{"id":34819,"date":"2020-08-17T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34819"},"modified":"2020-08-16T06:53:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T10:53:04","slug":"hockey-dad-releases-brain-candy-lp-shares-germaphobe-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34819","title":{"rendered":"Hockey Dad releases \u2018Brain Candy\u2019 LP + shares \u2018Germaphobe\u2019 video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australian duo Hockey Dad has released their long-awaited new album \u2018Brain Candy\u2019 via Farmer &amp; The Owl \/&nbsp;BMG. Produced by John Goodmanson (Death Cab, Sleater-Kinney, Wolf Parade), \u2018Brain Candy\u2019 is a refreshing blend of raw garage rock and dynamic, sun-drenched pop. You can stream\/purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/vyu6ic\/z1r5vo\/7z7y6i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band recently released the entwining <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/vyu6ic\/z1r5vo\/ns8y6i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Good Eye<\/em><\/a>, a pillar of\u00a0\u2018Brain Candy\u2018\u00a0with guitar lines that hint of Sonic Youth and Pavement.\u00a0The single followed stand-out tracks, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/vyu6ic\/z1r5vo\/3k9y6i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>In This St<\/em>ate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/vyu6ic\/z1r5vo\/jdaz6i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Itch<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/vyu6ic\/z1r5vo\/z5az6i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>I Missed Out<\/em><\/a>. To celebrate the album release, the band is sharing the currently all too appropriate <em>Germaphobe<\/em> video. Check it out via YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-oTDjpWZ8l8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Best friends since early childhood, guitarist and lead vocalist Zach Stephenson and drummer Billy Fleming make music that has grown in step with their lifelong friendship and blossomed into a rapidly building phenomenon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Stephenson speaks on \u2018Brain Candy,\u2018 he becomes celebratory, yet calmly reflective. <em>\u201c[Our last album] \u2018Blend Inn\u2019 dealt with problems in a less mature way through fighting and complaining,\u201d<\/em> he explains. <em>\u201cI think getting older, I have come to see these situations as learning experiences\u2014using these songs to understand my surroundings and lessons I\u2019ve been given.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Hockey Dad, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeydadband.com\/\">www.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeydadband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hockeydadband<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeydadband.com\/\">.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Australian duo Hockey Dad has released their long-awaited new album \u2018Brain Candy\u2019 via Farmer &amp; The Owl \/&nbsp;BMG. 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