On first listen I thought that they were a Pavement tribute band, but in reality Minnesota's Hockey Night stands as a great new band on their own merit. It must be noted that the singer's voice and vocal delivery have an uncanny resemblance to Stephen Malkmus while he (just like Malkmus) is backed by loose, free-spirited, and almost unhinged indie rock music. How can you not like that?
Hockey Night does (however) have less of Pavement's "California cool" but a subtle nod towards twangy classic rock a la Skynyrd or even perhaps Thin Lizzy. It is music straight out of the glory days of 90's indie pop with dual guitars that just yearns to be played on sunny summer days. Their latest album Keep Guessin' came out last year on Lookout Records while the band has new one in the works. Below are two new tracks and two from Keep Guessin'. Enjoy.
MP3 | Hockey Night - Renegades Keep Guessin'
MP3 | Hoceky Night - For Guys' Eyes Only Keep Guessin'
MP3 | Hockey Night - Dark Trance Previously Unreleased
MP3 | Hoceky Night - Who We Are Previously Unreleased
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