Girls and Weather

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

 * 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)

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