- 2024-10-03
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MUSIC
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Royel Otis Releases New Song “If Our Love Is Dead”
Australian guitar-pop duo Royel Otis, consisting of Royel Maddell (guitar/vocals) and Otis Pavlovic (guitar/vocals), released a new song “If Our Love Is Dead” on October 2, 2024.
The song was taken from a deluxe edition of their debut album “PRATTS & PAIN” entitled “PRATTS & PAIN (It Ain't Over Til It Ends Edition)”.
It was written by Mikey Freedom Hart, Otis Pavlovic, and Royel Maddell. Produced by Mikey Freedom Hart.
The accompanying music video was directed by Bear Damen.
The duo will perform the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 16, 2024. This marks their US late-night TV debut.
The duo said of the song, “'If Our Love Is Dead' was born out of that feeling when you've been with someone for a while and you're not sure if the spark is still there. You're like... If it's dead and it's not there, then what are we holding on to? What are we doing it for? Are we doing it for the sake of just sticking it out, or do we actually just want to cut paths and move on with things?”- The deluxe edition was released on October 2, 2024. A vinyl version of the album is set to be released this Friday (October 4th).
The album comprises 17 songs, including the original 13-track and 4 new songs, produced by Dan Carey.
The standard edition of the album was released back in February and reached No. 1 on Australian Albums chart.
The album title “Pratts & Pain” is named after the pub, which was located in South London.
Otis Pavlovic told Apple Music, “If I was stuck in the studio and needed lyrics, we would sit in the pub and have a beer. And it would kind of work itself out from there.”
Royel Maddell said of working with producer Dan Carey, “We'd always worked with the same people, so I think we wanted to see what it was like to work with someone else in a completely different environment. He's a wizard. He's so cool. He's very intimidating, but he's the sweetest intimidating guy in the world.” - The duo explained about some tracks for the album via Apple Music.
“Til The Morning”
“Brought about by moments when you try to make things work but both parties are rapidly changing and following different paths. In the end it really doesn't matter. You still love 'em.”
“Adored”
Otis Pavlovic: “Sonically, I think it's a good opener to the record. It's a bit fast and hard-ish. It just talks about self-care and promoting self-pleasure.”
Royel Maddell: “Masturbation. It's something you shouldn't be ashamed of.”
“Fried Rice”
Royel Maddell: “It's about being at a party, but the party is an orgy that you didn't realize you were getting yourself into, and you want to leave with the one girl but they want to stay and really take it all in.”
Otis Pavlovic: “She wants multiple slices of the cake.”
Royel Maddell: “Is it based on experience? Yeah, there was a New Year's Eve party one time. There was a lot of inspiration drawn from that.”
“Foam”
Royel Maddell: “That one just started with a bass riff. During COVID I bought a bass, [and] it was an exercise I was doing to get better and it ended up being a decent riff. And we built from there. And then I think one of us got a message that annoyed us. We were just like, 'Are you fucking serious? Why is this person even talking about me right now?' It's a pretty aggressive song, but sung in a melodic way that's not aggressive.”
Otis Pavlovic: “If you read the lyrics you'd probably think this is a hectic song, but it doesn't really come across that way.”
“Sonic Blue”
Royel Maddell: “I was seeing a girl for a little bit, and she didn't drink, didn't do drugs. She had her head together and was really career-driven, while I was just a bit of a mess and being like, I've got to get my shit together. But it was making me depressed that I didn't have my shit together. It's a spiral.”
“Heading for the Door”
Royel Maddell: “It was something we used to jam on quite a bit. I think we were even doing it for the first EP, but we just didn't quite get the vocal parts done. But that's about the realization that your relationship might be failing, and the nonsensical arguments that you have.”
“Velvet”
Royel Maddell: “'Velvet' is like the entire evolution of a failing relationship.”
Otis Pavlovic: “Dan's [11-year-old] nephew plays drums on it. We recorded it all live, pretty much.”
Royel Maddell: “He had a really bombastic way of playing. He was like a mini Ringo Starr. He was real cool and excited and hit hard.”
“IHYSM”
Otis Pavlovic: “It talks about [dating] someone [who's] too into it and then becomes a bit of a hassle.”
Royel Maddell: “Just being pestered by someone who won't leave you alone. Even the people you love can be so annoying.”
Otis Pavlovic: “It's about feeling the weight of someone.”
Royel Maddell: “Feeling like they're putting too much pressure on you.”
“Molly”
Royel Maddell: “We were doing all these sessions with all these different producers, just seeing if it gelled, and we met up with James Ford [Arctic Monkeys] and worked on this. And he had this crazy harp thing that we played with a bow to make that distressing string sound, and it became really dark. We didn't quite have it finished and we took it to Dan, and Dan showed us this instrument that he invented that could hit really crazy low notes, and we tried to make it as sinister as possible. It's just kind of depressing.”
“Daisy Chain”
Otis Pavlovic: “This [came] after we recorded the album with Dan. And we were like, maybe there's space for a more positive, uplifting song, so we recorded this in Byron and then sent it over to Dan and he mixed it and added a bunch of things.”
Royel Maddell: “We did it with Chris Collins. He's amazing.”
“Sofa King”
Royel Maddell: “That's about feeling like you're not moving as fast as other people. People are having careers or buying a house or getting married—all that Disney shit—while you're just sitting on the couch, enjoying some Netflix.”
“Glory to Glory”
Royel Maddell: “I think we got the name when we were in an Uber on the way to Dan's studio. I think it was on a laundromat or something. I don't think it said 'Glory to Glory,' but it looked like it did. That was one we came up with in the morning before heading to the studio, and then we just had fun with it. Dan plays bass on it, and he's an amazing bass player. It's my favorite track on the album. And I think that's a lot to do with how it came out and how easy it happened.”
“Always Always”
Otis Pavlovic: “That was one of the first ones we ever worked on together. Roy had a little sunroom where he'd set up his computer and recording stuff. But I think that's about someone being away and not being near them. Like you're living different lives, but you can still think about them a bit.”
“Big Ciggie”
Royel Maddell: “I've noticed that everyone says the same thing at funerals. And I just think you shouldn't shy away from saying something shit about someone at a funeral. Be honest. Not everyone's the greatest and the warmest and the kindest and most thoughtful. So at a funeral, be like, 'They were shit, but they were endearing and I loved them the way they were.' I think it's more important loving someone the way they are even though they've got shit qualities, rather than just loving them only if they're perfect.” - source : Apple Music
