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A lot can change in two years, and for a band selling out shows in places they’d never been two years ago, a lot certainly has changed. What hasn’t changed for RÜFÜS is a unique approach to their song writing that has seen them gather an ever increasing swathe of fans all over the world. Two years after their platinum selling debut album, RÜFÜS return with their follow up record, BLOOM, and as the title would suggest, the band have blossomed into the tour-­‐de-­‐force that ATLAS hinted at.

BLOOM picks up right where Altas, left off, it’s all dreamy vocals, moody synths and driving kicks. This time delivered with the confidence of a band who understand their place in the world; as musicians and as people. There is a maturity in Jon, James and Tyrone’s production work that comes from spending two years on the road testing songs to new audiences who in some places have never heard RÜFÜS. They’ve figured out what works and more importantly, why.

Writtenbetween Sydney and Berlin, BLOOM, is the product of isolation and saturation. The songwriters either being alone and away from friends and family, or at home soaked in familiarity. The only constant in the writing process was the three songwriters spending each day writing with the goal of creating a feeling, as opposed to writing a song. They start each project with an idea of a feeling, a setting, a location or a scene in their minds, and try to soundtrack that moment.

Five months on fromrelease of BLOOM it feels as if RÜFÜS have already broken the shackles of the 2nd album syndrome. The first single You Were Right, is already certified Platinum and won the ARIA award for Best Dance Release. While the 3rd offering Innerbloom, at 9 minutes 38 seconds, is an ode to everything the band loves about dance music and everything BLOOM means to them, Tyrone explains;

"For us personally, we were each drawn to electronic music because of the euphoric nature of it. At its core, it brings people together to dance of course. I’m sure I’m not the first person to say this, but our favourite artists are our favourite because we’ve shared moments listening to them with friends or family that you can’t recreate. Moments that you remember forever. We really wanted to create those moments for other people with the songs from BLOOM. Innerbloom is probably the most personal song we’ve ever written in terms of where we are at as people. Hopefully, it can create for other people, some of the moments we’ve shared with each other and friends listening to our favourite songs...…"

Using layered synths, drums and warm vocals, Jon, James and Tyrone have built a soundscape and aesthetic that is entirely familiar, yet distinctly their own. Writtenbetween Sydney & Berlin and completed in hotels in Montreal and New York, BLOOM is written, recorded and produced by RÜFÜS.

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