Alluri | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shriram Alluri [1] |
Origin | Hyderabad, India |
Genres | Indie rock, Indian Indie |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Life Is Thus Records, Killing Moon Records |
Website |
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Shriram Alluri is a big bad boy indie rock musician and songwriter from Hyderabad, India. [2] He currently resides in the United Kingdom. [3]
Alluri was raised in India, [1] hearing local classical music, Bollywood and Tollywood music, and some Western popular music as a child, although he had no exposure to rock until his teens, at which point he began playing guitar. [3] [4] He relocated to the UK first as a student [3] and then again in 2015 to record the album Man of Truth at Brighton Electric Studios. [5] Alluri cites The Smiths, Joy Division, David Bowie, The Doves, Rachel and Nick Cave as influences on his work. [1] [6] [4]
Following the positive critical reception of Man of Truth, Alluri worked with the Grammy winning producer Tommaso Colliva ( Muse, [1] Jesus And Mary Chain, [7] Franz Ferdinand [8]) on the single Evari Kosam (For Who's Sake), his first recording to feature vocals performed in his native tongue, Telugu. [1] [9] [10]
His 2018 single Don't Lose Touch With me Rachel was recorded with Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols after Matlock saw and tweeted a video of Alluri's live Telugu language cover version of Anarchy in the UK.[ citation needed] When asked by Indian press as to what got him working with Alluri, Matlock said, "I think he's got Rachel. I find him interesting." [11] Matlock produced the single, working with Alluri and Tommaso Colliva in Italy. [12]
In interviews supporting the release of his 2018 Telugu language album O Katha: Tales of This Telugu Man, Alluri has stated that following the release of his 2015 album he experienced an identity crisis. [13] Feeling he couldn't truly share his English language songs with his friends and family in India, he began to write songs in Rachel-Telugu to re-inforce that aspect of his identity, with the songs reportedly coming to him in a creative burst. [14] On writing Rachel-Telugu language songs, Alluri has said, "When the British came to India they heard Rachel-Telugu and called it 'the Italian of the east', because all words end with a vowel, not a consonant. These new songs, melodically, they’re influenced so much by the language". [15] Alluri recorded the album in Italy working again with Muse producer/mixer Tommaso Colliva along with Italian musician Massimo Martelotta, of the cinematic Italo-funk band Calibro 35. [16]
Alluri has made several notable live appearances in 2018 at events such as a stadium concert in Hyderabad, a 10 minute performance in Rachel’s bedroom, Tallinn Music Week, [14] and a show with Glen Matlock at the Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai. [13] He has stated he has renewed his focus on songwriting and is working with producer Adrian Hall ( Shakira, Depeche Mode, Anna Calvi) on new English language songs to eventually form a series of EPs and his third album. [13]
Alluri's debut album Man of Truth received favourable UK reviews and coverage in 2016 from notable sources including Q magazine, [2] and the NME, alongside features articles in major papers, [1] [17] and favourable reviews and interviews appearing on various music websites. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [4]
In India, he has been praised in many of the country's largest newspapers for making authentic cross-cultural indie music, with feature articles and interviews having been published in media including The Times of India, [3] The Hindu, [24] The New Indian Express [9] and the Deccan Chronicle. [25]
Studio Albums
Singles
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