The Australian duo went viral twice – for a Sophie Ellis-Bextor cover, then a Cranberries cover. Now they have eight Aria nods and a US and Europe tour
his time last year the Sydney indie band Royel Otis was up for breakthrough artist at the Arias. They didn’t take the gong home but this year they just might: the duo leads the pack with eight nominations including album of the year, song of the year and best group.Otis Pavlovic, the singer, agrees: “It’s pretty, pretty surreal.”
The band’s origin story feels fated: Maddell and Pavlovic ran in similar circles in the Byron Bay music scene for years but it wasn’t until 2019 that they started collaborating – and found a perfect collision of tastes and interests. They released their first EP in 2021, and two more since. “We’ve turned from being friends into almost family,” Pavlovic says.Royel Otis are this year’s Arias frontrunner, with eight nominations including album of the year, song of the year and best group.
These songs tap into a broader cultural nostalgia. “So many people love Nirvana now who were definitely not even in the womb for another 10 years,” says Maddell, though he’s cagey about his own age. “I’m older than Otis,” he says, making it clear that’s the end of the answer.
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