About
Rüfüs Du Sol, stylized as RÜFÜS DU SOL and formerly known as simply RÜFÜS from 2010 to 2018, is an Australian alternative dance group from Sydney, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt; they had to change their name from RÜFÜS to Rüfüs Du Sol when coming to America because RÜFÜS was already taken.
Their debut album Atlas peaked at number 1 in Australia, while their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Their single You Were Right won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2015. They have performed at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in NSW in 2013, Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014, Electric Forest Festival at Double JJ Resort in 2016 and 2018, Mountain Sounds in 2017 in NSW, Coachella in 2016, 2017, and 2019, as well as Field Day on New Years Day in Sydney in 2019.
Career
2010–2012: Formation
The band formed consisting of Jon George, Tyrone Lindqvist and James Hunt in November 2010. On 1 January 2011 they released their debut EP RÜFÜS EP. "We Left" their debut single was released on 25 July 2011. Two tracks from the EP, "Paris Collides" and & "We Left" reached No.8 & No.13 on the Hype Machine charts simultaneously, while the video for "We Left" was nominated as one of 12 finalists internationally in the 2012 Vimeo awards for best music video.
In April 2012 they released their second EP RÜFÜS Blue. The double-A sided single "This Summer"/"Selena" was released on 16 July 2012.
2013–2014: Atlas
Main article: Atlas (Rüfüs album)
Their debut studio album, Atlas, was released on 9 August 2013. It debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart on 25 August 2013. It was preceded by "Take Me" as the lead single on 8 March 2013, and "Desert Night" as the second single on 2 August 2013. "Tonight" was released as the third single 22 November 2013, followed by "Sundream" as the fourth single on 21 March 2014.
2015–2017: Bloom
Main article: Bloom (Rüfüs album)
In June 2015, RÜFÜS released "You Were Right", the lead single from their forthcoming second album. It peaked at number 22 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified double platinum. The album Bloom was released in January 2016 and become the band's second number-one album.
2018: Solace & Solace Remixed
Main articles: Solace (Rüfüs Du Sol album) and Solace Remixed
In May 2018, the band changed its Australian name to Rüfüs Du Sol. Band member Tyrone Lindqvist explained the name change: "I guess we don't really know any other bands that have two names throughout the entire world so it just seemed fitting."They released "No Place" on 25 May 2018. They later released the singles "Underwater" and "Lost in My Mind", along with announcing their third album Solace. A remix album was released in September 2019. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, Solace was nominated for three ARIA Music Awards. On Twitter, May 20, 2020 the band tweeted that they have "been in the studio writing new music"