RÜFÜS

RÜFÜS
Also known as RÜFÜS DU SOL
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Indie 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 indie 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.

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]

Personnel

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[12]		 AUS
Indie
[13]
Atlas
  • Released: 9 August 2013 (AU)[6]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Format: CD, DD
 1 1

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)[15]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Format: DD
Desert Night – Remix EP
  • Released: 23 February 2014 (UK)[16]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Format: DD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[12]		 AUS
Indie
[17]
"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
"—" 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[18]
"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"[19] Joelistics
"Won't Get Lost" The Aston Shuffle
"Caroline"[20] Citizens!
"No Fun"[21] 2014 The Presets

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"We Left" 2011 Katzki[22]
"This Summer" 2012
"Take Me" 2013
"Desert Night"
"Tonight"
"Sundream" 2014 Katzki and Jackson Mullane[23]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2013 Carlton Dry Global Music Grant RÜFÜS Nominated[24]
Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single "Take Me" Nominated[24]
2014 Best Independent Album Atlas Nominated[25]
Best Independent Dance, Electronica Album Won[25][26]
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single "Sundream" Nominated[25]

ARIA Music Awards

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2013
[27]		 Breakthrough Artist – Release Atlas Nominated
Best Dance Release Nominated
2014
[28][29]		 Best Group "Sundream" Nominated
Best Dance Release Nominated
Best Australian Live Act RÜFÜS Nominated

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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rufus EP". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "We Left – EP". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rufus EP (Blue)". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "This Summer / Selena (Remixes)". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Discography RÜFÜS". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Independent peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Desert Night (EP)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Desert Night (EP) [Remixes]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  17. ↑ Independent peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  18. ↑ "triple j's One Night Stand Mildura". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "The Shining". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Caroline". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "No Fun". Apple Inc.. iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  22. ↑ Music video director:
  23. ↑ "RUFUS – "Sundream" [Official Video]". Google. Sweat It Out Music on YouTube. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Last Year". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 EllenAIR (8 September 2014). "ANNOUNCING: Nominees for the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Noms + Fine Arts & Artisan Winners". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  28. ↑ "2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra | Nominated artists revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  29. ↑ "And the ARIA Award Goes To...". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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