Girls and Weather is the debut album from the Devon-based band The Rumble Strips. It was released on September 10, 2007 by the Island Records sub-label Fallout Records.
AllMusic reviewer Katherine Fulton said that "happy melodies coupled with bittersweet lyrics are a running theme throughout the album", being quick to note this is a good thing because "it's a formula that works well for the Rumble Strips." She sums up the album by saying it "loses neither steam nor charm throughout; it's an album for adults who want an excuse to behave like kids again." NME reviewer Jamie Fullerton focuses in particular on the frontman, indicating that the "cheesy, into-the-sunset fantasy is just another indication of Waller's total detachment from the current grot-rock set, just as he's detached from the cretins who brand him a Dexy's photocopier."
Track listing
Personnel Band Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals Henry Clark - trumpet, vocals, piano Tom Gorbutt - saxophone, vocals, bass Matthew Wheeler - drums
Production Todd Burke, Jason Gossman - engineers Jonathan de Villiers - photography Duncan Ellis - management Tappin Gofton - art direction, design Tony Hoffer - music producer, engineer, mixing Stephen Marcussen - mastering
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