Hockey Dad are an Australian surf rock duo from Windang, New South Wales, formed in 2013. The duo consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Zach Stephenson (born 15 November 1994) and drummer Billy Fleming (born 7 July 1996). The band's discography contains two EPs, Dreamin' (2014) and The Clip (2025), and four studio albums, Boronia (2016), Blend Inn (2018), Brain Candy (2020), Rebuild Repeat (2024).
History Zach Stephenson and Billy Fleming, who both grew up on the same street in Windang, New South Wales, met in 1999 at the ages of three and four while playing football on the street. While in high school, they played in a band called Abstract Classic, before forming Hockey Dad in 2013. The name of the band derives from a video game shown in a 2003 episode of The Simpsons called "The Regina Monologues".
After releasing their debut EP, Dreamin', in June 2014, the duo subsequently signed with the Wollongong-based independent label, Farmer & the Owl, later that year.
In 2026, Stephenson released his first solo album, I Needed To Hear Me Say It, headlined by his debut single 'In N Out' and featuring backing vocals by Maisie Everett, lead singer of The Belair Lip Bombs, also supporting them on their 3 date Australian tour in November that year alongside Public Figures.
Musical style and influences Hockey Dad credits the era of 1960s garage as their main influence. The duo also credits their musical inspiration to bands such as Bass Drum of Death, Sparkadia and Band of Horses.
During a tour of the U.S. in support of their debut album Boronia, Fleming stated in an interview that his older brother’s collection of 1990s punk music significantly influenced his musical style. In contrast, Stephenson cited his father’s collection of 1980s Australian punk and rock music as a major source of inspiration.
Band members Current members Zach Stephenson – lead vocals, guitar, bass Billy Fleming – drums, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals
Current touring musicians Steve Bourke – bass, backing vocals
Former touring musicians Stu McKenzie – drums (substitute for Billy Fleming)
Tours
Nationwide Boronia Tour – 2016 Benefit of the Doubt Tour – 2017 Join the Club Tour – 2018 Alive at the Drive-In – 2020 Brain Candy Tour – 2022 Hockey Fields Tour (co-headlining with Ruby Fields) – 2023 Rebuild Repeat Australian Tour – 2024
International North America tour (US & Canada) – 2017 Blend Inn Tour (Australia & New Zealand) – 2018 North American Tour – 2024
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions AUS BoroniaReleased: 12 August 2016 Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 55 Blend Inn Released: 9 February 2018 Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 Brain Candy Released: 31 July 2020 Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 Rebuild Repeat Released: 14 June 2024 Label: Farmer & the Owl Formats: Digital download, streaming 15
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Live at the Drive InReleased: 5 November 2021 Label: Farmer & the Owl, BMG Formats: LP, digital download, streaming 22
EPs + List of EPs Title Details Dreamin'Released: 24 June 2014 Label: Kanine, Farmer & the Owl Formats: CD, digital download The ClipReleased: 12 September 2025 Label: Hockey Dad Format: digital download
Singles {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with year released, chart positions, album name and music video director shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col"| Chartpositions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certification ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Music video director |- ! scope="col"| Hottest 100 references: 2017: 2018: 2019: 2020: 2023: |- ! scope="row"| "Lull City" | 2013 | — | | rowspan="3"| Dreamin''' | Stephen Bourke |- ! scope="row"| "I Need a Woman" | rowspan="2"| 2014 | — | | Brett Randall |- ! scope="row"| "Seaweed" | — | RMNZ: Gold | William Fleming |- ! scope="row"| "Can't Have Them" | 2015 | — | | rowspan="4"| Boronia| rowspan="2"| Dave Fox |- ! scope="row"| "So Tired" | rowspan="3"| 2016 | —
! scope="row"| "Jump the Gun" | — | | William Fleming |- ! scope="row"| "A Night Out With" | — | | Laban Pheidias |- ! scope="row"| "Homely Feeling" | 2017 | 54 | | rowspan="3"| Blend Inn| David Wayland & William Fleming |- ! scope="row"| "I Wanna Be Everybody" | rowspan="2"| 2018 | 61 | | Tom Healy |- ! scope="row"| "Join the Club" | 18 | | rowspan="2"| William Fleming |- ! scope="row"| "I Missed Out" | 2019 | 60 | | rowspan="5"| Brain Candy|- ! scope="row"| "Itch" | rowspan="4"| 2020 | 99 | | Laban Pheidias |- ! scope="row"| "In This State" | —
! scope="row"| "Good Eye" | — | | Ken Weston & Luke Player |- ! scope="row"| "Germaphobe" | 96 | | William Fleming |- ! scope="row"| "T's to Cross" | 2022 | —
| Zach Stephenson & Billy Fleming |- ! scope="row"| "Still Have Room" | 2023 | 45 | | rowspan="3"| Rebuild Repeat| rowspan="3"| Jamieson Kerr |- ! scope="row"| "Base Camp" | rowspan="2"| 2024 | —
! scope="row"| "Safety Pin" | —
! scope="row"| "All Hat, No Cattle" | rowspan="2"| 2025
| rowspan="2"| The Clip| James Kates |- ! scope="row"| "Barn Boiler"
| William Fleming
Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
| 2021 || "I Missed Out" || Most Performed Rock Work ||
J Award The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| J Awards of 2018 | Blend Inn| Australian Album of the Year
National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
| National Live Music Awards of 2018 | Hockey Dad | Best Live Act of the Year - People's Choice
Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
! |- | 2021 | Brain Candy'' | Best Record
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