WHAT IT IS: This Australian three-piece has emerged as one of the world’s preeminent live electronic acts. The group, which comprises Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt—known formerly to the world as just RÜFÜS—has won the world over with two platinum certifications, three #1 iTunes Electronic albums and more than a quarter-million tickets sold worldwide. Their unique marriage of rock ‘n roll swagger, analog electronics and powerful vocals cements Time Magazine’s notion that “RÜFÜS DU SOL change the way you think about electronic music.”
ALBUM: SOLACE
RELEASE DATE: 10/19/18
SINGLE: “Treat You Better”
TV: Kimmel 4/17
LIVE: Approaching half a million tickets sold to date, along with festival performances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Governor’s Ball, EDC, Outside Lands and many more
INTERNET: 400m+ global streams includes Spotify and Apple; #1 iTunes Electronic album, #1 Billboard Dance/Electronic; Top 20 Hot Dance/Electronic Tracks; Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1
RADIO: 1/15 impact date; adds at WKQX, WSFS, WQMP, KROX, KCJK, WEDG, WARQ, WEXX, WRLT, WZEW, WNYL, KKDO, KVIL, KITS, more; just broke Top 20 at Alternative
PRESS: New Yorker (“In a crowded field of contemporary dance music, RÜFÜS DU SOL is a refreshing dose of contemplative, evocative originality”), Time, GQ (“SOLACE is the trio’s greatest body of work”), Billboard (“The whole album feels emergent, like a new plant breaking through the soil to reach the light”), MTV (“Poised for worldwide breakout”); voted “Best of 2018” by The Guardian, Yahoo, Apple Music, Billboard, more
BOOKING: Alex Becket/CAA
PUBLISHING: Kobalt
MANAGEMENT: Danny Robson/Team Leisurely