What it lacks in immediate surprises or risk-taking it makes up for as an expertly paced and crafted listen.

On first impressions, Surrender seems more of an iterative record than a revolutionary one, picking up where SOLACE sonically left off (even including songs that began life in the same studio sessions).īut the more time spent with Surrender, the more it reveals its rewards. seachange (and a shaman) shaped their new album

Additionally, RÜFÜS are up for Best Group and Best Dance Release (for lead single ‘Alive’) at the 2021 ARIA Awards. It’s debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Charts (besting new releases from heavy-hitters Elton John and Lana Del Rey) and today earned them a J Award nomination for Australian Album of the Year (their third ever nod in the category). 2018’s SOLACE reached #2 (pipped to the post by the A Star Is Born soundtrack) but drove them to greater success overseas, resulting in a Grammy nod for Best Dance/Electronic Album and a coveted headlining slot at Coachella’s Outdoor Theater.Īlbum #4, Surrender, is already being met with similarly esteemed critical and commercial success by doing what RÜFÜS DU SOL do best - sweeping you up into a pulsing, pristine-sounding journey calculated to move you - in the head and heart as much as the hips. Their first two albums, Atlas and Bloom, reached the top of the Australian charts and cemented them as regulars of the festival circuit.

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