Pratts & Pain

Pratts & Payne, the South London pub that sits around the corner from

the famed home studio of producer Dan Carey, has an important place
in the history of Royel Otis. When making their debut album with Carey
in early 2023, the Australian duo - childhood friends Otis Pavlovic and
Royel Maddell - would decamp to the pub to finish lyrics and make
decisions on the direction of their first LP. "Dan would ask us to record
vocals," Royel remembers, "and we'd say, 'Just give us half an hour, we're
popping to Pratt s & Payne', and we'd have a pint, a few shots, and get
some lyrics down." Eventually, it made such a mark that they named the
record PRATTS & PAIN.