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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alluri
| birth_name = Shriram Alluri<ref name=metro>{{cite web|last1=Dhillon|first1=Achal|title=Artist of the day 21/06: Alluri|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/21/artist-of-the-day-2106-alluri-6722673|website=Metro.co.uk|date=21 June 2017 }}</ref>
| image = Alluri cc sa.jpg
| caption = Alluri performing at The Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai in 2018
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| alias =
| origin = Hyderabad, India
| genre = [[Indie rock]], Indian Indie
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = Life Is Thus Records, Killing Moon Records
| website = {{URL|http://allurimusic.com}}
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
'''Shriram Alluri''' is an indie rock musician and songwriter from [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref name=Q>{{cite web|title=NEWS: ALLURI GETS THE THUMBS UP FROM Q MAGAZINE|url=http://killing-moon.com/2016/01/17/news-alluri-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-q-magazine/|website=Killing Moon|accessdate=16 October 2017|archive-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225200/http://killing-moon.com/2016/01/17/news-alluri-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-q-magazine/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He currently resides in the United Kingdom.<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news|last1=Samyuktha|first1=KI|title=Hyderabad is where I belong, says Alluri Reddy Shriram|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Hyderabad-is-where-I-belong-says-Alluri-Reddy-Shriram/articleshow/54916760.cms|website=The Times of India|date=19 October 2016 |accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref>

Alluri was raised in India,<ref name=metro /> hearing local classical music, [[Bollywood]] and [[Telugu cinema|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.<ref name=timesofindia /><ref name=axs>{{cite web|last1=Blum|first1=Jordan|title=Alluri pours retro vibes and poeticism into new LP 'Man of Truth'|url=https://www.axs.com/alluri-pours-retro-vibes-and-poeticism-into-new-lp-man-of-truth-104614|website=AXS|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref> He relocated to the UK first as a student<ref name=timesofindia /> and then again in 2015 to record the album ''Man of Truth'' at [[Brighton Electric|Brighton Electric Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alluri|url=https://insider.in/nh7-weekender/pune/alluri|website=Insider.in|accessdate=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075236/https://insider.in/nh7-weekender/pune/alluri|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alluri cites [[The Smiths]], [[Joy Division]], [[David Bowie]], [[The Doves]] and [[Nick Cave]] as influences on his work.<ref name=metro /><ref name=nme>{{cite web|last1=Raphael|first1=Ashley|title=Alluri - Man of Truth Single Review|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/stream-of-the-week-aj-tracey-alex-moran-ep-8804|website=NME|date=24 April 2016 |accessdate=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=axs />

Following the positive critical reception of ''Man of Truth'', Alluri worked with the [[Grammy]] winning producer Tommaso Colliva ([[Muse (band)|Muse]],<ref name=metro /> [[Jesus And Mary Chain]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Damage And Joy |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Jesus-And-Mary-Chain-Damage-And-Joy/release/10028250|website=Discogs|date=17 March 2017 |accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref> [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommaso Colliva |url=http://www.record-producers.com/clients/tommaso-colliva/|website=Stephen Budd Music|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref>) on the single'' Evari Kosam (For Who's Sake)'', his first recording to feature vocals performed in his native tongue, Telugu.<ref name=metro /><ref name=newindianexpress>{{cite web|title=Indian born musician Alluri to perform Telugu rock album at Cambridge Folk Festival|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2017/jul/25/indian-born-musician-alluri-to-perform-telugu-rock-album-at-cambridge-folk-festival-1633313.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Evari Kosam (For Who's Sake)|url=https://www.recordoftheday.com/record-of-the-day/2017-02-24/evari-kosam-for-whos-sake|website=Record of the Day|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref>

His 2018 single Don't Lose Touch With 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]].{{cn|date=July 2023}} When asked by Indian press as to what got him working with Alluri, Matlock said, "If somebody knows what they’re doing, they have some drive, and they’ve got a certain degree of accomplishment on their instrument, they kind of look alright. I think he’s got all of that. I find him interesting."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gurbaxani |first1=Amit |title=Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock: A simple thing done well is my yardstick for making music |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/889857/sex-pistols-bassist-glen-matlock-a-simple-thing-done-well-is-my-yardstick-for-making-music |website=Scroll.in |date=10 August 2018 |accessdate=27 August 2018}}</ref> Matlock produced the single, working with Alluri and Tommaso Colliva in Italy.<ref name="Transmissions">{{cite web |title=Alluri debuts new single "Don't Lose Touch" |website=Northern Transmissions }}</ref>

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.<ref name=scroll>{{cite web |last1=Francis |first1=James |title=Interview: Alluri |url=https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2018/6/24/interview-alluri |website=Music Musings And Such |date=24 June 2018 |accessdate=27 August 2018}}</ref> Feeling he couldn't truly share his English language songs with his friends and family in India, he began to write songs in Telugu to re-inforce that aspect of his identity, with the songs reportedly coming to him in a creative burst.<ref name="tallinn">{{cite web |title=Catch the Indian indie rock sensation Alluri live at Tallinn Music Week 2018 World Music Stage |url=https://tmw.ee/2018/03/catch-the-indian-indie-rock-sensation-alluri-live-at-tallinn-music-week-2018-world-music-stage/ |website=Tallinn Music Week |accessdate=27 August 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027003524/https://tmw.ee/2018/03/catch-the-indian-indie-rock-sensation-alluri-live-at-tallinn-music-week-2018-world-music-stage/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On writing Telugu language songs, Alluri has said, "When the British came to India they heard 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".<ref name="national">{{cite web |last1=Hawkins |first1=Si |title=Shriram Alluri: the revolutionary of Telugu rock |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/shriramalluri-the-revolutionary-of-telugu-rock-1.720409 |website=The National |date=13 April 2018 |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Alluri, The Islington |url=http://www.music-news.com/review/UK/12918 |website=Music News |accessdate=27 August 2018}}</ref>

Alluri has made several notable live appearances in 2018 at events such as a stadium concert in Hyderabad, Tallinn Music Week,<ref name="tallinn" /> and a show with [[Glen Matlock]] at the [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in Mumbai.<ref name="scroll" /> 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.<ref name="scroll" />

== Critical reception ==
Alluri's debut album ''Man of Truth'' received favourable UK reviews and coverage in 2016 from notable sources including [[Q magazine]],<ref name=Q /> and the [[NME]], alongside features articles in major papers,<ref name=metro /><ref name=yorkshire>{{cite web|title=Interview: Alluri|url=http://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Interview-Alluri|website=Yorkshire Times|accessdate=30 June 2016}}</ref> and favourable reviews and interviews appearing on various music websites.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barnard|first1=Mike|title=Alluri - Interview|url=http://zapbangmagazine.com/music/interviews/alluri|website=Zap Bang Magazine|accessdate=16 October 2017|archive-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192822/http://zapbangmagazine.com/music/interviews/alluri|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=H Green|first1=Thomas|title=Alluri - Man of Truth Single Review|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/theartsdesk-vinyl-volume-23-kate-bush-elton-john-black-sabbath-and-more|website=The Arts Desk|date=14 December 2016 |accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lane|first1=Mari|title=Video Premiere: Alluri – 'Man of Truth'|url=http://www.gigslutz.co.uk/video-premiere-alluri-man-truth/|website=Gigslutz|date=6 September 2016 |accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PREMIERE - Alluri "I See People" (Single Review)|url=http://www.famemagazine.co.uk/fm-premiere-alluri-i-see-people/|website=Fame Magazine|accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Brian|title=EXCLUSIVE! 'Man of Truth' by Alluri|url=https://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/news/exclusive-man-of-truth-by-alluri/32856|website=Songwriting Magazine|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Aldridge|first1=Maddie|title=Alluri: The Man of Truth|url=http://www.smashedvinyl.com/single-post/2016/09/14/Alluri-The-Man-of-Truth|website=Smashed Vinyl|accessdate=16 October 2017|archive-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192803/http://www.smashedvinyl.com/single-post/2016/09/14/Alluri-The-Man-of-Truth|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=axs />

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]],<ref name=timesofindia /> [[The Hindu]],<ref>{{cite news|title=When music comes naturally|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/When-music-comes-naturally/article16077780.ece|website=The Hindu|date=21 October 2016 |accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref> [[The New Indian Express]]<ref name=newindianexpress /> and the [[Deccan Chronicle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Musical synergy: Shriram Alluri talks about his new album|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/201016/musical-synergy-shriram-alluri-talks-about-his-new-album.html|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

== Discography ==
'''Studio Albums'''
*2018 ''O Katha: Tales of This Telugu Man'' (Life Is Thus Records)
*2015 ''Man of Truth'' (Life Is Thus Records)<ref name=metro />

'''Singles'''
*2018 ''Baalyam (The Lost Irredeemable Magical Weirdness of Childhood)'' (Life Is Thus Records)
*2018 ''Don't Lose Touch''{{cn|date=July 2023}}
*2018 ''Naato Vastavaa (A Trip)'' (Killing Moon Records)
*2016 ''Texture Composure'' (Life Is Thus Records){{cn|date=July 2023}}
*2016 ''Evari Kosam'' (Killing Moon Records)<ref name=metro />

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:British indie rock musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to England]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]

Alluri (musician) - Revision history

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