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The Rumble Strips is a ska/pop/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.
The band released debut album, Girls and Weather, in September of 2007. 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

Past releases include the single “Motorcycle” (December 2005 and re-released June 07), single “Hate Me (You Do)” (June 2006) EP “Cardboard Coloured Dreams” (November 2006), single “Alarm Clock” (March 2007), which has received numerous plays off of Virgin Radio and on MTV 2 programme “Spanking New Music”, and single “Motorcycle” (June 2007) which also received plays off of “Spanking New Music”.
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  • N1ckyBear

    I live in Tavistock, class

    24 days ago

  • ZeroSquirrel

    Apparently there's two The Rumble Strips bands out there. http://www.myspace.com/rumblestripsmusic Someone should edit! (Not me)

    last month

  • FastClaps

    mmmmmm! I love these boys!!!!!!

    March 2012

  • FULLMETALhikaru

    Just heard Alarm Clock, loved it! :D

    December 2011

  • beachteach190

    even though i only know one of your songs (which will change by the way!) i love it. unique sound and "very European" according to my mother! hehe :)

    November 2011

  • Marteenyeah

    LONDOOOOOOOOOOONNN ......... :))

    June 2011

  • LuqeMusic

    You not the only person ! Great band.

    February 2011

  • thebrutechorus

    We've really enjoyed playing with The Rumblestrips in London and Paris. Hope we'll meet again soon.

    September 2010
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The Rumble Strips - Channel 4 Friday 12.50am

30 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/rumblestripsuk

....Just wanted to let you lovely people know we're on the Mercury Prize Sessions on Good Friday 2nd April at 12.50am - Channel 4.We had a great time recording this and even saw some of …

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