AlunaGeorge

AlunaGeorge
AlunaGeorge performing at the St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Detroit in September 2013
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Synthpop R&B UK garage
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Tri Angle Island Interscope
Associated acts	My Toys Like Me Baauer Rustie Disclosure
Website	alunageorge.com
Members	Aluna Francis George Reid

AlunaGeorge are an English electronic music duo from London, consisting of Aluna Francis (vocals and songwriting) and George Reid (production and instrumentation).^[1]

It was announced on 6 December 2012 that AlunaGeorge had been shortlisted for the 2013 BRIT Award of Critics' Choice.^[2] Then, on 9 December, the BBC announced that the duo had also been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll, in which they finished in second place.^[3]

Career

2009: Formation

The duo first met in June 2009, when Reid remixed Francis' band My Toys Like Me's track "Sweetheart".^[4][5]

2012–15: Breakthrough and Body Music

AlunaGeorge released the single "You Know You Like It" as a digital download on 20 April 2012, followed by a vinyl release on 11 June 2012. The duo's first commercial single, "Your Drums, Your Love", was released on 10 September 2012, debuting at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.^[6][7] During a visit to BBC Radio 1 on 3 January 2013, AlunaGeorge announced that their debut album would be titled Body Music and released in June 2013, along with the premiere of the full-length version of the song "Diver".^[8][9] On 4 June 2013, the duo unveiled the cover art and track listing for Body Music, and confirmed the album would be released on 29 July 2013.^[10]

In February 2013, AlunaGeorge scored their first top-40 entry, a collaboration with Disclosure on "White Noise". The single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Huw Stephens also premiered a track from the group on his BBC Radio 1 show titled "Attracting Flies", which was eventually included on their debut album.^[11] The duo performed at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne on 27 May 2013.

A collection of previously released and brand new remixes, Body Music Remixed, was released on 16 June 2014.^[12] On 3 October 2014 AlunaGeorge released a single called "Supernatural".^[13]

On 14 July 2015, it was announced that AlunaGeorge had signed with the American record label Interscope Records.^[14] The duo released the single "I'm in Control", featuring Jamaican artist Popcaan, on 20 January 2016.^[15] That same day, Francis revealed in an interview with BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac that the duo's second studio album is titled I Remember, which is set to be released in mid-2016 via Island Records in the UK and Interscope Records in the US.^[15][16]

Artistry

Aluna's vocals have been described as "almost child-like" as well as being called "sugar sweet" and "emotionally soulful and heartwarming too". George's production combines sounds from bass, garage and dubstep.^[17]

The band use techniques of R&B and use "futuristic pop". The musical style has been described as "advanced minimalistic polyrhythmic beats" as well as "bashment, experimental hip-hop, '90's R&B and house". The duo cite inspiration from artists including Flying Lotus, Chris Clark, Hudson Mohawke, Destiny's Child and Mariah Carey; the band also cite James Taylor, Van Morrison, Aaliyah, PJ Harvey, CocoRosie as references.^[18]

Members

• Aluna Francis had her first venture into the music industry came when she sang in a group called My Toys Like Me.^[4]
• George Reid was previously a guitarist in indie-math rock band Colour. He has cited minimal American hip hop by The Neptunes, as well as Lil Wayne, as inspirations. Reid has said his approach to music-making stems from it being "so easy to get lost in software, you get to a point where so many noises might be carrying the song, rather than the song carrying everything else. So that’s my excuse for having nothing in there."^[4]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [7]	AUS [19]	BEL (FL) [20]	BEL (WA) [21]	FRA [22]	IRE [23]	NL [24]	SWI [25]	US Heat [26]
Body Music	Released: 26 July 2013[27] Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download	11	71	80	43	82	43	96	81	2
I Remember	Released: 2016 Label: Island	To be released

Remix albums

Title	Album details
Body Music Remixed	Released: 16 June 2014[12] Label: Island Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Album details
You Know You Like It EP	Released: 11 June 2012[28] Label: Tri Angle Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [7]	AUS [29]	BEL (FL) [20]	BEL (WA) [21]	CAN [30]	DEN [31]	FRA [22]	IRE [23]	NL [24]	US [32]
"Analyser" / "We Are Chosen"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"You Know You Like It"	2012	39	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	—	—		Body Music
"Your Drums, Your Love"		50	—	—[upper-alpha 3]	—[upper-alpha 4]	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Attracting Flies"	2013	17	—	—[upper-alpha 5]	—[upper-alpha 6]	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Best Be Believing"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Supernatural"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"You Know You Like It" (with DJ Snake)	2015	67	11	26	19	21	—	22	73	23	13	ARIA: Gold[33] BEA: Gold[34] IFPI DEN: Gold[35] RIAA: 2× Platinum[36]
"Automatic"[37] (with Zhu)		—	97	—[upper-alpha 7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Genesis Series
"I'm in Control" (featuring Popcaan)	2016	39	64	—[upper-alpha 8]	—[upper-alpha 9]	—	32	57	60	50	—		I Remember
"I Remember"[38]		182	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Blood"[39] (featuring Zhu)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		UK [7]	AUS [29]	BEL (FL) [20]	IRE [23]
"After Light" (Rustie featuring AlunaGeorge)	2012	173	—	—[upper-alpha 10]	—	Glass Swords
"White Noise" (Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge)	2013	2	—	19	51	Settle
"Royals/White Noise" (Live from the BRITs) (Disclosure and Lorde featuring AlunaGeorge)	2014	72	—	—	93	Non-album single
"One Touch" (Baauer featuring AlunaGeorge and Rae Sremmurd)		—	—	—[upper-alpha 11]	—	ß
"To Ü"[40] (Jack Ü featuring AlunaGeorge)	2015	—	83	—	—	Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Title	Year	Artist
"I'm His Girl"	2011	Friends
"Spectrum (Say My Name)"	2012	Florence and the Machine
"The Socialites"	2013	Dirty Projectors
"Magic"	2014	Coldplay

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"One Touch VIP"	2014	Baauer	ß
"Together"	2016	Kaytranada, GoldLink	99.9%

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"You Know You Like It"	2011	Laurence Matthew Blake and Matilda Finn[41][42]
"Just a Touch"	2012
"Your Drums, Your Love"		Henry Schofield[43]
"Attracting Flies"	2013	Emil Nava[44]
"You Know You Like It" (second version)		Sammy Rawal[45]
"Best Be Believing"		Patrick Killingbeck[46]
"To Ü" (Jack Ü featuring AlunaGeorge)	2015	AG Rojas[47]
"I'm in Control" (featuring Popcaan)	2016	Emil Nava[48]
"I Remember"	2016	Unknown

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Award	Result
2013	BRIT Awards	Critics' Choice[2]	Nominated
	BBC	Sound of 2013[3]	Second

Notes

1. "You Know You Like It" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 35 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[20]
2. "You Know You Like It" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 36 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.^[21]
3. "Your Drums, Your Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 25 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[20]
4. "Your Drums, Your Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 21 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.^[21]
5. "Attracting Flies" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 37 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[20]
6. "Attracting Flies" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.^[21]
7. "Automatic" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number nine on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[20]
8. "I'm in Control" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 25 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[20]
9. "I'm in Control" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number two on the Walloon Ultratip chart.^[21]
10. "After Light" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 44 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
11. "One Touch" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 79 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.

References

1. Lester, Paul (8 March 2011). "New band of the day – No 977: AlunaGeorge". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
2. "Brits Critics' Choice tips three new acts for 2013". BBC News Online. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
3. "Sound of 2013 Profile: AlunaGeorge". BBC. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
4. "Dynamic duo... introducing AlunaGeorge". Evening Standard. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
5. "My toys like me Sweetheart RMX". Myspace. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
6. "Your Drums, Your Love (Remixes) – EP by AlunaGeorge". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
7. Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
   • All except noted: "AlunaGeorge". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
   • "You Know You Like It" (with DJ Snake): "DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge". Official Charts Company.
   • "After Light": "CHART: CLUK Update 18.08.2012 (wk32)". Zobbel. 18 August 2012.
   • "I Remember": "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2016 (wk15)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
8. Williott, Carl (3 January 2013). "AlunaGeorge Unveil Debut Album Title 'Body Music' & Full Version Of "Diver"". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
9. "AlunaGeorge – 'Diver'". Popjustice. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
10. Minsker, Evan; Phillips, Amy (4 June 2013). "AlunaGeorge Reveal Body Music Cover Art, Tracklist, New Release Date". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
11. Battan, Carrie (26 February 2013). "Listen: New AlunaGeorge Track "Attracting Flies"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
12. Soundcloud, Cosmo's Midnight (DJ) (3 June 2014). "AlunaGeorge - Superstar (Cosmo's Midnight x Lido Remix), taken from the upcoming AlunaGeorge album 'Body Music Remixed' which was released on June 16th, 2014". Soundcloud. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
13. Gordon, Jeremy (3 October 2014). "AlunaGeorge Share New Track "Supernatural"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
14. Geslani, Michelle (14 July 2015). "AlunaGeorge signs with Interscope, announces North American tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
15. Minsker, Evan (20 January 2016). "AlunaGeorge Release Popcaan-Featuring Single "I'm In Control"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
16. Myers, Owen (March 17, 2016). "AlunaGeorge Detail New Album at SXSW Music". The Fader. Retrieved April 28, 2016. ...her forthcoming new album with George Reid, due this summer.
17. Howell Davies (13 December 2012). "Introducing: AlunaGeorge | The Edge". Theedgesusu.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
18. "AlunaGeorge's biography at amazingtunes.com". Alunageorge.amazingtunes.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
19. Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
    • Body Music: "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 5th August 2013" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 6. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
20. "Discografie AlunaGeorge". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
21. "Discographie AlunaGeorge". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
22. "Discographie AlunaGeorge". lescharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
23. Peak chart positions in Ireland:
    • All except "Royals/White Noise": "Discography AlunaGeorge". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
    • "Royals/White Noise": "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 27 February 2014". Chart-Track. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
24. "Discografie AlunaGeorge". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
25. "Discographie AlunaGeorge". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
26. "AlunaGeorge - Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
27. "AlunaGeorge | Body Music" (in German). Universal Music Germany. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
28. "AlunaGeorge 'You Know You Like It' EP". NME. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
29. Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
    • "You Know You Like It" (with DJ Snake): "Discography AlunaGeorge". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
    • "Automatic": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 28th September 2015" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
    • "I'm In Control": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 1st February 2016" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
    • "To Ü": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 12th October 2015" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
    • "I Remember": Ryan, Gavin (30 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Pink Tops Chart But Prince Dominates". Noise11. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
30. Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
    • "You Know You Like It" (with DJ Snake): "DJ Snake – Chart history:Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
31. "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
32. Peak chart positions for singles in the United States:
    • "You Know You Like It" (with DJ Snake): "DJ Snake – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
33. Ryan, Gavin (11 July 2015). "ARIA Singles: Meghan Trainor and John Legend Spend Three Weeks At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
34. "DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It". Ultratop.be. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
35. "DJ Snake & Alunageorge "You Know You Like It"" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
36. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum by AlunaGeorge". RIAA. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
37. "Automatic – Single by ZHU & AlunaGeorge". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
38. "I Remember – Single by AlunaGeorge". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
39. "My Blood (feat. ZHU) – Single by AlunaGeorge". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
40. "To Ü (feat. AlunaGeorge) [Remixes] – EP by Skrillex & Diplo". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
41. "AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It (Official Video)". YouTube. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
42. Battan, Carrie (13 June 2012). "Video: AlunaGeorge: "Just a Touch"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
43. Murray, Robin (18 September 2012). "Watch: AlunaGeorge – Your Drums, Your Love". Clash. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
44. Brown, Jimmy (12 March 2013). "AlunaGeorge 'Attracting Flies' by Emil Nava". Promo News. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
45. Pelly, Jenn (13 June 2013). "Video: AlunaGeorge: "You Know You Like It" (New Version)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
46. Minsker, Evan (6 October 2013). "Video: AlunaGeorge: "Best Be Believing"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
47. Beauchemin, Molly; Monroe, Jazz (26 October 2015). "Diplo and Skrillex Share Jack Ü Video for "To Ü" Featuring AlunaGeorge". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
48. Monroe, Jazz (10 February 2016). "AlunaGeorge Share Video for "I'm in Control" [ft. Popcaan]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

External links

• Official website