Album · Royel Otis
hickey by Royel Otis
hickey is an album by Royel Otis, released in 2025. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “moody”, on 21 lists with a best position of #5.
Hickey, the second album from Sydney duo Royel Otis, came out on 22 August 2025 through Ourness and Capitol, and they named it for the way love leaves a mark, stinging harder than any other feeling. Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic formed the band in 2019, and after their debut Pratts & Pain won them four ARIA Awards, they come back sounding looser and more confident.
It's scrappy, sugary guitar pop with new wave jangle and a post-punk pulse, Pavlovic's lazy, lovelorn vocals floating over Maddell's bass and synths. "moody" and "Who's Your Boyfriend" have the sticky hooks, "Car" rolls along with the windows down, and "Say Something" pulls back to something tender. At the 2025 ARIA Awards the album was up for Best Rock Album and Best Group, and Jamieson Kerr's video for "Car" got a Best Video nod.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from hickey on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | moody | 21 | #5 | – | 2025–2026 | |
| 2 | Who's Your Boyfriend | 4 | #35 | – | 2025 | |
| 3 | Car | 1 | #21 | – | 2025 | |
| 4 | Say Something | 1 | #54 | – | 2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.