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–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

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

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

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		AUS [12]	AUS Indie [13]	NZ [14]
Atlas	Released: 9 August 2013 (AU)[6] Label: Sweat It Out Format: CD, digital download	1	1	—	ARIA: Gold[15]
Bloom	Released: 22 January 2016 Label: Sweat It Out Format: CD, digital download	1	1	14	ARIA: Gold[16]
"—" 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	ARIA: Gold[20]	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.

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. "Rufus EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
3. "We Left – EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
4. "Rufus EP (Blue)". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
5. "This Summer / Selena (Remixes)". Apple Inc. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
6. "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. "Discography RÜFÜS". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
    • "Like an Animal": Ryan, Gavin (3 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Takes Top Spot". Noise11. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
    • "Innerbloom": Ryan, Gavin (28 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'Hello' Is No 1 Again". Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
    • "Say a Prayer for Me": Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' Is Australia's No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
13. Independent peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
    • Atlas: "Independent Label Albums Charts: The Week Beginning 19 Aug 2013". AIR. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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:
    • "Take Me": "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 08 April 2013". AIR. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
    • "Desert Night": "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 01 July 2013". AIR. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
    • "Tonight": "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 02 Dec 2014". AIR. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
    • "Sundream": "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 23 June 2014". AIR. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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:
    • "We Left": "RUFUS – We Left [Official Video]". Google. RUFUS on YouTube. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    • "This Summer": "RUFUS – This Summer [Official Video]". Google. RUFUS on YouTube. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    • "Take Me": "RUFUS – Take Me [Official Video]". Google. Sweat It Out Music on YouTube. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    • "Desert Night": "RUFUS – Desert Night [Official Video]". Google. Sweat It Out Music on YouTube. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    • "Tonight": "RUFUS – Tonight [Official Video]". Google. Sweat It Out Music on YouTube. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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. "Last Year". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
27. 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:
    • Search Results 'RÜFÜS': "Search Results for 'RÜFÜS'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
    • 2013 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
    • 2014 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
    • 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
    • 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to...". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

External links

• Official website
• SoundCloud Profile