Our last Ones To Watch 2026 for the year (we continue in January) is the brilliant Royel Otis. The Australian...
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Royel Otis
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Ourness/Capitol (US) & Island Records (UK)
Our last Ones To Watch 2026 for the year (we continue in January) is the brilliant Royel Otis. The Australian duo, Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, first picked up guitars together in 2019, striking an instant chemistry that has since...
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