Hockey Dad

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Hockey Dad
Stephenson performing at Falls Festival in Byron Bay, 2018.
Stephenson performing at Falls Festival in Byron Bay, 2018.
Background information
OriginWindang, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Genres
Years active2013-present
Labels
Websitewww.hockeydadband.com
Members
  • Zach Stephenson
  • Billy Fleming

Hockey Dad is an Australian surf rock band from Windang, New South Wales, Australia. The band consists of two members, drummer Billy Fleming and vocalist and guitarist Zach Stephenson.

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.[1] Fleming and Stephenson were both born and raised in Windang, New South Wales, 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.[1] 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.[citation needed]

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]

Musical style and influences[]

Hockey Dad credits the era of 1960s 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 1980s Australian punk and rock musical selection.[3]

Band members[]

Zach Stephenson[]

Zach Stephenson was born on 15 November 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 behind the scenes to record and produce music.[4]

Billy Fleming[]

Billy Fleming was born on 7 July 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
[5]
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[6]
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 2

EPs[]

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

Singles[]

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
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"[7] 2017 Blend Inn
"I Wanna Be Everybody"[8] 2018
"Join the Club"[9]
"I Missed Out"[10] 2019 Brain Candy
"Itch"[11] 2020
"In This State"[6]
"Good Eye"[12]
"Germaphobe"[13]

Music videos[]

List of music videos, with year released and director shown
Title Year Director Album Ref.
"Lull City" 2013 Stephen Bourke Dreamin' [14]
"I Need a Woman" 2014 Brett Randall [15]
"Seaweed" William Fleming [16]
"Can't Have Them" 2015 Dave Fox Boronia [17]
"So Tired" 2016 [18]
"Jump the Gun" William Fleming [19]
"A Night Out With" Laban Pheidias [20]
"Homely Feeling" 2017 David Wayland & William Fleming Blend Inn [21]
"I Wanna Be Everybody" 2018 Tom Healy & Hockey Dad [22][23]
"Join the Club" William Fleming [24]
"I Missed Out" 2019 William Fleming Brain Candy [25]
"Itch" 2020 Laban [26]
"Germaphobe" William Fleming [27]
"Good Eye" Ken Weston & Luke Player [28]

Awards and nominations[]

APRA Awards[]

The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021[29] "I Missed Out" Most Performed Rock Work Nominated

J Award[]

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
J Awards of 2018[30] Blend Inn Australian Album of the Year Nominated

National Live Music Awards[]

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2018[31][32] Hockey Dad Best Live Act of the Year - People's Choice Nominated

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.[33]

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.[34]

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.[35]

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.[36]

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.[37] 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.[38][39] On this tour, the duo performed in front of their biggest fans, Angus Edwards and Adam Richardson,[who?][relevant?] 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'.[40] The tour took place in late September and October and included Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, with every show being sold out.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Butler, Josh. "Windang band Hockey Dad: from garage band to indie pop stars in 18 months". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Gnerre, Sam. "How Hockey Dads found the secret of sun-drenched surf pop". Daily Breeze. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Miller, Joshua. "Hockey Dad: The Best of What's Next". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hockey Dad. Interview. Pritchard, Brady. 2016-11-21.
  5. ^ "Discography Hockey Dad". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Newstead, Al (April 16, 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad share new song "In This State", delay new album". Triple J. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ^ (October 20, 2017). "First Spin: Hockey Dad - 'Homely Feeling'". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Jenke, Tyler (January 23, 2018). "Hockey Dad drop new single 'I Wanna Be Everybody', add extra tour dates". Tone Deaf. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Newstead, Al (June 18, 2018). "Hockey Dad present 'Join The Club' tour and new music video". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Newstead, Al (November 15, 2019). "First Spin: Hockey Dad's 'I Missed Out' pounds FOMO into riff-meat". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Newstead, Al (February 14, 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad channel big '90s vibes on 'Itch', announce new album". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Bruce, Jasper (June 11, 2020). "Hockey Dad share 'Good Eye,' the new single from upcoming album". NME Australia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Bruce, Jasper (July 31, 2020). "Hockey Dad share new album Brain Candy and video for "Germaphobe"". NME Australia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hockey Dad – Lull City [Official Video]". November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Hockey Dad – I Need A Woman [Official Video]". June 26, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "Hockey Dad – Seaweed [Official Video]". September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2017 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Hockey Dad – Can't Have Them (Official Video)". June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Hockey Dad – So Tired (Official Video)". May 18, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Hockey Dad – Jump The Gun (Official Video)". July 31, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "Hockey Dad – A Night Out With (Official Video)". August 31, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ "Hockey Dad – Homely Feeling (Official Video)". November 13, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ "Hockey Dad – I Wanna Be Everybody (Official Video)". February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Jenke, Tyler (February 12, 2018). "Hockey Dad take LA by storm in the clip for 'I Wanna Be Everybody'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  24. ^ "Hockey Dad – Join The Club (Official Video)". June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ "Hockey Dad - I Missed Out (Official Video)". YouTube. November 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  26. ^ "Hockey Dad - Itch (Official Video)". YouTube. February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  27. ^ "Hockey Dad - Germaphobe (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 31, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  28. ^ "Hockey Dad - Good Eye (Official Music Video)". YouTube. October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  29. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  30. ^ "The J Award 2018". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  31. ^ "NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend". NLMA. October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  32. ^ "Winners of the 2018 NLMA". NLMA. December 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  33. ^ "Hockey Dad". Facebook.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  34. ^ "Hockey Dad - USA/Canada Tour 2016". Facebook.com.
  35. ^ "Hockey Dad "Boronia" Album Tour". Facebook.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  36. ^ "Hockey Dad "Benefit of the Doubt" Tour". Facebook.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  37. ^ "/". Themusic.com.au. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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