The pressure of being known as the craziest technical riff guitarists in pop punk - coming back 15 years later. High bar. Hoping for something amazing
Hopefully in typical Rufio fashion they will reuse those tracks on a full length next year. Ha. This re-record gives me so much nostalgia. I might have to listen to “Perhaps, I Suppose…” today for its 25th anniversary. That’s one of those records I played SO much back in the day that I sort of almost avoided going back to it for the longest time. It was arguably the single most influential album to me (even more than EOTS). Pretty much the reason I picked up a guitar.
Super exciting. More Scott Sellers related than Rufio-related, but his covers album was HUGE for me when Covid started.
Rufio have always struck me as a band that would’ve been bigger with a different singer. Musically, they rip - but Scott’s vocals leave a lot to be desired.
Agreed. Dipped back into their albums and they didn't quite hold up for me. Still interested in following their return however.
I always liked them, but at the same time, I also always understood the complaint. His voice got a lot stronger by The Comfort of Home though, but still probably not everyone’s cup of tea.
I always dug the hard music - soft voice combo of Rufio. Not usually a fan of re-recordings but this one sounds amazing. Excited for the EP!
I don't think we've done this before for Rufio, but does anyone have any rare alternate versions, demos, etc.? I didn't even know for the longest time that there was an alternate version of "Don't Hate Me" out there. I've also got like four original demos from Anybody Out There. I think their acoustic songs and two covers from Punk Goes are pretty accessible still.
I saw Rufio and Name Taken play at a house party in Downey in like 2001. Crazy seeing these bands from my teenage years come back.
I was sort of starting a comprehensive list for them while moving some of my files around! A lot of it is out there but some of them are probably forgotten about. "Crucify" [The Comfort of Home b-side] "All I Know" [The Comfort of Home b-side] "Don't Hate Me" (Alternate Version) [from Take Action! compilation] "Above Me" (Original Demo) [from Rufio EP] "Road to Recovery" (Original Demo) [from Rufio EP] "One Slowdance" (Original Demo) [from Rufio EP] "Just a Memory" (Original Demo) [from Rufio EP] "Save The World" (Original Demo) [from Rufio EP] "Anybody Out There" (Original Demo) [from Anybody Out There] "Gold and Silver" (Original Demo) [from Anybody Out There] "The Loneliest" (Original Demo) [from Anybody Out There] "Faster" ("Deep End" Original Demo) [from Anybody Out There] "In My Eyes" (Acoustic) [from Hello, We Are The Militia Group compilation] "Above Me" (Acoustic) [from 7" split with Over It] "Over It" (Acoustic) [from Punk Goes Acoustic] "Like A Prayer" (Madonna Cover) [from Punk Goes Pop] "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Simple Minds Cover) [from Punk Goes 80s]
From 23punk: After 16 years without releasing new material, Rufio have officially returned. The Southern California punk rock favorites have announced From The Outside, a brand-new five-song EP set for release on August 7, 2026, through Double Helix Records and its sister label, Double Felix Records. The upcoming EP marks the band's first new music since 2010 and finds longtime members Scott Sellers (vocals/guitar), Clark Domae (guitar/vocals), and Taylor Albaugh (bass/vocals) creating together again on their own terms. "This EP was something fun to do with the dudes," says Sellers. "We just wanted to make something that we are proud of and had fun doing. I'm at a weird point where I don't really care what anyone else thinks right now. For me it was all about making something with the guys. We are old as hell now, so it's not often we get to hang. So just being a bit more involved in each other's lives felt really fucking good for me." The resulting EP captures a more mature and introspective version of Rufio while retaining the band's unmistakable melodic sensibility. Written and recorded remotely between Sellers, Domae, and Albaugh, From The Outside reflects the realities of adulthood, family, loss, anxiety, and personal growth. "From The Outside represents how much we've aged," Sellers explains. "It's a bit slower, a bit more structured, and a lot more serious lyrically. A lot of life has happened since Anybody Out There was released." Despite the years that have passed since their last release, the spirit that made Rufio one of the most influential melodic punk bands of the early 2000s remains intact. "We are Rufio—still the same old techy pop-punk band," Domae says. "But we wrote songs for us, and I think if you like Rufio, you will like this too. But if you don't, that's fine, too. This isn't about you."
im usually not a huge fan of re-recordings... but this re-recording sounds great. and while there was a certain charm to the original, the tempo increases throughout each song were kind of ridiculous.
Didn't they release a new song a year or two ago? But time is nothing so it could have been 6 years ago.