Today, ascendent Aussie duo Royel Otis release their first new single following their acclaimed 2025 album, hickey. The song had an exclusive premiere this morning as BBC Radio 1’s “Hottest Record in The World” track. Out now via OURNESS / Capitol Records, “Sweet Hallelujah” builds on the band’s signature slack style while sounding like nothing they’ve done before: orchestrally backed indie-rock as intimate as it is epic. Listen below…
The momentous song fittingly rings in Royel Otis’ debut showing at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival — they play the Mojave stage Saturday April 11 and 18 — following their March sweep through the Argentina, Chile, and Brazil editions of Lollapalooza. They’ll then proceed to Europe and the U.K. for a mix of headliners, festival stops, and arena dates supporting Foo Fighters. Find their itinerary below, and additional info at https://www.royelotis.com/tour/.
“Sweet Hallelujah” begs to be experienced live. As the track starts, Otis Pavlovic plays a driving tabla rhythm and Royel Maddell strums his guitar hard against a surging backdrop of strings, pinging keys, and drums. The sound continues to grow, mixing the singalong ease of a campfire jam with the grandeur of a music hall production, as Otis sings of an overwhelming force: “Only fools say love is blind, have you seen her face? / She’s so fine it blows my mind all the time, and shakes my brain.” It’s a statement piece, where beauty and the fleeting nature thereof collide.
“It’s a love letter of goodbye to someone you want to know that no matter what happens things won’t change the way you feel about them.” says Royel Otis about their new single, which was produced by Shawn Everett (Julian Casablancas, The War on Drugs).
Royel Otis 2026 live dates
* supporting Foo Fighters
Apr 10 – 12 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
Apr 13 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound at Del Mar [SOLD OUT]
Apr 16 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
Apr 17 – 19 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
Jun 5 – 6 – Trondheim, Norway @ Neon Festival
Jun 8 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Gothenburg Film Studios
Jun 10 – Oslo, Norway @ Unity Arena *
Jun 12 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Strawberry Arena *
Jun 14 – Helsinki, Finland @ Allas Live
Jun 15 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy *
Jun 17 – 18 – Kufstein, Austria @ Festung Kufstein
Jun 19 – Scheeßel, NDS @ Hurricane Festival
Jun 19 – 21 – Landgraaf, LI @ Pinkpop Festival
Jun 20 – Neuhausen ob Eck, BW @ Southside Festival
Jun 23 – Dublin, Ireland @ Fairview Park
Jun 24 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
Jun 25 – Halifax, UK @ The Piece Hall
Jun 27 – Liverpool, UK @ Anfield Stadium *
Jun 27 – Jul 4 – Roskilde, Zealand @ Roskilde Festival
Jun 28 – Bristol, UK @ Canons Marsh Amphitheatre
Jun 30 – Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort [SOLD OUT]
Jul 1 – 5 – Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France @ Château de Beauregard
Jul 2 – 5 – Rotselaar, Flanders @ Rock Werchter
Jul 13 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed Outdoors [SOLD OUT]
Jul 14 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed Outdoors
Jul 16 – Ottawa, Ontario @ Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul 17 – Quebec City, Quebec @ Festival d’été de Québec
Jul 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
Jul 19 – Marshfield, MA @ Levitate Music and Arts Festival
Photo Credit: Isaac Brown
TheWaster.com | Australia
4.9.2026
