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ROYEL OTIS
share new single
“HEADING FOR THE DOOR”

BUY/STREAM HERE

WATCH HERE

OUT TODAY VIA OURNESS

And announce biggest
Headline Tour to date

PRESENTED BY FRONTIER AND TRIPLE J

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Ahead of
forthcoming album
PRATTS & PAIN

PRE-ORDER HERE

OUT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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Photo – Alex Wall

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‘Royel Otis have solidified themselves as a band to keep an eye on’ – triple j 

‘The fun-first duo’s extroverted and uber-catchy sound harks back to indie-pop’s golden age’ – NME 

‘Watch the throne: Royel Otis are taking things to the next level’ – The Australian 

Today, Sydney’s indie duo and 2023 ARIA Award-nominees, Royel Otis, share “Heading For The Door”, the latest single from their debut album, PRATTS & PAIN out February 16, 2024. The single is available to listen to now via OURNESS, and comes with a major announcement of their biggest headline tour to date. In support of PRATTS & PAIN, Royel Otis will be bringing their electric live show to every state across Australia. Starting at Sydney’s Liberty Hall, the duo will be performing across Torquay, Melbourne, Canberra, Wollongong, Fremantle, Adelaide and many more. See full list of tour dates and the ticket link below.

The track is the third to feature on PRATTS & PAIN following the year’s earlier releases, including the #1 played song at Triple J, “Adored” and most recently, “Fried Rice”. A heart-on-sleeve approach with a poignant message, ‘stop heading for the door’ is a Royel Otis tear jerker. A wash of shoegaze guitars and the pleads of Otis, see “Heading For The Door” as a companion to your moments of close contemplation.

Royel Otis says on “Heading For The Door”: “Some of us understand that peace is precious but when the chaos starts to overcome just sit and accept it. Stop heading for the door.”

Accompanying today’s single is a moody, one-shot visualiser directed by Ady Neshoda. The video follows the band along a highway median strip, balancing imagery of the calm and chaos explored in the track.  

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Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dan Carey (Wet Leg), PRATTS & PAIN is the first jewel in the crown for Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell, and their debut album to arrive on February 16. An album named after the South London pub that sits around the corner from Carey’s famed home studio, the duo often finished lyrics and made sonic directions over a pint on a Pratts & Payne bar stool. Their resulting efforts swing between melodic, pop-inspired indie and woozy psych that never stays to one lane. Handbraking towards psychedelic weirdness and dissonant noise, Royel Otis have no issue keeping all who listen on their toes. After the release of two EPs that took the band on a fast-track ride to global notoriety, PRATTS & PAIN unites the record for their next chapter, adventures abound with no limits.

Royel Otis were recently nominated as Breakthrough Artist for the 2023 ARIA Awards. The recognition follows a sold-out multiple-date national tour, a debut performance at Splendour in the Grass, and a rapturous sold out UK and European tour, including performances at Leeds and Reading Festival, Electric Picnic, Pukkelpop, End of the Road and more, all achieved in the first half of 2023 – and in support of their third EP, Sofa Kings. From cleaning up ‘Ones to Watch’ lists by the likes of MattWilkinson at Apple Music 1, NME, and the Daily Telegraph, to earning Spotify’s RADAR Artist recognition, and being featured in Vogue and GQ, Royel Otis only continue their ascending trajectory.

Sofa King’s singles “Kool Aid”, “Sofa King”, “Going Kokomo” and “I Wanna Dance With You” were quick to receive international and local press adoration from Paper Mag, Purple Sneakers, NME, consistent airplay from BBC Radio 1, Apple Music 1 and the status of Triple J’s #1 Most Played track. Produced by Chris Collins and Royel Otis, the EP delivered visceral stories and quick wit atop blissful guitar-fuzzed haze, landing in major global playlists such as Ultimate Indie, All New Indie, DOPAMINE and Today’s Indie Rock (including featuring on the cover). The record followed the band’s sophomore EP Bar ‘N Grill in 2022, which saw the pair grace the covers of global playlists including Indie Arrivals and Supersound, Apple Music’s Heaps Indie and more, amassing over 56 million+ streams, and garnered widespread playlisting support across Australian community radio, US college radio and BBC Radio 6. The band earned a slot in last year’s triple j’s Hottest 200 for “Oysters In My Pocket”. Meanwhile, earlier this year, they joined Groovin the Moo’s 2023 touring lineup and as supports on alt-j’s Australian tour.

Embrace in the latest slice of heartache from Royel Otis as “Heading For The Door” promises countless listens ahead of their debut album, PRATTS & PAIN arriving in February next year.

Having just wrapped the Spilt Milk national festival tour, the duo will round out the year in Glenworth Valley, taking centre stage at Lost Paradise festival. 2024 will begin with a bang, celebrating the release of PRATTS & PAIN with their headline show at Sydney’s Liberty Hall on the album release date, February 16, before taking their crooning vocals and melodic guitar riffs to Torquay, Melbourne,Canberra, Wollongong, Fremantle, Adelaide and many more. Next, Royel Otis will take to the United States, for a run of shows between capital cities throughout April and May 2024, before landing in Barcelona for Primavera Festival on May 29, 2024. Find more information on how to snag a ticket below.

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“HEADING FOR THE DOOR” IS OUT TODAY VIA OURNESS
BUY/STREAM HERE
WATCH HERE

PRATTS & PAIN IS OUT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 VIA OURNESS
PRE-ORDER HERE

TOUR DATES BELOW

‘Their smile-inducing music feels free of pressure, free of judgement, and free of expectation; there’s an authenticity in their lyrics and a joie de vivre in their performance that speaks volumes to who Royel Otis is, both as a band and as two individuals making art and singing songs’ – Atwood Magazine 

Don’t miss the fast rising Royel Otis as they take their PRATTS & PAIN Australian 2024 Tour across Australia next February and March! Tickets on sale next Wednesday.

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ROYEL OTIS 
​PRATTS & PAIN AUSTRALIAN TOUR 
​AUSTRALIA 
​FEBRUARY / MARCH 2024

​Presented by Frontier Touring and triple j 

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRESALE  
​via frontiertouring.com/royelotis 
​Runs 24 hours from: Monday 11 December (12pm local time) 
​or until presale allocation exhausted 

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE 
​Begins: Wednesday 13 December (12pm local time) 

Friday 16 February
​Liberty Hall | Sydney, NSW
​All Ages 
​moshtix.com.au 

Saturday 17 February
​Torquay Hotel | Torquay, VIC
​18+
​oztix.com.au 

Sunday 18 February
​Corner Hotel | Melbourne, VIC
​18+
​oztix.com.au  

Friday 23 February
​Kambri Cultural Centre @ ANU | Canberra, ACT
​18+
​moshtix.com.au 

Saturday 24 February
​UOW Unibar | Wollongong, NSW
​18+
​moshtix.com.au 

Friday 1 March
​Lion Arts Factory | Adelaide, SA
​All Ages 
​moshtix.com.au 

Saturday 2 March 
​Freo.Social | Fremantle, WA
​18+
​moshtix.com.au 

Thursday 7 March
​The Hoey Moey | Coffs Harbour, NSW
​18+
​oztix.com.au 

Friday 8 March
​The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD
​All Ages 
​ticketmaster.com.au 

Saturday 9 March
​Miami Marketta | Gold Coast, QLD
​18+ 
​oztix.com.au 

Sunday 10 March 
​Solbar | Maroochydore, QLD 
​18+ 
​oztix.com.au 

Thursday 14 March 
​King Street Bandroom | Newcastle, NSW
​All Ages 
​oztix.com.au 

Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.  

We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website. 

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US TOUR DATES
*with Girl and Girl

April 23 – Amsterdam Bar & Hall, Saint Paul, MN*
April 24 – Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL*
April 26 – Longboat Hall, Toronto, ON*
April 27 – A&R Music Bar, Columbus, OH*
April 28 – Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH*
May 1 – Racket, New York, NY*
May 2, 2024 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA*
May 3 – DC9, Washington, DC*
May 4, 2024 – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC*
DATE TBD – Venue TBA, Boston, MA
May 8 – Parish, Austin, TX
May 9 – Rubber Gloves, Denton, TX*
DATE TBD, Venue TBA, Atlanta, GA
May 11 – Meow Wolf Denver ,Denver, CO*
May 15 – The Rebel Lounge, Phoenix, AZ*
May 18 – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA*
May 20 – Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR*
May 21 – Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC*
May 22 – Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA*

EU TOUR DATES

May 29 – June 2 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Sant Adrià de Besòs

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