History
Prince Daddy and the Hyena was formed in 2014 when Kory Gregory, Alex Ziembiec and Zakariya Houacine were inspired to start a band after seeing Rozwell Kid live. According to Gregory, Rozwell Kid was a substantial influence on much of his early songwriting. [1] The origin of the band's name is obscure; Gregory has stated that he "would make up a different dumbass story each time". [2] He has variously explained that it was derived from a game that Gregory played with the band's TM & merch person –Luis Wiest –at recess in elementary school, that it was the name of Gregory's childhood guinea pig, or that it is his parents' anniversary. [2] He has also tweeted that there is a comma missing between Prince and Daddy, due to a grammatical error. [3]
The band met lead guitarist Cameron Handford through house shows and mutual friends eventually leading up to his joining of the band. [4]
Prince Daddy & the Hyena began in 2014 with the release of an extended play titled Skip Cutscenes! Blow Loud! [5]
The band released the EP Adult Summers in 2015 through Broken World Media and again in 2017 through Counter Intuitive Records. [6] [7]
Their first full-length album I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving [8] was finally released in 2016 on Broken World Media. [9]
In 2017, Ziembiec left the band and was replaced by Daniel Gorham from Pictures of Vernon. [10]
Cosmic Thrill Seekers
In 2019, the band released its second full-length album titled Cosmic Thrill Seekers on Counter Intuitive Records, and embarked on several extensive tours in support of the album. [11] [12] [13] [14] This tour would prove difficult for the band, as they were involved in a traffic accident which left the band and members of their team temporarily disabled. [15] After recovering from this incident, the band's tour van was broken into, leading to the loss of $7,500 worth of equipment. [15] [16]
The band toured Europe with Oso Oso in support of the album in the fall of 2019, [17] and in 2020, the band embarked on a co-headlining tour with Oso Oso, with support from Just Friends. [18]
Self-titled album
In 2021, the band signed to Pure Noise Records and released the single "Curly Q.", [19] which Gregory wrote for his nephew.
In 2022, they announced their forthcoming third album, Prince Daddy & the Hyena, to release on April 15. The album is conceptually about the fear of death, and was inspired by a van crash the band experienced. [20] The album was also supported by the singles "A Random Exercise In Impermanence (The Collector)," "El Dorado," and "Shoelaces," as well as a headlining tour throughout the United States with Macseal, Insignificant Other, and California Cousins. [21]
Original drummer Alex Ziembiec died in November 2022. [22]
In February 2023, they embarked on a co-headlining tour with Drug Church, with support from Anxious and Webbed Wing. [23]
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