Royel Otis have shared a new single called “Car” alongside the news that their sophomore studio album, hickey, will arrive on August 22. The single was co-written by the band (Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic) with writer/producers Blake Slatkin and Omer Fedi. The track is a lo-fi jangly pop cut with a chorus that looks in the rearview on days of yore. It strikes that nostalgia nerve in all the right ways as Pavlovic sings: “Yeah, I’ll meet you in the car on the corner / But we know it’s gotta change sometime / You know I love the taste of your water / But I think it’s time to say goodbye.”
The band also recently announced an upcoming tour in support of the new material which will find them headlining cities across North America. Check out those dates here, pre-order hickey here, and listen to “Car” below.
