Hockey isn't just for Canadians anymore, as this Portland-based quartet illustrates with their blend of pop, soul and dance music. Hockey formed during 2002, in Southern California as vocalist Ben Grubin and bassist Jerm met while attending the same university program. They signed a development deal with Columbia and recorded with Talking Heads bassist Jerry Harrison. They brought on guitarist Brian and drummer Anthony and relocated to Portland, Oregon to join the music scene that produced The Shins and Modest Mouse.
Hockey's debut album Mind Chaos will be released this summer made up of a series of basement tracks as well as half a dozen new songs. The music has been described as a mix of Killers, MGMT and even LCD Soundsystem.
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