Hockey was an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon.
Hockey | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Dance-punk, indie rock, post-punk revival |
| Years active | 2002–2018 |
| Labels | Capitol Records, Virgin Records |
| Members | Benjamin Wyeth Jeremy Reynolds Ryan Dolliver (touring) Ian Luxton (touring) |
| Past members | Brian White Anthony Stassi |
| Website | [2] |
Members
editUntil October 2010, the band consisted of singer Benjamin Grubin, guitarist Brian Stuart White, bassist Jeremy Reynolds, drummer Anthony Stassi and touring keyboardist Ryan Dolliver, and have been compared in their sound to bands such as The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.[1] In October 2010, the band announced that Brian White and Anthony Stassi "have left the group to pursue other interests/horizons", as published on their Facebook page. In 2016, Ian Luxton joined the group as a touring member.
History
editAfter the band released a home-made EP called Mind Chaos in 2008, they signed to Capitol Records[2] in the US and Virgin Records in the UK.[3]
Hockey played on the stage of John Peel at Glastonbury 2009.[4] In July 2009 they played on the Red Bull Bedrooms Jam Futures Stage at the T in the Park festival in Scotland.[5] They have also made appearances at the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival, and the main stage of the 2009 Hove Festival in Norway on 23 June.[6] The band's debut single "Too Fake" was released in the UK on March 16. The song was later sampled on a Big Sean track of the same name. The band released "Learn To Lose" on June 1 ahead of their debut album Mind Chaos, which was released in the US on September 14 and in the UK on September 28.[7]
In late 2009, the band was chosen as one of Beyond Race Magazine's "50 Emerging Artists," resulting in a spot in the publication's #11 issue, as well as a Q&A for the magazine's site.[8]
In January 2012, the band announced that they had started recording their upcoming album, and hoped to have it finished by the summer of that year.[9]
In March 2018, singer Benjamin states "Hockey is dead" in a Facebook post on the original Hockey Facebook page. On this post also announcing his new band called 'Brand', which finished recording the first album.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Mind Chaos (released September 28, 2009)[10]
- Wyeth Is (released May 7, 2013)[11]
- Roller Coaster Sounds (released June 5, 2018)
Singles
edit- 4 Track EP (2006)
- "Too Fake" (March 16, 2009) #25 US Billboard Alternative Songs,[12] #49 Rock Songs
- "Learn to Lose" (June 1, 2009)
- "Song Away" (September 14, 2009)
References
edit- ^ "Playing Hockey on my stereo". Thebluewalrus.com. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Artists - Capitol RecordsCapitol Records". Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ "Hockey couldn't give a puck about band buzz". Entertainment.stv.tv. Retrieved 2009-03-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Glastonbury 2009". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "2009 line up". T in the Park. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hockey announce album, single and tour plans". NME. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Hockey". beyondrace.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010.
- ^ "Hockey (Band Page) - "Recording is very underway"". Facebook.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Mind Chaos: Hockey: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ "Wyeth Is: Hockey". Hockeytheband.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ Hockey : Chart History Billboard.com
External links
edit- Official website
- Hockey at AllMusic
- Talking Shop: Hockey, interview from BBC