willa” Jane, 6, and Penelope “Penny” Anne, 13, plus brothers Viggo Moriah, 10, River Samuel, 12, and Jordan Ezra, 16.

Courtesy Hanson Family; Inset: Getty

Aside from his siblings, the new addition has a bevy of cousins to play with including uncle Zac Hanson‘s four children — daughters Mary Lucille Diana, 2, and Junia Rose Ruth, 8, plus sons George Abraham Walker, 5, and John Ira Shepherd, 10. Oldest brother Isaac Hanson is dad to daughter Nina Odette, 4½, plus sons James Monroe, 10, and Clarke Everett, 11.

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The couple announced their baby news on Instagram in August alongside photos of their entire family.

“What’s better than being a dad of five? Perhaps being a dad of six,” theString Theory musician and budding photographer captioned his outdoor snapshot. “Baby Hanson coming in December and we are over the moon.”

Taylor told PEOPLE exclusively at the time, “Natalie and I have always kept a love of adventure and pursuit of rich experiences at the heart of our family. There’s no greater adventure than welcoming a sixth little person to our tribe.”

Natalie posted another photo of their brood surrounded by musical instruments, captioning it, “Taylor and I are so thrilled to share the news that baby number six is coming this December! Ezra, Penny, River, Viggo and especially Wilhelmina can’t wait to be big brothers and sisters again!”

The new mom of six shared a few glimpses into her pregnancy on her Instagram account, including photos from the spouses’ N.Y.C babymoon in November and a side view of her baby bump on Dec. 17, captioning the latter shot, “It’s been real, it’s been fun, but … ”

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While chatting with PEOPLE about his and his brothers’ latest String Theory album and tour, Taylor said he was “very excited about being a dad again” and that as far as parenting duties go, he and Natalie have “always struck a balance that is embracing the unbalance.”

“You can’t really control the fact that I’m often on the road and you have to do the things that you want to see happening — raise a family, being one very big one, regardless of the craziness that surrounds it,” he continued.

“We’ll definitely have a little bit of quiet time when the baby’s born, thankfully, but the life train will continue to move quickly so we’ll be excited to introduce them to this family they’re entering, which is pretty much on the move all the time,” added the “This Time Around” crooner.

Asked whether baby No. 6 will be the couple’s last, Taylor — himself the second oldest of seven kids — admitted, “We’ve never had a preconceived idea [of how many children we would have]. We just love our kids and are not afraid of taking on a bigger family than we have. We’re just one at a time.”

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In a November blog post for Nameberry, Natalie — who homeschools the couple’s children — opened up about her passion for names and the “challenge” of “the more children you’ve named, the more of your favorite names you have probably already used.”

There also came the hurdle of fielding different opinions from her larger brood. As Natalie explained, “I want the older ones to feel invested and respected, and at the same time not saddled with the ultimate responsibility of parenting, or in this case naming. Therefore, I am now in the process of listening and debating and mostly just trying to appreciate how lucky this baby is that their name matters to all of us.”

“I can leave you with a little hint … ” she teased. “Both our top girl and boy choices right now are main characters in George Sand novels. Happy guessing!”

The Sydney Morning Herald

Hanson drummer Zac Hanson is sitting outside a brewery in Normal, Illinois, thinking about beer. In 2014, he and his brothers – guitarist Isaac and vocalist/keyboardist Taylor – started a beer and music festival called The Hop Jam, and they’ve also released their own brew, Mmmhops, its name a play on Hanson’s gazillion-selling 1997 single, MMMBop. Today Zac’s spending a day off visiting another brewer.

“We just look at it as something that will grow and evolve over time,” he offers of The Hanson Brothers Beer Co. “It’s a huge amount of learning, but it represents a lot of the ways we look at music. It’s about quality ingredients and craftsmanship.”

For those who remember Hanson as the kids who rocketed to superstardom on the back of MMMBop, the fact they’re now old enough to drink beer let alone brew it may come as something of a shock.

But at 33 (Zac was 11 when MMMBop exploded, and six when the band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma), the drummer has weathered well over two decades in the music industry, during which Hanson have sold more than 16 million albums.

Their latest is String Theory, a double LP recorded with a 46-piece orchestra. Rather than rearrange their greatest hits or lean on material that already had orchestration, the tracklisting favours more obscure, new or unreleased songs (with a few notable exceptions, such as Where’s The Love? and MMMBop), each linked by their lyrical themes.

“They all tell the story about a young man choosing this impossible path,” explains Zac. “Choosing to reach for something that other people don’t understand. Obviously we have a deep connection to that idea, ’cause we started as kids wanting to make music and travel the world.”

The arrangements come courtesy of Beck’s dad, Oscar-winning composer David Campbell, with whom the band have worked on occasion over the years.

“The phrase used most often in our early conversations was, this really should be a new work,” says Zac. “The strings, the woodwind and the brass bring something to each song that transforms it.”

Hanson will bring their String Theory tour to Australia in February and March, including two dates at the Sydney Opera House. The act of performing with a different orchestra at every stop can be fraught.

“It’s a very intense process,” says Zac. “So you spend the early part of the day talking through the whole show, beat by beat with the conductor.”

Rare is the band that achieves success at such a young age and doesn’t fall foul of the pitfalls of rock stardom. Hanson have navigated the always changing and sometimes rocky waters of the industry with a few key rules.

“We don’t make our dirty laundry something that happens in public,” says the drummer. “We fight regularly. I say we fight three times a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. But I also recognise that … if the shit hits the fan [my brothers] are literally the guys who will kill someone for me.

“Also,” he adds, “you can see in certain life choices [I’ve made], your average guy in a band isn’t getting married at 20 with four kids at 33. But that’s part of a choice to find comfort and connectivity.”

For all their longevity and projects such as String Theory, Zac doesn’t resent the fact that for many, Hanson will always be the band that sang that ubiquitous 1997 hit.

“We’ve never run from MMMBop,” he says. “MMMBop is part of String Theory because it still has a place in our story. I am super proud of it. It’s a song we wrote when I was eight, and the messages in it are still relevant. Most people don’t get known for anything. MMMBop’s not that bad.”