When Rufio the band made people want to skate

Rufio’s Above Me skate video

Rufio’s 2001 debut, Perhaps, I Suppose…, was an unexpected smash for newly formed label The Militia Group, who reportedly moved 100,000 copies of the album with absolutely no radio play.

Instead, the gospel of Rufio was largely spread through a video by Maple Skateboards, who used “Above Me” to score their street skaters. “Above Me” showcased everything Rufio was about — high energy, catchy choruses and raw production — but the song’s lead riff and non-stop guitar and bass fills dropped jaws. No pop-punk band had ever attempted something with such surgical precision.

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