Product Description

One of the most eagerly-awaited releases of 2007, the Rumble Strips' debut full length album sees the Devonshire four piece bringing their unique blend of brass-led ska, soul and indie into the mainstream. Recorded over an intensive two week period in Los Angeles and produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Belle & Sebastian), 'Girls And Weather' draws influences from the likes of Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Mystery Jets to create a unique, eccentric feel-good record. Includes thesingles 'Motorcycle,' 'Girls And Boys In Love,' and 'Alarm Clock,'

Track Listing

1. No Soul
2. Alarm Clock
3. Building A Boat
4. Girls And Boys In Love
5. Oh Creole
6. Motorcycle
7. Time
8. Clouds
9. Don't Dumb Down
10. Cowboy
11. Hate Me (You Do)
12. Hands

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13727 in Music
• Released on: 2007-09-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 38 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
They're good clean fun. "I don't like doing things that other folks tell me to do, so I hit him with a hammer, and now he's quite subdued". Well, clean-ish at any rate. The Rumble Strips are a real anomaly in a nation where jeering at talent show rejects is the pastime of choice. Relatively image-free, they carry nostalgia for an England of yore where boys could carry conkers in their coat pockets, sip at shandy on special occasions and be happy with their lot, without crossing over into the realm of novelty. Their reliance on thrifty rhythmic foundations, strong vocals and chipper horn arrangements originally places them somewhere between The Housemartins, Madness and Dexy's Midnight Runners, whilst also charging through the kind of frantic, ruffled songwriting that Razorlight thrived on before the lure of the arenas stubbed that right out. Charlie Waller is a terrific lead vocalist too, and never short of reams of witty, wholesome lyrics. Girls and Weather creates a world where singing about wishing your bike was a motorcycle ("Motorcycle") and lying on your back staring at the clouds ("Clouds") really is good enough. When hammered out with the kind of eccentric panache familiar to patrons of the Mystery Jets, of course it is. --James Berry

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable, pleasing and generally a great album
When I ask my freinds and family if they have heard of "The Rumble Strips" most of them shout "who??" at me. This dissapoints me because for such a good album I wish they would get more publicty and respect. I only heard of them myself after booking my ticket for a festival and seeing their name on the list. I am now so pleased there going.

I was instanley addicted to songs like "Time" and "Girls and Boys in Love" which just got me up singing or dancing to their awesome tunes. After a couple of listens to the album, I can honestly say I haven't found a bad song. "Motorcycle", "Hate Me (You Do)" and "Don't Dumb Down" are my latest favourites. Some of the songs, especially "Time", makes me think that there inspiration could be from a band like "The Killers". It's just an album full of joy, excitment and a sence of being happy as you listen.

It's not gonna be in the top ten bestsellers for a while, but if you want an album and a band which is fresh and lively, then get out your wallet because The Rumble Strips are perfect for you.

As good live
Its not often you see a group live supporting a much larger band, and they steal the show. This can be said for the Rumble Strips. Charlie Waller's vocals are as clear live as they are recorded.

A must see and a must buy album

Better than Dexys!
Got the album for Christmas after loving the Alarm Clock single that 6Music have been playing. If ever there was a great album to blow away those January cobwebs it's this one. Great pop songs, an in-your-face brass section and enough pure joy to make me feel 13 again (which funnily enough was when Dexys and The Beat were in their hey-day).

OK, so the Dexys comparison can't go unmentioned but these guys have just taken the best bits of Dexys (throwing out any of Kevin Rowland's attempts to take himself too seriously), thrown in some ska, added a bucketful of sunshine and made something special!

If they can get this much into a CD I can't wait to see what they can do on stage!