Rufio
MCMLXXXV (1985) (Nitro)
by Lauren Bussard
I always thought I should like Rufio, you know, given my predilection for young, cute, Converse-wearing, shaggy-haired, lost-love anthem-writing and harmonizing boy bands… ok, New Found Glory. There, I said it. Despite that, I’ve never liked Rufio, and I definitely do not like Rufio’s latest (and second full-length) album. This is why, in a nutshell: I don’t think that they bring anything new to the genre that they’re so clearly trying to fit into, and furthermore, I don’t think that they even excel at doing basic poppy-punk (Rufio’s vocals are gruff and the songs all blend tonelessly together), which honestly isn’t exceptionally hard.