Hockey Dad

Hockey Dad is an Australian surf rock[1] band from Windang,[2] New South Wales, Australia. The band consists of two members, Billy Fleming and Zach Stephenson, and has three full albums and one EP released to date.

Hockey Dad
Zach Stephenson of Hockey Dad performing at Falls Festival in Byron Bay, 2018.
Background information
OriginWindang, NSW
GenresIndie rock, surf rock, garage rock
Years active2013-present
LabelsFarmer & The Owl/Inertia Music

Kanine Records

LAB Records
Websitehockeydad.bandcamp.com
Members
  • Zach Stephenson
  • Billy Fleming

History

The band was founded in 2013, although the members claim to have played together before being an official band with a third member Bailey Carson. The duo cites a band called 'Abstract Classic' as an earlier project that fizzled out before they became Hockey Dad.[2] Fleming and Stephenson were both born and raised in Windang Australia and lived two doors down from each other on Boronia Avenue in New South Wales where they still reside. The members met in 1999 at the ages of three and four when they were playing a neighbourhood game of football on the street.[2] Continuing to reside in the same town, the duo spends their time surfing at the beach and skating at the local park.[3]

Name

The name of the band, Hockey Dad, derived from a joke on an episode of The Simpsons.[3] On the episode, Hockey Dad is a very quickly shown video game played between Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houten. Stephenson and Fleming claim that the name simply stuck as they could not think of anything else.

Influence

Hockey Dad credits the era of '60s garage as their main influence. The duo also credits their musical inspiration to bands such as Bass Drum of Death, Sparkadia and Band of Horses. Growing up, Fleming quotes that listening to his brother's collection of '90s punk music helped develop his musical style.[3] On the contrary, Stephenson indulged heavily into his father's '80s Australian punk and rock musical selection.[3] For music videos, they are said to be based on the band's days growing up in suburban Australia - surfing, skating, and drinking beer.[4]

Record labels

Hockey Dad is currently associated with two record labels. Firstly, they are signed with the Australian independent label Farmer & the Owl/Inertia Music since 2014 for all dealings within Australia and the remainder of the world with exception of North America.[4] The second label they are signed to is the independent label Kanine Records since 2015, for dealings within North America.[4]

Band members

Zach Stephenson

Zach Stephenson was born on November 15, 1994 in Windang, Australia. For Hockey Dad, he plays the guitar as well as provides the main vocals for all their songs. Along with this, Stephenson can play bass and drums and is learning the behind the scenes of recording and producing music.[4]

Billy Fleming

Billy Fleming was born on July 7, 1996 in Windang, Australia and plays the drums for Hockey Dad's records. Fleming can also play guitar and bass and is learning recording and production with Stephenson. Additionally, he is learning mastering in audio post production.[4]

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
Boronia
  • Released: 12 August 2016
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 55
Blend Inn
  • Released: 9 February 2018
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 6
Brain Candy
  • Released: 31 July 2020[7]
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 2
[8]

EPs
List of EPs
Title Details
Dreamin'
  • Released: 24 June 2014
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles
List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Lull City" 2013 Dreamin'
"I Need a Woman" 2014
"Seaweed"
"Can't Have Them" 2015 Boronia
"So Tired" 2016
"Jump the Gun"
"A Night Out With"
"Homely Feeling"[9] 2017 Blend Inn
"I Wanna Be Everybody"[10] 2018
"Join the Club"[11]
"I Missed Out"[12] 2019 Brain Candy
"Itch"[13] 2020
"In This State"[7]
"Good Eye"[14]
"Germaphobe"[15]

Music videos
List of music videos, with year released and director shown
Title Year Director Album Ref.
"Lull City" 2013 Stephen Bourke Dreamin' [16]
"I Need a Woman" 2014 Brett Randall [17]
"Seaweed" William Fleming [18]
"Can't Have Them" 2015 Dave Fox Boronia [19]
"So Tired" 2016 [20]
"Jump the Gun" William Fleming [21]
"A Night Out With" Laban Pheidias [22]
"Homely Feeling" 2017 David Wayland & William Fleming Blend Inn [23]
"I Wanna Be Everybody" 2018 Tom Healy & Hockey Dad [24][25]
"Join the Club" William Fleming [26]

Tours

UK/Europe Tour 2016

In May 2016, Hockey Dad announced their UK/Europe tour hitting 16 shows across United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, and Germany. The tour began on May 12, 2016 in Reading, England and finished on June 4, 2016 in Nederweert, Netherlands. Due to the successful shows, Hockey Dad extended their tour and added another date on June 7, 2016 in Brighton, UK performing alongside other bands.[27]

US/Canada Tour 2016

Hockey Dad also ran a tour across United States and Canada in support of their debut album. Lasting from the 10th of August to the 1st of September 2016, the tour consisted of 18 shows across fourteen states and two provinces. Musical group Muuy Biien played alongside Hockey Dad for this tour for all dates except that in San Francisco. This is the first tour Hockey Dad has performed in North America, previous visits only for music festivals.[28]

Boronia Album Tour

From September 24 to October 8, 2016 Hockey Dad performed a short Australian national tour reaching Brisbane, Brunswick, Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth. This tour was to locally promote their debut album and was completely sold out across all locations.[29]

Benefit of the Doubt Tour

On November 17, 2016 Hockey Dad announced their 2017 regional tour titled 'Benefit of the Doubt' tour. The tour ran from February 3, 2016 until March 4, 2016 and consisted of 8 shows in 8 cities across Australia.[30]

Blend Inn Tour

On January 16, 2018 Hockey Dad announced via Facebook that they would be touring to support the release of their second studio album Blend Inn. The tour ran from the 1st of March, 2018 to the 25th of March. The tour originally consisted of seven shows across five cities within Australia.[31] However, after 6 of these shows sold out within the first 24 hours, the band added an extra 7 shows across Australia bringing the total number of shows played to 14.[32][33] On this tour the duo will finally be performing in front of their biggest fans, Angus Edwards and Adam Richardson, who have been following the boys since early 2013.

Join The Club Tour

On 18 June 2018, Hockey Dad announced their second Australian tour for 2018. The string of shows was announced in support of their song 'Join The Club', which was released on their Sophomore album 'Blend Inn'.[34] The tour took place in late September and October and included Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, with every show being sold out.

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References
  1. Gnerre, Sam. "How Hockey Dads found the secret of sun-drenched surf pop". Daily Breeze. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  2. Butler, Josh. "Windang band Hockey Dad: from garage band to indie pop stars in 18 months". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  3. Miller, Joshua. "Hockey Dad: The Best of What's Next". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  4. Hockey Dad. Interview. Pritchard, Brady. 2016-11-21.
  5. "Discography Hockey Dad". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. Newstead, Al (16 April 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad share new song 'In This State', delay new album". Triple J. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. Tencic, Nat (20 October 2017). "First Spin: Hockey Dad - 'Homely Feeling'". ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. Jenke, Tyler (23 January 2018). "Hockey Dad drop new single 'I Wanna Be Everybody', add extra tour dates". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  11. Newstead, Al (18 June 2018). "Hockey Dad present 'Join The Club' tour and new music video". ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  12. Newstead, Al (15 November 2019). "First Spin: Hockey Dad's 'I Missed Out' pounds FOMO into riff-meat". ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  13. Newstead, Al (14 February 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad channel big '90s vibes on 'Itch', announce new album". ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  14. Bruce, Jasper (11 June 2020). "Hockey Dad share 'Good Eye,' the new single from upcoming album". NME. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  15. Bruce, Jasper (31 July 2020). "Hockey Dad share new album Brain Candy and video for "Germaphobe"". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. "Hockey Dad – Lull City [Official Video]". 26 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  17. "Hockey Dad – I Need A Woman [Official Video]". 26 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  18. "Hockey Dad – Seaweed [Official Video]". 23 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via YouTube.
  19. "Hockey Dad – Can't Have Them (Official Video)". 23 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  20. "Hockey Dad – So Tired (Official Video)". 18 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  21. "Hockey Dad – Jump The Gun (Official Video)". 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  22. "Hockey Dad – A Night Out With (Official Video)". 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  23. "Hockey Dad – Homely Feeling (Official Video)". 13 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  24. "Hockey Dad – I Wanna Be Everybody (Official Video)". 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018 – via YouTube.
  25. Jenke, Tyler (12 February 2018). "Hockey Dad take LA by storm in the clip for 'I Wanna Be Everybody'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  26. "Hockey Dad – Join The Club (Official Video)". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018 – via YouTube.
  27. "Hockey Dad". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  28. "Hockey Dad - USA/Canada Tour 2016". Facebook.com.
  29. "Hockey Dad "Boronia" Album Tour". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  30. "Hockey Dad "Benefit of the Doubt" Tour". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  31. "/". Themusic.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  32. "Hockey Dad". Facebook.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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  34. Davino, Bianca (18 June 2018). "Hockey Dad announce massive 2018 'Join The Club' Australian tour". Tonedeaf.com.au.
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