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Australian indie pop duo Royel Otis have announced their sophomore album, hickey, due on August 22nd via OURNESS/Capitol Records.
One of our emerging artists to watch last year, Royel Otis are unveiling hickey as the follow-up to their 2024 debut album PRATTS & PAIN. They previously revealed lead single “moody” as the first offering from hickey; the song was produced by previous Royel Otis collaborator Blake Slatkin and reprises the band’s atmospheric, guitar-forward sound. As far as the title goes, the band stated in a press release that they named the new album hickey “because love bites harder than any other emotion in the world.”
Royel Otis are supporting hickey with a sprawling 2025 tour, including dozens of festival appearances in the US and abroad and a fall North American tour kicking off in September. They’ve also been performing pop-up shows in Los Angeles, New York, and London to celebrate the launch of their new era. Check out Royel Otis’ full 2025 tour dates below, and get tickets here.
Revisit the band’s new song “moody,” which we named as one of the best songs of the week upon release last month.
hickey Artwork:
hickey Tracklist:
01. i hate this tune
02. moody
03. good times
04. torn jeans
05. come on home
06. who’s your boyfriend
07. car
08. shut up
09. dancing with myself
10. say something
11. she’s got a gun
12. more to lose
13. jazz burger
Royel Otis’ 2025 Tour Dates:
06/27 — St. Gallen, CH @ Sittertobel, St. Gallen
06/29 — Pilton, GB @ Glastonbury Festival
07/03 — Barcelona, ES @ Vida Festival
07/06 — Belfort, FR @ Eurockéennes
07/07 — Montreux, CH @ Montreux Jazz Festival
07/10 — Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
07/13 — Berlin, DE @ Lollapalooza Berlin
07/27 — Minamiuonuma, JP @ Fuji Rock
07/31 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/01 — St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
08/03 — Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/05 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
08/06 — Portland, OR @ PDX Live at Pioneer Courthouse Square *
08/09 — San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
08/15 — Hamburg, DE @ MS Dockville
08/16 — Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/23 — Reading, GB @ Reading Festival
08/24 — Leeds, GB @ Leeds Festival
09/12 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall ^
09/14 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
09/15 — Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
09/16 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz ^
09/17 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
09/19 — Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory ^
09/20 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s ^
09/21 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s ^
09/28 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre ^
09/30 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom ^
10/02 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre ^
10/03 — Kansas City, MO @ Grinders KC ^
10/04 — Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory ^
10/06 — Toronto, ON @ History ^
10/07 — Toronto, ON @ History ^
10/10 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^
10/11 — New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^
10/12 — New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^
11/09 — Copenhagen, DK @ Poolen
11/10 — Stockholm, SE @ Fällan
11/11 — Oslo, NO @ Sentrum
11/14 — Prague, CZ @ SaSaZu
11/15 — Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
11/17 — Munich, DE @ Zenith
11/19 — Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
12/01 — Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
12/02 — Zurich, CH @ Halle 622
12/03 — Milan, IT @ Fabrique
12/05 — Esch-sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal
12/06 — Brussels, BE @ Forest National
12/08 — Cologne, DE @ Palladium
* = w/ Dancer
^ = w/ bby
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