Rufus du sol
Ruff Mercy has worked with artists such as Thom Yorke, Disclosure, Run The Jewels and big brands such as Nike, Apple, Adidas and many more. Alex ‘Katzki’ George, the band’s creative director, worked with Ruff Mercy, an animation director and artist based in the UK, to create visuals/animations for the video, giving it a darker 90’s rave vibe. The accompanying music video was shot in August at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre during a one-of-a-kind show rehearsal. As a result, they’ve created a record that is more daring, brave, and far-reaching than anything they’ve done before. Surrender needed this vision because they were writing songs to transcend the intimacy of the world they were creating together in a ground-floor Hollywood apartment studio. This world building has been RÜFÜS DU SOL’s focus since its inception, its name meant to evoke an otherworldly destination, a future point the band dreamed of arriving at from their bedrooms in Sydney, and, later, recording studios in Berlin and LA. The album inhabits a world that is deep, lush, organic, yet electronic, from the opening keys of ‘ Next to Me‘ to the propulsive chug of ‘ On My Knees.’ RÜFÜS DU SOL is a band synonymous with tension, they came together through the push and pull of the dancefloor, have a live act whose passion lies on the dancefloor, and lyricists who spill their personal pain for thousands to dance to. It had an amazing reaction at our Red Rocks shows last month which was really special for us. It’s definitely one of the most banging tracks on the record – we referenced some of our favourite club music for the drum programming and had fun envisioning the time when we could finally play this live.
Tyrone Linqvist hauntingly sings “ If you could see me now, I’d probably let you down… Looks like I’m on my knees again, feels like the walls are closing in.”įor this song we had a lot of fun writing something that was darker, driving and a little more edgy. While previous singles ‘ Alive‘ and ‘ Next To Me‘ expressed a desire for love and romance, ‘ On My Knees‘ has an anguished feel to it, which ties in with the powerful title ‘ Surrender.’ The band pays homage to Trent Reznor’s and Nine Inch Nails’ industrial sounds and sonics, as well as the lyrical intensity that has defined their career. ‘ On My Knees‘ is a brooding glimpse into RÜFÜS DU SOL’s darker tendencies, toying with honest emotions and aching lyricism, demonstrating what sets them apart in the electronic space.
Even as they write songs and play to crowds that break the traditional glass ceiling for dance acts, the band’s electronic roots offer a proud point of differentiation from other stadium-selling live artists. RÜFÜS build their own world with ‘ Surrender,’ an album written on their own terms. RÜFÜS DU SOL, the Grammy-nominated live-electronic trio, has announced the release of their fourth full-length album, ‘ Surrender,’ and its third single, ‘ On My Knees,’ ( download) via Rose Avenue and Reprise / Warner Records.