Oozing up from the synthetic sprawl of the Inland Empire is Rufio, a pop-punk-emo foursome named (hopefully) for the dirty, brat-faced leader of the Lost Boys in 1991’s “Hook.” The movie is — under any critical eye — absolute shit, but it reminds us all of our childhoods. So too is Rufio’s derivative but authentic sounding pop-punk, which sounds just like that music we used to listen to in high school.
The boys rock in the style of pop-punk banner carriers Blink-182, with an emo touch added to their Rancho Cucamonga snazz (hey, it must be depressing to be from the 909). But hey, Sun God isn’t about music appreciation, it’s about drunken revelry. Perhaps, under the guidance of the institution that is Rufio, we can be just like the Lost Boys, reliving the footloose and fancy-free days of our comparative youth and joining in a chorus of “Rufio! Rufio! RU-FI-OOOOOOO!”
