Girls and Weather is the debut album from the Devon

Devon

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-based band The Rumble Strips

The Rumble Strips

The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The band take their name from Rumble Strips, which are small, continuous lines of bumps along the edge of a road. Having known each other since childhood, a precise conception date for the band doesn't really exist. The current line-up...

. It was released on September 10, 2007 by the Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

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 sub-label Island Records

Island Records

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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

NME

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 reviewer Jamie Fullerton focuses in particular on the frontman, indicating that the "cheesy, into-the-sunset fantasy is just another indication of Waller's

Charlie Waller (British musician)

Charlie Waller is a British musician and the lead singer of The Rumble Strips. He was formerly a member of the UK band Vincent Vincent and the Villains and the Action Heroes. The UK band The Rumble Strips was formed by Waller, who grew up in the small town of Tavistock, Devon and was inspired by...

 total detachment from the current grot-rock set, just as he's detached from the cretins who brand him a Dexy

Dexys Midnight Runners

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'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
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  , vocals
• Henry Clark - trumpet
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  , vocals, piano
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• Tom Gorbutt - saxophone
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  , vocals, bass
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• Matthew Wheeler - drum
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Production

• Todd Burke, Jason Gossman - engineers
• Jonathan de Villiers - photography
• Duncan Ellis - management
• Tappin Gofton - art direction, design
• Tony Hoffer
  Tony Hoffer
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   - music producer, engineer, mixing
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering