Royel Otis is an Australian indie rock duo formed in Sydney in 2018 by Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell, dealing in jangly, sun-bleached guitar pop. The debut LP PRATTS & PAIN (2024) earned international attention, helped along by their viral cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor. Find Royel Otis vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Royel Otis formed in Sydney, Australia in 2018 around Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell. They have been associated with the contemporary Australian indie rock scene. Their 2024 debut LP PRATTS & PAIN - recorded in London - received international critical attention. Their 2024 cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor became viral on TikTok and expanded their international audience.
Royel Otis's sound combines indie rock, jangle pop, indie pop, surf rock, dream pop, and alternative rock with multi-vocalist arrangements, jangly guitar arrangements, and lyrical content addressing relationships and contemporary life drawing on contemporary indie rock traditions.
Ourness, Capitol Records, and Mushroom Records pressings of the Royel Otis catalog have been issued in color variant editions.
Listeners new to Royel Otis typically start with PRATTS & PAIN (2024).
