The Rumble Strips

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The Rumble Strips is an indie pop/ska/rockabilly/soul/trumpet band originating from South Devon town Tavistock, near Plymouth, but are now based in London, having moved to further their musical career.
In the past, the band have been on tour with numerous popular artists (The Zutons, Good Shoes, Dirty Pretty Things and The Young Knives), and have also played various festivals (including Glastonbury 07 and Cardiff Calling 07). The band also had a successful album tour hitting many venues around the UK and Ireland, including a trip to home-town Tavistock. The album (created with Tony Hoffer - The Kooks, and The Fratellis), was released mid-September 2007. The band gained alot of recognition when single “Alarm Clock” was played on Radio 1, when lead singer of Snow Patrol took over Zane Lowe’s evening slot as a one-off.

Band members include:
Charlie Waller – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Tom Gorbutt – Sax, Vocals and Bass
Henry Clark – Trumpet, Vocals and Piano
Sam Mansbridge - Bass / Vocals / “Rumble Drum”
Matthew Wheeler - Drums

The music could be desrcibed as a mix of rock, soul, indie, pop, and even ska. Their songs are often quite light-hearted, with tracks titled “Alarm Clock”, “Motorcycle”, “High St. Heaven”, “Born Bored”, and “Building A Boat” for example.

1	Girls and Boys in Love	582
2	Alarm Clock	407
3	Motorcycle	293
4	Time	267
5	No Soul	214
6	Oh Creole	197
7	Building A Boat	180
8	Clouds	173
9	Cowboy	152
9	Don't Dumb Down	152
11	Hate Me (You Do)	126
12	Hands	115
13	Back To Black	25
14	Sad City	19
15	My Oh My	17

Top Albums

Girls and Weather
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Cardboard Coloured Dreams EP
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JuneInJune wrote:
Wednesday morning

I'm a girl in love know *haha* rumble strips <'3

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tobeyancicchen wrote:
10 days ago

Oh My God,I have to say I love the rumble strips so much that I can't live without their music!Boys,wish you good luck,you're the best!!!

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auntybetty wrote:
10 days ago

spanking

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tobeyancicchen wrote:
15 days ago

So amazing!!!I love them so much!I love the lead singer's vocie!

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pepsigirl wrote:
17 days ago

If only this bike was a motorcycle, I wouldn't be moving so slow!

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WiseWhite wrote:
21 days ago

SKA ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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knive_out wrote:
last month

They sound like Art Brut with trumpets and saxo =D

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Liquefaction wrote:
last month

No Soul should be #1. Bloody awesome.

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georgeh678 wrote:
May 2008

i just listened. it wasnt as good.

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georgeh678 wrote:
May 2008

Should I be bothered to get into this lot? The David E. Sugar REmix of Girls & Boys is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I just can't imagine the original being as good, and that is the most popular track so...

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spriggsisagiant wrote:
May 2008

these guys are not ska. they're more rockabilly.

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ToiletsAndSinks wrote:
April 2008

Love them. Makes me want to dance.

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ziki_freaky wrote:
April 2008

невероятни са !!!

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SmithBJ wrote:
March 2008

mm, love dexy's

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jannerjake wrote:
February 2008

try dexy's midnight runners. different generation, very similar sound

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SmithBJ wrote:
February 2008

they shouldn't really have any similar artists...i can't find anyone that sounds much like them in the slightest.

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Speccy wrote:
February 2008

cold war kids shud be on the similar artists. the piano, the vocals...my opinion.

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subjective wrote:
February 2008

dude 'girls and weather' is a great freakin album!

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beforethelights wrote:
February 2008

i say we all send hate to hayward

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hayward wrote:
January 2008

should have stayed that way tbh

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