Animal Prince explores grief on ‘Parallel Lines’ from new album due this month

Death can immediately change the way we view the world around us, and it came knocking on Animal Prince‘s door recently when the group’s core members, Fae Nageon de Lestang and Grant McLeod learned about the death of their former bandmate Chris Storey.

“He was like a brother to us, but it had been so long since we’d even spoken. It feels surreal when someone who was such a deep part of your life can just drift away, or even disappear,” the band—which includes Tampeño musicians Natalie DePergola, Seth Adam Lynn and Roger Lanfranchi—told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

On Animal Prince’s new single, “Parallel Lines,” the R&B and pop-leaning Gainesville-based indie-rock putfit explores grief and how to honor a relationships that went on different paths.

The band’s new album, Have Good Dreams, keeps the gaze inward and is a reflection of the self-reflection and growth de Lestang and McLeod experienced as they recorded the album at home during the pandemic.

“The lesson we kept coming back to was that you really have to take it upon yourself to create and protect your joy. This record is a story about that internal journey, and taking ownership of your life experience,” they added.

Animal Prince doesn’t have any more Tampa Bay shows planned this year, but hopes to be at Crowbar in early 2025.

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This article appears in Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2024.