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AlunaGeorge are an English electronic music duo from London, consisting of Aluna Francis (vocals and songwriting) and George Reid (production and instrumentation).
It was announced on 6 December 2012 that AlunaGeorge had been shortlisted for the 2013 BRIT Award of Critics' Choice. 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.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Career[edit]
2009: Formation[edit]
The duo first met in June 2009, when Reid remixed Francis' band My Toys Like Me's track "Sweetheart".
2012–present: Breakthrough and Body Music[edit]
Tri Angle 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 fifty on the UK Singles Chart. 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". 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.
In February 2013, AlunaGeorge had their first top forty hit, a collaboration with Disclosure on "White Noise". The single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Huw Stephens also premiered a new track from the group on his BBC Radio 1 show called, "Attracting Flies". The song will be included on their upcoming debut album. The duo performed at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne on 27 May 2013.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Artistry[edit]
Aluna's vocals have been described as "almost child-like voice" as well as being called "sugar sweet" and "emotionally soulful and heartwarming too". George's production combines sounds from bass, garage and dubstep.
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.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Members[edit]
Aluna Francis's first venture into the music industry came when she sang in a group called My Toys Like Me.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."Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Music videos[edit]
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Tours[edit]
On 2 August 2013, AlunaGeorge's debut Body Music Tour began. It will travel through Europe, North America and Oceania and will close on 20 November 2013.
