From Australia with fury: here are the Royel Otis

Rock made in Australia. But this time the AC/DC have nothing to do with it. The Royel Otis in a handful of months have consecrated themselves as “Next Big Thing”Of the indie-rock scene. Thanks to a very interesting debut album like”Pratts & Pain”, Released last year, which without the push of a large label behind the duo composed of Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic – respectively guitar, bass and synthesizers and voice, guitar and plan: the name of the band combines their two names – he agreed public and criticismallowing the two musicians to make themselves known also in the United Kingdom and the USA. And now The wait for the new “Hickey”, just announced, to be released on August 22nd. This time for a multinational, Universal, who after the exploit with pieces such as “Sofa King” or “Oysters in My Pocket” offered the duo through the Capitol a record contract.

The random meeting of Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic seemed almost predestined. They both worked in bars and cafés of the same neighborhood (the bathing city of Bondi, near Sydney) before meeting one day in 2019 with their guitars and some drafts of songs. And without any expectation, they soon identified an explosive chemistry that led to Chicche Rock efforts out of effort, new songs that somehow seemed to have always existed, including pop, indie rock, new wave and psychedelic rock. The rest of the world would soon follow the example, when the two became a real emerging phenomenon both online and in rock clubs, thanks to first successes that have become such with word of mouth, as the same “Oysters in My Pocket” And “Sofa King“. Then came the debut album” Pratts & Pain “, which catapulted the band into the Olympus of the indie-rock globally.

The album took the title from the pub in south of London where the two wrote the lyrics of the songs between one session and the other with Dan Careyappointed to the Grammy (Wet Leg, Fontaines DC, Caroline Polachek): to precede its exit, the recording of the Triple J program, “Like a Version”, in which the couple ventured into a cover of “Murder on the dancefloor” Of Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The performance became viral and allowed the cover to reach first place in the alternative US Radio Chart. Another cover of the Royel Otis, that of “Linger” of the Cranberriesengraved for a Sirius XM Session a few months later, led the band to his first success in the Billboard Hot 100 and currently exceeded 220 million global streaming. In all this, Maddell and Pavlovic have collected more than 100 Sold out concerts in 2024, selling more than 100 thousand tickets in Australia, United Kingdom, Europe and the United Statesincluding several evenings in important cities such as New York (Brooklyn Steel), Chicago (Metro & The Salt Shed) and Los Angeles (The Bellweather). The couple returned home to Australia that year as one of the most appointed bands of Awards 2024 (the largest and most prestigious Australian musical awards) and won four prizes, including “Best Rock Album” and “Best Group”.

In recent months, the Royel Otis have continued to write and compose, riding their musical chemistry that exudes sweet and sour humor. Whether it’s an original work or a reinterpretation of their favorite song, the two consolidated their independent rock band status among those that emerged in this decade. “The Royel Otis are one of those races where it is better to get on board, or move net,” Billboard wrote in the USA. Maddell and Pavlovic have already offered a first taste of “Hickey”, with the single “Moody“. On the meaning of the title of the disc, the Royel Otis say they have chosen it” because love bites stronger than any other emotion in the world “.

The band is currently engaged on a tour of all the main festivals – including the Governor’s Ball of New York City, the Lollapalooza of Chicago, the Outside Lands of San Francisco and others – and has recently announced the imminent “Meet Me In the Car” tour, which will see them protagonists in all cities of North America. The duo has already sold out in important cities such as Austin, TX and New York City. In Italy they will stop on 3 December in Milan at Fabrique. Forbidden to be missing: the Royel Otis have already earned a reputation not only for their fascinating Sound Rock Sound, but also for their lives who put their creative chemistry in full show.