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 "No Soul" - 2:44 "Alarm Clock" - 3:13 "Building a Boat" - 2:38 "Girls and Boys in Love" - 2:33 "Oh Creole" - 3:15 "Motorcycle" - 3:56 "Time" - 3:32 "Clouds" - 3:37 "Don't Dumb Down" - 2:53 "Cowboy" - 2:39 "Hate Me (You Do)" - 3:13 "Hands" - 3:32 "Girls and Weather" - 3:44 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track) "The Boys Are Back in Town" - 4:07 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track) "Girls and Boys in Love (Hot Chip Remix)" - 3:45 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track) Personnel 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 References 2007 debut albums The Rumble Strips albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Tony Hoffer