PRATTS & PAIN
Track Listing
Adored
Fried Rice
Foam
Sonic Blue
Heading For The Door
Velvet
IHYSM
Molly
Daisy Chain
Sofa Kings
Glory to Glory
Always Always
Big CiggieClaw Foot
Merry Mary Marry Me
My Rating
7.5/10
Average Critic Rating
8/10
Overview
PRATTS & PAIN is the long awaited debut album from Australian duo Royel Otis, offering a fantastic blend of Indie Rock with their Pop charm. With comparisons with bands like MGMT and Pheonix, the duo are in good company and their debut showcases their ability to craft anthemic tunes. Using infectious hooks with introspective lyricism, touching on themes of love, addiction, and emotional weariness - it has themes that could relate to just about anybody. Royel Otis manage to create a sonic landscape that feels both nostalgic and fresh, with dreamy textures and disco-infused rhtyhms that intertwine with hypnotic guitar work. This is a record thats charm grows with every listen and confirm Royel Otis as one of the more exciting forces in Indie music.
Recommended for TikTok users looking to delve into the rabbit hole of their new favourite band.
Featured Song
Sofa King
Most Streamed
Sofa King
Least Streamed
Merry Mary Marry Me
Underrated
Sonic Blue
TVV Top 3 Songs
Adored | Foam | Sofa King
Singles
Adored | Fried Rice | Foam | Heading For The Door | Velvet | Sofa King
TVV Top 3 Non-Singles
Sonic Blue | IHYSM | Glory Glory
Listen to Again?
Yes
No-Skip Album?
No
Album Artwork Rating
7.5/10
Despite its black-and-white tone, it's a striking image that may have no clear meaning but works incredibly well here. The name ‘PRATTS & PAIN’ comes from the ‘Pratts and Payne’ English pub, so my hope is that this is an image of the duo trying to sneak into said pub - but I doubt it.
Genre
Indie Rock
RL
Ourness
Recording Studio
Mr Dan’s Studio (London, England)
Alternative Artwork
