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Hockey Dad

Hockey Dad is an Australian surf rock band from Windang, New South Wales. The duo consists of drummer Billy Fleming and vocalist and guitarist Zach Stephenson. Since 2013, they have released one EP, Dreamin' (2014), and four studio albums – most recently, Rebuild Repeat, on 14 June 2024.[3]

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

History

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Both growing up on the same street in Windang, New South Wales, Zach Stephenson and Billy Fleming met in 1999 at ages three and four while playing football on the street.[1] While in high school, they played in a band called Abstract Classic, before forming Hockey Dad in 2013.[4] The name of the band derives from a video game shown in a 2003 episode of The Simpsons called "The Regina Monologues".[5]

After releasing their debut extended play (EP), Dreamin', in June 2014, the duo signed with independent Wollongong label Farmer & the Owl later that year.[6]

 
Hockey Dad performing in Geelong 2023

Musical style and influences

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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.[5] On the contrary, Stephenson indulged heavily into his father's 1980s Australian punk and rock musical selection.[5]

Band members

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  • Zach Stephenson (born 15 November 1994) – lead vocalist, guitarist
  • Billy Fleming (born 7 July 1996) – drummer
  • Steve Bourke – touring bass guitarist[7]

Tours

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Fleming performing at Laneway Festival in 2020

Nationwide

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  • Boronia Tour – 2016[8]
  • Benefit of the Doubt Tour – 2017[9]
  • Join the Club Tour – 2018[10]
  • Alive at the Drive-In – 2020[11]
  • Brain Candy Tour – 2022[12]
  • Hockey Fields Tour (co-headlining with Ruby Fields) – 2023[13]
  • Rebuild Repeat Australian Tour – 2024[3]

International

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  • North America tour (US & Canada) – 2017[14]
  • Blend Inn Tour (Australia & New Zealand) – 2018[15][16]
  • North American Tour – 2024

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[17]
Boronia 55
Blend Inn
  • Released: 9 February 2018
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 6
Brain Candy
  • Released: 31 July 2020[18]
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 2
Rebuild Repeat
  • Released: 14 June 2024[3]
  • Label: Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 15
[19]

Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[17]
Live at the Drive In
  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Farmer & the Owl, BMG
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
 22

EPs

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

Singles

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List of singles, with year released, chart positions, album name and music video director shown
Title Year Chart
positions 		Album Music video director
Triple J
Hottest
100[20]
"Lull City" 2013 — Dreamin' Stephen Bourke
"I Need a Woman" 2014 — Brett Randall
"Seaweed" — William Fleming
"Can't Have Them" 2015 — Boronia Dave Fox
"So Tired" 2016 —
"Jump the Gun" — William Fleming
"A Night Out With" — Laban Pheidias
"Homely Feeling"[21] 2017 54 Blend Inn David Wayland & William Fleming
"I Wanna Be Everybody"[22][23] 2018 61 Tom Healy
"Join the Club"[24] 18 William Fleming
"I Missed Out"[25] 2019 60 Brain Candy
"Itch"[26] 2020 99 Laban Pheidias
"In This State"[18] — —
"Good Eye"[27] — Ken Weston & Luke Player
"Germaphobe"[28] 96 William Fleming
"T's to Cross"[29] 2022 — Non-album single —
"Still Have Room"[30] 2023 45 Rebuild Repeat Jamieson Kerr
"Base Camp"[3] 2024 —
"Safety Pin"[31] — —

Awards and nominations

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APRA Awards

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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[32] "I Missed Out" Most Performed Rock Work Nominated

J Award

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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[33] Blend Inn Australian Album of the Year Nominated

National Live Music Awards

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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[34][35] Hockey Dad Best Live Act of the Year - People's Choice Nominated

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

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The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.[36]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Brain Candy Best Record Nominated [37]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d Varvaris, Mary (February 26, 2024). "Hockey Dad Announce Aus Tour & First Album In Four Years 'Rebuild Repeat'". The Music. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Hockey Dad Archives". Happy Mag. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Miller, Joshua (August 15, 2016). "Hockey Dad: The Best of What's Next". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "About". Farmer & The Owl. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Hockey Dad break down the making of Brain Candy". Mixdown. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Hohnen, Mike (October 19, 2016). "Hockey Dad Take Us Behind The Scenes Of Their National Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Kennedy, Jade (November 17, 2016). "Hockey Dad Announce Regional Tour Dates". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Williams, Tom (June 18, 2018). "Hockey Dad Announce 2018 'Join The Club' National Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Gwee, Karen (June 10, 2020). "Hockey Dad announce second drive-in concert at Wollongong's Bulli Showground". NME. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Newstead, Al (June 15, 2021). "Hockey Dad announce 2022 regional tour". Triple J. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Hockey Dad and Ruby Fields team up for the Hockey Fields Tour". Beat Magazine. May 8, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  14. ^ Heath, Larry (October 11, 2017). "Aussies Abroad: Hockey Dad line up massive US and Canadian Tour". The AU Review. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Hockey Dad To Embark On Aussie 'Blend Inn' Album Tour". The Music. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "Hockey Dad Announce New Zealand Tour". Under the Radar NZ. February 22, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Discography Hockey Dad". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  20. ^ Hottest 100 references:
  21. ^ Tencic, Nat (October 20, 2017). "First Spin: Hockey Dad — 'Homely Feeling'". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  22. ^ Jenke, Tyler (January 23, 2018). "Hockey Dad drop new single 'I Wanna Be Everybody', add extra tour dates". Tone Deaf. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  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. ^ Newstead, Al (June 18, 2018). "Hockey Dad present 'Join The Club' tour and new music video". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  25. ^ Newstead, Al (November 15, 2019). "First Spin: Hockey Dad's 'I Missed Out' pounds FOMO into riff-meat". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  26. ^ Newstead, Al (February 14, 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad channel big '90s vibes on 'Itch', announce new album". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  27. ^ Bruce, Jasper (June 11, 2020). "Hockey Dad share 'Good Eye,' the new single from upcoming album". NME Australia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  28. ^ Bruce, Jasper (July 31, 2020). "Hockey Dad share new album Brain Candy and video for "Germaphobe"". NME Australia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  29. ^ "Listen to Hockey Dad's first new single in two years, "T's to Cross"". NME. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  30. ^ Lochie, Connor (October 31, 2023). "Hockey Dad Share First Taste of New Album, 'Still Have Room'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  31. ^ "Hockey Dad's Zac Stephenson catches Abby and Tyrone up on tours and new music!". ABC. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  32. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  33. ^ "The J Award 2018". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  34. ^ "NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend". NLMA. October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  35. ^ "Winners of the 2018 NLMA". NLMA. December 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  36. ^ Barnes, Amelia (December 5, 2011). "Rolling Stone Magazine Australia announces 3rd annual awards event". The AU Review. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  37. ^ "Tash Sultana, Tkay Maidza, and Tame Impala Lead Rolling Stone Australia Awards Winners". Rolling Stone Australia. March 31, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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