Once again blending introspective pop with euphoric dance grooves, RUFUS DU SOL deliver their fifth full-length album, 2024s Inhale/Exhale. Originally hailing from Sydney, Australia, the trio of singer/guitarist Tyrone Lindqvist, keyboardist Jon George, and percussionist James Hunt have spent much of their career living and recording in Los Angeles. Following 2021s Surrender they each found themselves living in different California cities, with Lindqvist in Ojai, George in Topanga, and Hunt in Venice. Along with drawing renewed inspiration from their varied coastal and valley environs, the group reconnected for Inhale/Exhale, convening over several two-week-long recording sessions in places like Austin and Ibiza. The result is an album of breezy, sun-soaked anthems, bookended by the title tracks, that find RUFUS DU SOL further combining emotive pop hooks with electronic house music uplift. ~ Matt Collar
Rovi