Audacy Alternative stations across the country are excited to shine a light on the best emerging artists in music with Launch, including Aussie duo Royel Otis.
Joining Audacy to give us some background on the band, Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic dove straight into their origin story explaining how the duo met in a bar close to six years ago through mutual friends. “We kind of grew up together but didn't grow up together… we were living lives in symmetry,” says Otis, as both were inspired by bands like The Cure, Death Grips, The Vines, Modern Lovers, and Bloc Party -- to name just a few.
Their breakout single “Sofa King,” Otis explains, was a demo that Royel had brought in to work on with him that took shape over the course of a number of sessions. “Otis wrote the bridge bit,” Maddell adds, “which kind of changed the whole thing up and pushed us in a different direction from what the demo kind of was, I think.”
In between hungover songwriting sessions and plenty of Playstation time, Royel Otis plan on putting their own spin on things, “jumping out of the square,” and offering up their own brand of Alternative music for the foreseeable future. “If we're home, in five years, that would be good. That would be nice,” Otis admits.
Royel believes otherwise. “In five years, I'll tell you what, Mars. Mars would be sick… be good to, like, tread on new soil, you know? Get in the atmosphere of a completely different planet… That's where I personally hope I want to go home. That is home.”
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Listen to more of our conversation with Audacy Launch duo Royel Otis above, and hear them in the mix now on Launch: New Alternative now streaming on the free Audacy app.
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The duo also recently released new dates for this fall with venue upgrades and new shows added to their hugely successful Glory To Glory tour in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and more. Grab your tickets HERE.
Royel Otis - Pratts & Pain tracklist:
Adored
Fried Rice
Foam
Sonic Blue
Heading for the Door
Velvet
IHYSM
Molly
Daisy Chain
Sofa King
Glory to Glory
Always Always
Big Ciggie
Claw Foot
Merry Mary Marry Me
'Glory To Glory' North American Tour Dates
September 9, 2024: Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH*
September 11, 2024: Essex - Rochester, NY*
September 12, 2024: History - Toronto, ON*
September 13, 2024: The Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI* -
September 14, 2024: The Sylvee - Madison, WI*
September 15, 2024: First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN*
September 17, 2024: Metro - Chicago, IL ^
September 18, 2024: The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL ^
September 19, 2024: Pygmalion @ The Canopy Club- Urbana, IL*
September 21, 2024: Bourbon & Beyond - Louisville, KY
September 22, 2024: Iron Blossom Festival - Richmond, VA
September 24, 2024: Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA*
September 25, 20224: Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY*
September 26, 2024: Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY*
September 27, 2024: 9:30 Club - Washington, DC*
September 28, 2024: Citizens House of Blues - Boston, MA*
September 30, 2024: The Eastern - Atlanta, GA*
October 1, 2024: Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN*
October 8, 2024: Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO*
October 9, 2024: The Granada - Lawrence, KS*
October 11, 2024: ACL Weekend #2 - Austin, TX
October 14, 2024: The Bellwether - Los Angeles, CA*
October 15, 2024: The Bellwether - Los Angeles, CA*
October 16, 2024: Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CA*
October 17, 2024: The Fillmore - San Francisco*
October 18, 2024: The Fox - Oakland, CA*
October 20, 2024: Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR*
October 21, 2024: The Moore - Seattle, WA*
October 22, 2024: PNE FORUM - Vancouver, BC*
*Support from Friko
^ Support by Johnny Cheddar (AKA Friko)