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News: Royel Otis Announce National Tour Following Upcoming Album Release ‘hickey’ Next Month

Off the back of a sold-out run of international festival slots, Royel Otis are heading home for their biggest Australian shows to date. This October, they’ll play four huge events…

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News: The indefatigable Royel Otis announce second album ‘hickey’ and tease us with the yearning single ‘car’ ahead of intimate live shows.

It’s lower case all round as one of our favourite rapscallions, Royel Otis, announce the release of their second album ‘hickey’ for release on Friday 22 August via OURNESS /…

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News: Royel Otis are ‘Coming Home’, Treating Fans to One-Off Eora/Sydney Show Ahead of Festival Season

Earlier this year, Royel Otis were riding the high of their sold-out Liberty Hall show, basking in the glow of their debut album Pratts & Pain. That night in February,…

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Live Review & Gallery: Royel Otis Brings Endearing Indie-Rock to Liberty Hall for Sold Out ‘PRATTS & PAIN’ Tour – Eora/Sydney, 16.02.24

On Friday night, Royel Otis, the Australian guitar-pop sensation, cast a spell over Liberty Hall in Eora/Sydney with a swirling cloud of blue smoke and a dynamic indie-rock showcase. The…

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Album Review: Royel Otis make a stunning debut with their luminescent album ‘Pratts & Payne’ ahead of Australian, North American and European tour

We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have followed Royel Otis (consisting of members Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell) ever since hearing their single ‘Oysters In My Pocket’ back in…

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News: Royel Otis are full of whimsy and ‘Heading for The Door’ with their new single, album and tour news.

The indefatigable Royel Otis are continuing their rapid ascent into the firmament with their new single ‘Heading For The Door’ and news of a massive Australian, US and EU tour.…

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News: The irrepressible Royel Otis cap off a magnificent year with news of their debut album ‘Pratts & Pain’, a tour and new single ‘Fried Rice’.

Given their tasty single ‘Oysters In My Pocket’ (see my review here), the irrepressible duo from Sydney, Royel Otis, (Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell) continue with their whacky food obsession…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Manchester Psych Fest 2023

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest was back for its 10th edition, and BSM was privileged to be part of the 15 hour spectacle. The festival…

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News: Canberra Grooves To The Moo

Groovin' The Moo's stellar line up hits Canberra

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Track: Sydney’s Royel Otis appoint themselves the ‘Sofa King’ in a splendid, yearning blast of sonic pleasure ahead of EP news.

With a refrain that sings out you’re so fucking gorgeous with an impish, exultant delight, the new single ‘Sofa King’ from Sydney duo Royel Otis is utterly enchanting. The rambling…

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