Rüfüs

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

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. Rüfüs won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2014. RUFUS have performed in the NSW Bluesfest at Byron Bay in 2013 & Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014.

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

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

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

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 — 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.

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"We Left" 2011 Katzki[23]
"This Summer" 2012
"Take Me" 2013
"Desert Night"
"Tonight"
"Sundream" 2014 Katzki and Jackson Mullane[24]
"You Were Right" 2015 Katzki[25]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2013 Carlton Dry Global Music Grant RÜFÜS Nominated[26]
Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single "Take Me" Nominated[26]
2014 Best Independent Album Atlas Nominated[27]
Best Independent Dance, Electronica Album Won[27][28]
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single "Sundream" Nominated[27]

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.[29]

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

References

  1. ↑ Ma, Roger (30 January 2014). "RUFUS forced to change name in US". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Rufus EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "We Left – EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Rufus EP (Blue)". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "This Summer / Selena (Remixes)". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Atlas". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "RÜFÜS – Atlas". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Take Me". Beatport. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Desert Night". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tonight – Single". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sundream – EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Discography RÜFÜS". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Independent peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
  14. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4193
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  16. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham Has No 1 Album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Desert Night (EP)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Desert Night (EP) [Remixes]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  19. ↑ Independent peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  21. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (27 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham No 1 for Second Week". Noise11. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  22. ↑ http://acidstag.com/2015/11/20/rufus-innerbloom-new-single/
  23. ↑ Music video director:
  24. ↑ "RUFUS – "Sundream" [Official Video]". Google. Sweat It Out Music on YouTube. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "RUFUS ●● You Were Right [Official Video]". Google. RUFUS on YouTube. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  26. 1 2 "Last Year". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  27. 1 2 3 EllenAIR (8 September 2014). "ANNOUNCING: Nominees for the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  28. ↑ EllenAIR (8 October 2014). "Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards: Violent Soho, Courtney Barnett, Remi Win Big". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  29. ↑ ARIA Music Awards for RÜFÜS:
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