Australian duo Hockey Dad injects a blend of raw energy and lovable irreverence into their dynamic, sun-drenched pop. Today, they announced the May 29 release of their forthcoming album Brain Candy via Farmer & The Owl/BMG. The album is produced by John Goodmanson (Death Cab, Sleater-Kinney, Wolf Parade) and you can pre-order/pre-save HERE. The announcement comes with the premiere of Hockey Dad's new song "Itch," as well as a music video that finds the zombified, skateboarding bandmates enjoying moments in the sun.
Directed by Laban Pheidias and produced by Plain Wood Productions, "The 'video shoot was unlike anything we've experienced before," says Hockey Dad guitarist and lead vocalist Zach Stephenson. "We had a full-day shoot with costume designers, production crew, and makeup. We were coated in thick body paint and face masks during the steamy LA day while skating, but it was worth it to creep people out who were walking by us." Best friends since early childhood, Stephenson and Billy Fleming make music that has grown in step with their lifelong friendship and blossomed into a rapidly building phenomenon. After building an impressive catalog over the course of the last seven years, Hockey Dad closed out the decade with a major tour across Europe and Canada off the back of their recent single "I Missed Out." While "I Missed Out" hints at growth grounded in the familiar, "Itch" takes elements of Hockey Dad's distinctive sound and shapes it in new ways, building and releasing tension until it concludes with a final moment of calm.Videos