RÜFÜS DU SOL

Sydney, Australia-based electronic group Rüfüs Du Sol makes atmospheric, pop-savvy house music that has carried them to award-winning, festival-headlining status. Their first two efforts, 2013′s Atlas and 2016′s Bloom, topped the Australian album charts and were both certified gold. They returned to the ARIA charts with 2018′s Solace, hitting number two. Their chart-topping fourth album, Surrender, arrived in 2021 and featured the Grammy-winning single “Alive.” Formed in 2010 when a rain-soaked vacation to Byron Bay turned into an impromptu jam session, Rüfüs Du Sol (initially just RÜFÜS in their native Australia), features the talents of guitarist Tyrone Lindqvist, keyboardist Jon George, and drummer James Hunt. The trio quickly released two EPs, 2011′s RÜFÜS and 2012′s Blue. In 2013, they delivered their debut full-length, Atlas, on Sony. The album topped the Australian charts and was quickly followed by the Desert Night EP. As their international exposure increased, they ran into some complications with the use of their name in the American market, forcing them to change their name to Rüfüs Du Sol in the United States (they would later consolidate both names in 2018). In 2016, the trio issued their sophomore full-length album, Bloom, featuring the singles “You Were Right,” “Like an Animal,” and “Innerbloom.” The effort topped the ARIA charts once again and was later certified gold. They returned in 2018 with a series of singles leading up to the release of the full-length Solace, which reached number two in Australia. It was also offered in remixed form in 2019. Their fourth album, Surrender, arrived in October 2021. Along with the ARIA-charting singles “Alive” (which also won a Grammy in 2022) and “Next to Me,” the album also included a guest appearance by Curtis Harding on the title track. Promotion for the set included a sold out run at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles and notable gigs at the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, and the Gorge Amphitheater. After scoring an unlikely viral hit with their Like a Version cover of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” in 2023, the trio kicked off their next album era in 2024 with the single “Music Is Better.” ~ Matt Collar & Neil Z. Yeung