It's been about four years since the fired-up, emo-adjacent Albany pop-punkers Prince Daddy & The Hyena released their self-titled album, and now they're ready to drop another one on us. The band recorded the upcoming Hotwire Trip Switch with longtime collaborator and Hop Along/Algernon Cadwallader member Joe Reinhart, and they say that it's a "singles" record — one where all the songs hit hard on their own.
I haven't heard anything else on Hotwire Trip Switch yet, but I can confirm that Prince Daddy & The Hyena's new song "Big-Box Store Heart" definitely works as its own thing. It's a revved-up, lovelorn power-pop track with some serious early Weezer energy. Below, check out that song's video, directed by Brian Terranova & Jake Sulzer, as well as the Hotwire Trip Switch tracklist and the band's upcoming tour dates with Remo Drive, Restraining Order, and Liquid Mike.
TRACKLIST:
01 "24-03-04_Birthday_B4"
02 "Big-Box Store Heart"
03 "NQA"
04 "Sure Could (A Random Exercise in Life-Altering Party Fouls)"
05 "The Luna Project"
06 "Crash Taylor"
07 "30days30days30days"
08 "SHITSHOW or Boulevard of Soaking Dreams"
09 "Oh, Donna"
10 "WTEN"
11 "Something's Gotta Give"
12 "Pinch Me"
TOUR DATES:
5/03 - Albany, NY @ Empire Underground *^
5/05 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall *^
5/06 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *^
5/08 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey *^
5/09 - Tampa, FL @ The Crowbar *^
5/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory) *^
5/12 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *^
5/13 - Austin, TX @ Antone's *^
5/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge *^
5/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Pacific Electric *^
5/17 - Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone *^
5/18 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's *^
5/20 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre *^
5/21 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project *^
5/22 - Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement *^
5/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *^
5/25 - Denver, CO @ HQ *^
5/27 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill *%
5/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam *%
5/29 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
5/30 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Bar *%
5/31 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme *%
6/02 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's *%
6/03 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird *%
6/04 - Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room *%
6/05 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club *%
6/07 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *%
6/08 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *%
6/09 - Washington, DC @ Pearl Street *%
6/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club *%
6/11 - New York, NY @ LPR (in the round) *%
* with Remo Drive
^ with Restraining Order
% with Liquid Mike
Hotwire Trip Switch is out 4/17 on Counter Intuitive.
