It was announced in early 2009 that Hanson, along with former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger, formed a new band called Tinted Windows. The band played their first publicized gig at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 20, 2009. Their first album was released on April 21, 2009. Adam Schlesinger died in 2020 from COVID-19. Taylor mentioned a few months after Adam's death that a Tinted Windows reunion had been in the works.