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{{Infobox album
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#REDIRECT [[Hockey Dad]]
| name = Blend Inn
| type = studio
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| artist = [[Hockey Dad]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 31 July 2020
| recorded =
| studio = [[Robert Lang Studios]], WA
| genre =
| length = 45:06
| label = Farmer & The Owl, BMG
| producer = [[John Goodmanson]]
| prev_title = [[Blend Inn]]
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Brain Candy
| type = studio
| single1 = I Missed Out
| single1date = 15 November 2019<ref name="IMO">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/hockey-dad-single-i-missed-out/11704422 |title=First Spin: Hockey Dad's "I Missed Out" pounds FOMO into riff-meat |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |date=15 November 2019 |accessdate=12 June 2020 |author=Newstead, Al}}</ref>
| single2 = Itch
| single2date = 14 February 2020<ref name="Itch">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/hockey-dad-new-single-itch-new-album-brain-candy/11965522 |title=First Spin: Hockey Dad channel big '90s vibes on 'Itch', announce new album |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |date=14 February 2020 |accessdate=12 June 2020 |author=Newstead, Al}}</ref>
| single3 = In This State
| single3date = 17 April 2020<ref name="In This State">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/hockey-dad-new-song-in-this-state-delay-album-brain-candy/12154490 |title=First Spin: Hockey Dad share new song "In This State", delay new album |work=[[Triple J]] |date=16 April 2020 |accessdate=17 April 2020 |author=Newstead, Al}}</ref>
| single4 = Good Eye
| single4date = 11 June 2020<ref name="Good Eye">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/hockey-dad-new-single-good-eye-2685572 |title=Hockey Dad share "Good Eye" the new single from upcoming album |work=[[NME]] |date=11 June 2020 |accessdate=12 June 2020 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}</ref>
| single5 = Germaphobe
| single5date = 31 July 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/hockey-dad-brain-candy-germaphobe-video-2718742 |title=Hockey Dad share new album ''Brain Candy'' and video for "Germaphobe" |work=NME |date=31 July 2020 |accessdate=1 August 2020 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''Blend Inn''''' is the third studio album from Australian duo, [[Hockey Dad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/brain-candy/1494371996|title=Brain Candy by Hockey Dad|website=Apple Music|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> The album was released on 31 July 2020 by Farmer & The Owl and debuted at number 2 on the ARIA charts.

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0003349492}}</ref>
| rev2 = NME
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/hockey-dad-brain-candy-review-2718092|title=Hockey Dad – ''Brain Candy'' review: Windang duo drop the scrappiness and go big|publisher=themusic.com.au|last=Shutler|first=Ali|date=30 July 2020|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
}}

Mark Deming form ''[[AllMusic]]'' said "[Hockey Dad] have gained a bit in the way of chops over the space of four years, and they certainly know their way around the studio better; the guitar, bass, and keyboard overdubs give the album a fuller and more satisfying sound without squeezing the spontaneity out of the tracks, and the melodies possess a bit more complexity, adding additional layers that make the results sound a touch more grown up than before." Deming concluded saying "''Brain Candy'' isn't kid's stuff, but rather the word of two guys determined to make adulthood work for them without spoiling everything, and Hockey Dad hit that target with flying colors."<ref name="allmusic"/>

Ali Shutler from ''NME'' said the album is "A departure from their scrappy origins, this record is a big, grown-up collection of forward-thinking rock gems. Sure, it might not be as chaotic or feel as grimy as what's come before, but it's a deliberately larger-than-life affair. With ''Brain Candy'', all bets are off: Broader, more colourful and with a lot more to say, it shows Hockey Dad are ready to take on the world."<ref name="NME"/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_music = Zach Stephenson and William Fleming
| total_length =
| title1 = In This State
| length1 = 3:02
| title2 = I Missed Out
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Milk in the Sun
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Good Eye
| length4 = 3:54
| title5 = Germaphobe
| length5 = 3:24
| title6 = Itch
| length6 = 4:54
| title7 = Heavy Assault
| length7 = 2:45
| title8 = Nestle Down
| length8 = 3:37
| title9 = Tell Me What You Want
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Dole Brother
| length10 = 2:45
| title11 = Keg
| length11 = 3:13
| title12 = Reno
| length12 = 3:50
| title13 = Looking Forward to the Change
| length13 = 4:19
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Hockey Dad|album=Brain Candy|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 January 2021}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:2020 albums]]
[[Category:Hockey Dad albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios]]

{{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub}}

Revision as of 02:53, 23 January 2021

Blend Inn
Studio album by
Hockey Dad
Released31 July 2020
StudioRobert Lang Studios, WA
Length45:06
LabelFarmer & The Owl, BMG
ProducerJohn Goodmanson
Hockey Dad chronology
Blend Inn
(2018) 		Blend Inn
(2020)
Singles from Brain Candy
  1. "I Missed Out"
    Released: 15 November 2019[1]
  2. "Itch"
    Released: 14 February 2020[2]
  3. "In This State"
    Released: 17 April 2020[3]
  4. "Good Eye"
    Released: 11 June 2020[4]
  5. "Germaphobe"
    Released: 31 July 2020[5]

Blend Inn is the third studio album from Australian duo, Hockey Dad.[6] The album was released on 31 July 2020 by Farmer & The Owl and debuted at number 2 on the ARIA charts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
NME[8]

Mark Deming form AllMusic said "[Hockey Dad] have gained a bit in the way of chops over the space of four years, and they certainly know their way around the studio better; the guitar, bass, and keyboard overdubs give the album a fuller and more satisfying sound without squeezing the spontaneity out of the tracks, and the melodies possess a bit more complexity, adding additional layers that make the results sound a touch more grown up than before." Deming concluded saying "Brain Candy isn't kid's stuff, but rather the word of two guys determined to make adulthood work for them without spoiling everything, and Hockey Dad hit that target with flying colors."[7]

Ali Shutler from NME said the album is "A departure from their scrappy origins, this record is a big, grown-up collection of forward-thinking rock gems. Sure, it might not be as chaotic or feel as grimy as what's come before, but it's a deliberately larger-than-life affair. With Brain Candy, all bets are off: Broader, more colourful and with a lot more to say, it shows Hockey Dad are ready to take on the world."[8]

Track listing

All music is composed by Zach Stephenson and William Fleming

No.TitleLength
1."In This State"3:02
2."I Missed Out"3:33
3."Milk in the Sun"2:59
4."Good Eye"3:54
5."Germaphobe"3:24
6."Itch"4:54
7."Heavy Assault"2:45
8."Nestle Down"3:37
9."Tell Me What You Want"3:11
10."Dole Brother"2:45
11."Keg"3:13
12."Reno"3:50
13."Looking Forward to the Change"4:19

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 2

References

  1. ^ Newstead, Al (15 November 2019). "First Spin: Hockey Dad's "I Missed Out" pounds FOMO into riff-meat". ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ Newstead, Al (14 February 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad channel big '90s vibes on 'Itch', announce new album". ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ Newstead, Al (16 April 2020). "First Spin: Hockey Dad share new song "In This State", delay new album". Triple J. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Bruce, Jasper (11 June 2020). "Hockey Dad share "Good Eye" the new single from upcoming album". NME. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ Bruce, Jasper (31 July 2020). "Hockey Dad share new album Brain Candy and video for "Germaphobe"". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Brain Candy by Hockey Dad". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b Brain Candy at AllMusic
  8. ^ a b Shutler, Ali (30 July 2020). "Hockey Dad – Brain Candy review: Windang duo drop the scrappiness and go big". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hockey Dad – Brain Candy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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