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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.

Girls and Weather
Studio album by The Rumble Strips
Released	September 10, 2007
Genre	Rock
Length	37:46
Label	Fallout
Producer	Tony Hoffer
The Rumble Strips chronology
Girls and Weather (2007) Welcome to the Walk Alone (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
NME	[3]
Q	[citation needed]
Rocklouder	[4]
Spin	[5]

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."[6] 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."[6] 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."[7]

Track listing

1. "No Soul" - 2:44
2. "Alarm Clock" - 3:13
3. "Building a Boat" - 2:38
4. "Girls and Boys in Love" - 2:33
5. "Oh Creole" - 3:15
6. "Motorcycle" - 3:56
7. "Time" - 3:32
8. "Clouds" - 3:37
9. "Don't Dumb Down" - 2:53
10. "Cowboy" - 2:39
11. "Hate Me (You Do)" - 3:13
12. "Hands" - 3:32
13. "Girls and Weather" - 3:44 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)
14. "The Boys Are Back in Town" - 4:07 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)
15. "Girls and Boys in Love (Hot Chip Remix)" - 3:45 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)

Personnel

Band

• Charles 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

References

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