Weaving their various, diverse influences throughout the album, The Rumble Strips leave no decade behind when blending together the sounds for their songs. Upon repeat listens to Girls and Weather, music lovers are sure to discover that every track reveals a different homage including the big band sounds of the 40s, the doo-wop of the 50s, the soulful yearning of the 60s, 70’s punk, 80’s new wave, 90’s ska, and the bare-bones return to no-frills rock and roll that appeared after the dawn of the new millennium.
With simple titles and lyrics such as “Building A Boat” and “Cowboy,” the most frequently explored concerns on the album feature the titular topics of weather and girls but aside from the hits, 
two of the disc's standouts are the soulful “Time,” and “Oh Creole,” which not only has the most sing-along potential but would also make an excellent single for American radio play.
The disc’s final track “Hands” begins deceptively as a romantic ballad and then quickly evolves into a raucously rousing close that’s so boisterous you’ll immediately want to give the album another spin.
This being said, if by the final closing seconds, you haven’t caught yourself moving to the beat of the album, I’d recommend the following course of action: 1) make sure the stereo is plugged in; 2) turn up the volume; and 3) check your wrist for a pulse.
If all three are in working order, the only thing I have left to advise is for you to repeat the first song “No Soul,” since that track alone will be a litmus test to see if Rumble’s rock is in your soul. Since — despite the ironic title — when the Rumble Strips’ work builds as the rest of their jovial album continues, they prove that soul is the one thing of which they have more than enough. Needless to say, we're just lucky they chose to share it with us.
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