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

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 three studio albums– most recently, Brain Candy (2020), which peaked at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart.

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 is derived from a joke in a 2003 episode of The Simpsons, "The Regina Monologues".[3] In the episode, Hockey Dad is the name of a quickly-shown video game played by Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houten.

Record labels

Hockey Dad performing in Geelong 2023

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]

Tours

Fleming performing at Laneway Festival in 2020

Nationwide

  • Boronia Tour – 2016[5]
  • Benefit of the Doubt Tour – 2017[6]
  • Join the Club Tour – 2018[7]
  • Alive at the Drive-In – 2020[8]
  • Brain Candy Tour – 2022[9]
  • Hockey Fields Tour (co-headlining with Ruby Fields) – 2023[10]

International

  • North America tour (US & Canada) – 2017[11]
  • Blend Inn Tour (Australia & New Zealand) – 2018[12][13]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[14]
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[15]
  • Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 2

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[14]
Live at the Drive In
  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Farmer & the Owl, BMG
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
 22

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 Chart
positions		 Album
Triple J
Hottest
100[16]
"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"[17] 2017 54 Blend Inn
"I Wanna Be Everybody"[18] 2018 61
"Join the Club"[19] 18
"I Missed Out"[20] 2019 60 Brain Candy
"Itch"[21] 2020 99
"In This State"[15] –
"Good Eye"[22] –
"Germaphobe"[23] 96
"T's to Cross"[24] 2022 – Non-album single
"Still Have Room"[25] 2023 – TBA

Music videos

List of music videos, with year released and director shown
Title Year Director Album Ref.
"Lull City" 2013 Stephen Bourke Dreamin' [26]
"I Need a Woman" 2014 Brett Randall [27]
"Seaweed" William Fleming [28]
"Can't Have Them" 2015 Dave Fox Boronia [29]
"So Tired" 2016 [30]
"Jump the Gun" William Fleming [31]
"A Night Out With" Laban Pheidias [32]
"Homely Feeling" 2017 David Wayland & William Fleming Blend Inn [33]
"I Wanna Be Everybody" 2018 Tom Healy & Hockey Dad [34][35]
"Join the Club" William Fleming [36]
"I Missed Out" 2019 William Fleming Brain Candy [37]
"Itch" 2020 Laban [38]
"Germaphobe" William Fleming [39]
"Good Eye" Ken Weston & Luke Player [40]
"Still Have Room" 2023 Jamieson Kerr TBA [25]

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[41]"I Missed Out"Most Performed Rock WorkNominated

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[42] 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[43][44] Hockey Dad Best Live Act of the Year - People's Choice Nominated

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

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.[45]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Brain Candy Best Record Nominated [46]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Joshua (August 15, 2016). "Hockey Dad: The Best of What's Next". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hockey Dad. Interview. Pritchard, Brady. 2016-11-21.
  5. ↑ Hohnen, Mike (October 19, 2016). "Hockey Dad Take Us Behind The Scenes Of Their National Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Jade (November 17, 2016). "Hockey Dad Announce Regional Tour Dates". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ Williams, Tom (June 18, 2018). "Hockey Dad Announce 2018 'Join The Club' National Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ Gwee, Karen (June 10, 2020). "Hockey Dad announce second drive-in concert at Wollongong's Bulli Showground". NME. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ Newstead, Al (June 15, 2021). "Hockey Dad announce 2022 regional tour". Triple J. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Hockey Dad and Ruby Fields team up for the Hockey Fields Tour". Beat Magazine. May 8, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ Heath, Larry (October 11, 2017). "Aussies Abroad: Hockey Dad line up massive US and Canadian Tour". The AU Review. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hockey Dad To Embark On Aussie 'Blend Inn' Album Tour". The Music. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hockey Dad Announce New Zealand Tour". Under the Radar NZ. February 22, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Discography Hockey Dad". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  15. 1 2 Newstead, Al (April 16, 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad share new song "In This State", delay new album". Triple J. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  16. ↑ Hottest 100 references:
  17. ↑ Tencic, Nat (October 20, 2017). "First Spin: Hockey Dad - 'Homely Feeling'". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  18. ↑ Jenke, Tyler (January 23, 2018). "Hockey Dad drop new single 'I Wanna Be Everybody', add extra tour dates". Tone Deaf. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  19. ↑ Newstead, Al (June 18, 2018). "Hockey Dad present 'Join The Club' tour and new music video". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  20. ↑ Newstead, Al (November 15, 2019). "First Spin: Hockey Dad's 'I Missed Out' pounds FOMO into riff-meat". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  21. ↑ Newstead, Al (February 14, 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad channel big '90s vibes on 'Itch', announce new album". Triple J. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  22. ↑ Bruce, Jasper (June 11, 2020). "Hockey Dad share 'Good Eye,' the new single from upcoming album". NME Australia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  23. ↑ Bruce, Jasper (July 31, 2020). "Hockey Dad share new album Brain Candy and video for "Germaphobe"". NME Australia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Listen to Hockey Dad's first new single in two years, "T's to Cross"". NME. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  25. 1 2 Lochie, Connor (October 31, 2023). "Hockey Dad Share First Taste of New Album, 'Still Have Room'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Hockey Dad – Lull City [Official Video]". November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ "Hockey Dad – I Need A Woman [Official Video]". June 26, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ "Hockey Dad – Seaweed [Official Video]". September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2017 – via YouTube.
  29. ↑ "Hockey Dad – Can't Have Them (Official Video)". June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ "Hockey Dad – So Tired (Official Video)". May 18, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  31. ↑ "Hockey Dad – Jump The Gun (Official Video)". July 31, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  32. ↑ "Hockey Dad – A Night Out With (Official Video)". August 31, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  33. ↑ "Hockey Dad – Homely Feeling (Official Video)". November 13, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
  34. ↑ "Hockey Dad – I Wanna Be Everybody (Official Video)". February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018 – via YouTube.
  35. ↑ 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.
  36. ↑ "Hockey Dad – Join The Club (Official Video)". June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via YouTube.
  37. ↑ "Hockey Dad - I Missed Out (Official Video)". YouTube. November 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  38. ↑ "Hockey Dad - Itch (Official Video)". YouTube. February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  39. ↑ "Hockey Dad - Germaphobe (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 31, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  40. ↑ "Hockey Dad - Good Eye (Official Music Video)". YouTube. October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  41. ↑ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  42. ↑ "The J Award 2018". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  43. ↑ "NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend". NLMA. October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Winners of the 2018 NLMA". NLMA. December 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  45. ↑ 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.
  46. ↑ "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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