Hockey is tagged as: indie, alternative, electronic, new wave, indie rock Hockey is an alternative group which formed in 2007 in Portland, Oregon, United States. They consist of Ben Grubin (vocals), Brian White (guitar), Jeremy Reynolds (bass) and Anthony Stassi (drums). The group’s debut album “Mind Chaos” was issued on September 28, 2009. It contains the singles “Too Fake” and “Song Away”. “Look out! I’ve got too much soul for the world!” growls Hockey singer Ben Grubin on opening track “Too Fake” channeling the swagger of a raspy Rod Stewart. And judging by the spring-loaded bass line and buoyant drum keeping up behind him, this is the sort of hit song that comes around only once in an iPod’s life cycle: it’s the perfect meeting point between downtown New York and the seedy streets of London. But before you judge the direction of the Portland quartet’s debut based on the gate-crashing first single, check out the curveball that is “3 AM Spanish,” a funky composition with a spirit committed to both the fluidity of rap and the angstiness of Combat Rock-influenced punk. In fact, Grubin’s experience as an amateur MC way back in high school, as he reveals, comes in handy intermittently throughout Mind Chaos such as in the bridge to the howling “Curse This City,” (which, jarringly, a... Read More About Hockey Biography...  Send Hockey ringtones to your cell
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