Rüfüs

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RÜFÜS
Background information
Also known as RÜFÜS DU SOL
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Indie dance, alternative dance, house
Years active 2010 (2010)–present
Labels
  • MONEKELEON
  • On the Fruit
  • Gigpiglet
  • Continental
  • Sweat It Out
  • Columbia
Website www.rufussounds.com
Members
  • Tyrone Lindqvist
  • Jon George
  • James Hunt

Best Friend Harry Doyle Location Of bestfriend

Brisbane, Australia

Rüfüs (also known as Rüfüs du Sol in North America[1]) is an alternative dance group from Sydney, Australia, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt. Their debut album Atlas peaked at number 1 in Australia, while their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016.

Career

2010–12: Formation

The band formed consisting of Jon George, Tyrone Lindqvist and James Hunt in 2010. On 1 January 2011 they released their debut EP RÜFÜS EP.[2] "We Left" their debut single was released on 25 July 2011.[3] They released their second EP RÜFÜS EP (Blue) on 6 April 2012.[4] "This Summer" their second single was released on 16 July 2012.[5]

2013–14: Atlas

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Main article: Atlas (RÜFÜS album)

Their debut studio album, Atlas, was released on 9 August 2013.[6] It debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart on 25 August 2013.[7] It was preceded by "Take Me" as the lead single on 8 March 2013,[8] and "Desert Night" as the second single on 2 August 2013.[9] "Tonight" was released as the third single 22 November 2013,[10] followed by "Sundream" as the fourth single on 21 March 2014.[11]

2015-present: Bloom

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Main article: Bloom (RÜFÜS album)

In June 2015, RÜFÜS released "You Were Right", the first single from their forthcoming second album. It peaked at number 20 on the Australian ARIA chart and was certified platinum. The album Bloom was released in January 2016 and become the band's second number 1 album.

Personnel

  • Tyrone Lindqvist — vocals, guitar
  • Jon George — keyboards
  • James Hunt — drums

° Harry Doyle — Triangle

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[12]		 AUS
Indie
[13]		 NZ
[14]
Atlas 1 1 —
Bloom
  • Released: 22 January 2016
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 1 14
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Extended plays

Title Details
RÜFÜS EP
  • Released: 1 January 2011 (AU)[2]
  • Label: MONEKELEON
  • Format: CD, DD
RÜFÜS EP (Blue)
  • Released: 6 April 2012 (AU)[4]
  • Label: Gigpiglet
  • Format: CD, DD
Desert Night EP
  • Released: 28 January 2014 (US)[17]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Format: DD
Desert Night – Remix EP
  • Released: 23 February 2014 (UK)[18]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Format: DD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[12]		 AUS
Indie
[19]
"We Left"[3] 2011 — — RÜFÜS EP
"This Summer"[5] 2012 — — RÜFÜS EP (Blue)
"Take Me" 2013 — 2 Atlas
"Desert Night" — 4
"Tonight" — 9
"Sundream" 2014 47 5
"You Were Right" 2015 22 —
  • ARIA: Platinum[21]
 Bloom
"Like an Animal" 44 —
"Innerbloom"[22] 65 —
"Say a Prayer for Me" 2016 58 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Sundream" 2014 triple j's One Night Stand Mildura[23]
"Tonight"
"Take Me"
"Desert Night"

Remixes

Title Year Artist
"I Think I Lost Myself" 2010 Dante Nou
"Stars Ago" 2011 Elizabeth Rose
"Zimbabwe" 2012 New Navy
"Glorious Feeling"[24] Joelistics
"Won't Get Lost" The Aston Shuffle
"Caroline"[25] Citizens!
"No Fun"[26] 2014 The Presets

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"We Left" 2011 Katzki[27]
"This Summer" 2012
"Take Me" 2013
"Desert Night"
"Tonight"
"Sundream" 2014 Katzki and Jackson Mullane[28]
"You Were Right" 2015 Katzki[29]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2013 Carlton Dry Global Music Grant RÜFÜS Nominated[30]
Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single "Take Me" Nominated[30]
2014 Best Independent Album Atlas Nominated[31]
Best Independent Dance, Electronica Album Won[31][32]
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single "Sundream" Nominated[31]

ARIA Music Awards

The annual ARIA Music Awards have been presented since 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). RÜFÜS have won an award from six nominations.[33]

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2013 Breakthrough Artist – Release Atlas Nominated
Best Dance Release Nominated
2014 Best Group "Sundream" Nominated
Best Dance Release Nominated
Best Australian Live Act RÜFÜS Nominated
2015 Best Dance Release "You Were Right" Won

Family (non-immediate)

—Harry Doyle (cousin)

—Ted Bradford (cousin)

—Rohan Sat (Adopted Brother)

References

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  13. ↑ Independent peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
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  14. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4193
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  22. ↑ http://acidstag.com/2015/11/20/rufus-innerbloom-new-single/
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  27. ↑ Music video director:
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  33. ↑ ARIA Music Awards for RÜFÜS:
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