Girls and Weather | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 10, 2007 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:46 | |||
Label | Fallout | |||
Producer | Tony Hoffer | |||
The Rumble Strips chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
NME | [3] |
Q | [citation needed] |
Rocklouder | [4] |
Spin | [5] |
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."[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]