I’m just going to say it, we called it. Royel Otis had wiped their entire Instagram clean. No warning, no cryptic story, just a digital disappearing act.
At the time, we asked whether new music was on the way—or if the duo were just burning it all down for the thrill. Now, it seems the fog is starting to lift.
Today, Royel Otis posted their first message since the purge. True to form, it was minimal, cheeky, and tapped with a bump chaos. “This is a poster telling you we are playing shows at the Troubadour on May 5th and 6th,” it reads. “We will be singing and maybe dancing, but you will definitely be dancing and you will have fun.”
The image is simple but deliberate. Gone are the washed-out tones and VHS-filtered nostalgia. In their place: a new pink and grey colour palette that feels cleaner, weirder, and perhaps more refined. Their website’s also been updated to match. It’s the same deadpan energy, but something’s shifted. Even their profile picture is a simple grey image with the words ‘royel otis profile pic’.
Tacked onto the end of the video is what sounds like a snippet of new music. It’s brief, ambient, and unresolved—exactly the kind of breadcrumb fans have been waiting on since their debut album, Pratts and Pains was released last year. Whether it’s from a new album, an EP, or something stranger altogether is still unclear. But the message is obvious: we’re in a new phase.
Royel Otis have always played it loose with expectations. From bedroom pop outliers to triple j darlings, they’ve thrived on unpredictability. But this time, it feels more curated—like the band is turning a corner rather than drifting toward one.
Two nights at the Troubadour in LA might not seem huge on paper, but for a band known for levelling up quietly, this could be the start of something bigger. Whatever’s coming, it’s clear they’re not just teasing a tour—they’re introducing a new version of themselves.
And if history’s anything to go by, it won’t stay quiet for long. Tickets to the shows at the Troubadour on May 5 and 6 can be purchased here.
