Dreamin' (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dreamin'
| type = EP
| artist = Hockey Dad
| cover = File:Hockey_Dad's_Dreamin'_(Album_Artwork).jpg
| alt =
| released = 27 June 2014
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio = * Mixed Business Studios (Fitzroy, Victoria)
- Turtlerock Studios (Leichardt, New South Wales)
| genre = Surf rock,{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Kirby |title=Surf Rock Duo Hockey Dad Brings The Australian Coast Stateside |url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/hockey-dad-interview |website=Nylon |access-date=5 June 2022}} Garage rock
| length = 19:33
| label = Farmer & The Owl
| producer = Tom Iansek
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Boronia
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Dreamin'
| type = EP
| single1 = Lull City
| single1date = 26 November 2013
| single2 = I Need A Woman
| single2date = 26 June 2014
}}
}}
Dreamin' is the debut EP from Australian surf rock duo Hockey Dad.{{cite web|url=https://hockeydad.bandcamp.com/album/dreamin|title=Dreamin', by Hockey Dad|website=Hockey Dad|accessdate=2 December 2017}} The EP was released in June 2014 by Farmer & The Owl.
Background
Hockey Dad was formed in 2013 by friends Zach Stephenson and William Fleming.{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.hockeydadband.com/about |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Hockey Dad |language=en-US}} Their first live performance was at Rad Bar, a small music venue in Wollongong, where the two worked part-time.
Dreamin' was the first record to be released under label Farmer & The Owl, a co-operation between Wollongong-based music operator Yours & Owls and Music Farmers, a record store from the region.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=David |date=1 May 2018 |title=Hockey Dad & The Village That Raised Them |url=https://lnwy.co/read/hockey-dad-and-the-village-that-raised-them/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=LNWY |language=en-US}}
Release
The EP was released on 27 June 2014.{{Cite web |last=Hockey Dad |date=27 June 2014 |title=Dreamin' is out today! It's business time |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/pu_uxLEib_/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Instagram}} It was met with critical acclaim, and got the attention of Lio Cerezo, founder of Canine Records, whom with the band later signed a deal with.{{Cite web |last=Hess |first=Sarah |date=28 August 2016 |title=A Little Q&A with Hockey Dad |url=http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/hockey-dad/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Best New Bands}}
Track listing
All tracks written by Zach Stephenson and William Fleming.
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_music =
| total_length = 19:33
| title1 = Lull City
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = I Need a Woman
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Beach House
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Seaweed
| length4 = 2:55
| title5 = Babes
| length5 = 5:08
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.
= Musicians =
Hockey Dad
- Zach Stephenson – guitar, lead vocals
- William Fleming – drums
Additional performers
- Stephen Bourke – bass
= Technical =
- Tom Iansek – producer, mixer
- Rick O'Neil – mastering
- Brett Randall – art direction
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Hockey Dad}}
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