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The Rumble Strips don't take any chances on Girls and Weather, but that's because they don't need to. If the Devon foursome's fun, innocent, and refreshingly light tone -- not to mention their eschewing of guitars in favor of horns -- isn't enough to make their debut album stand out, then their musicianship and wry lyrics certainly are. It takes a few listens to discern the Rumble Strips' technical proficiency, because it's all too easy to get caught up in the fun that they're having instead. There's no build-up to the revelry -- Girls and Weather gets off to a rollicking start with "No Soul," a tune that sounds a bit like a Kaiser Chiefs tune that replaces synthesizers with a deliberately off-kilter brass section. It's immediately followed by "Alarm Clock," which tells the story of a young slacker through the use of an infectious melody, singalong chorus, and cheery self-deprecation. Happy melodies coupled with bittersweet lyrics are a running theme throughout the album, but it's a formula that works well for the Rumble Strips, especially when they're poking fun at the Walter Mitty-like fantasies of average Joes. The best example of this on the album is "Motorcycle," a riotous take on the "cars and girls song" that alternates between the mundane reality of a 10-speed bike and the sunny fantasy of a motorized chick magnet. There are times when the band's giddiness is a little too overwhelming -- the repetition of the chorus on "Clouds" quickly goes from endearing to annoying -- but it's a minor complaint in the end. Girls and Weather loses neither steam nor charm throughout; it's an album for adults who want an excuse to behave like kids again.
© Katherine Fulton /TiVo
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Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist - Sam Mansbridge, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Iain Gore, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mark Ronson, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, ComposerLyricist - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hot Chip, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Burke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Clark, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Gorbutt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHARLES WALLER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Rumble Strips, MainArtist - Sam Mansbridge, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Wheeler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Album review
The Rumble Strips don't take any chances on Girls and Weather, but that's because they don't need to. If the Devon foursome's fun, innocent, and refreshingly light tone -- not to mention their eschewing of guitars in favor of horns -- isn't enough to make their debut album stand out, then their musicianship and wry lyrics certainly are. It takes a few listens to discern the Rumble Strips' technical proficiency, because it's all too easy to get caught up in the fun that they're having instead. There's no build-up to the revelry -- Girls and Weather gets off to a rollicking start with "No Soul," a tune that sounds a bit like a Kaiser Chiefs tune that replaces synthesizers with a deliberately off-kilter brass section. It's immediately followed by "Alarm Clock," which tells the story of a young slacker through the use of an infectious melody, singalong chorus, and cheery self-deprecation. Happy melodies coupled with bittersweet lyrics are a running theme throughout the album, but it's a formula that works well for the Rumble Strips, especially when they're poking fun at the Walter Mitty-like fantasies of average Joes. The best example of this on the album is "Motorcycle," a riotous take on the "cars and girls song" that alternates between the mundane reality of a 10-speed bike and the sunny fantasy of a motorized chick magnet. There are times when the band's giddiness is a little too overwhelming -- the repetition of the chorus on "Clouds" quickly goes from endearing to annoying -- but it's a minor complaint in the end. Girls and Weather loses neither steam nor charm throughout; it's an album for adults who want an excuse to behave like kids again.
© Katherine Fulton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:55
- Main artists: The Rumble Strips
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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