Hockey Dad announce national tour for fourth album Rebuild Repeat
Hockey Dad have revealed their fourth album Rebuild Repeat is coming out on Friday, June 14. The announcement comes alongside news of a national tour hitting The Rechabite on Friday, June 21.
Exciting Melbourne indie-rockers The Belair Lip Bombs are coming along for the ride, joining Hockey Dad on all tour dates.
Hockey Dad released their last album, the ARIA #2 Brain Candy, in 2020 against a backdrop of uncertainty. It turned out to be their biggest album yet and set them on a path of constant touring, not only in Australia but around the world.
Four years later, Rebuild Repeat sees guitarist and lead vocalist Zach Stephenson and drummer Billy Fleming stretching themselves creatively and embracing new sounds, which, whilst unmistakably Hockey Dad, take the band into an invigorating new direction.
The duo’s new single Base Camp is about the journey life takes and the challenges of taking those first steps of change to achieve certain milestones. It was worked on with Alex Burnett (Thelma Plum, Sparkadia) and Oli Horton (Foals, Alice Ivy), who co-wrote, produced and mixed the song alongside Tim McArtney (Gang of Youths, Jarryd James). The result is a feel-good melodic pop song that still sounds quintessentially Hockey Dad.
Still Have Room was the first taste of Rebuild Repeat for fans, who voted the song in at #45 in triple j’s annual Hottest 100 countdown of 2023, their eighth entry in the history of the countdown.
“This album for me feels like a fresh rebirth after a muddy, hazy couple of years for us and everyone else in the world,” said Zach Stephenson. “Rebuild Repeat, as a title, kind of describes the process of making a new record as a band. You only have yourselves as raw materials. You knock down what you had from the past, re-design, rebuild it and repeat. Hopefully you learn some structural integrity tips along your way.”
Hockey Dad’s fourth album Rebuild Repeat is out on Friday, June 14, 2024. Hockey Dad play The Rechabite on Friday, June 21. Tickets are on sale Thursday, February 29 from livenation.com.au