The Rumble Strips
Santos Party House
11.17.08

“I ain’t got no soul,” sings The Rumble Strips vocalist Charlie Waller while an entourage of photographers snap away, doing their best to capture the moment, and in turn steal what he claims he does no have. If he doesn’t, it’s hard to tell, because that British voice of his is really beautiful and full of something that could easily be mistaken for soul.

The Rumble Strips sound is as British as it gets, and as much as it could be dismissed as nothing new, the songs are so good and catchy that you can’t help but want more. Opening for Lissy Trullie at Santos Party House on Monday night, they were even more impressive than on record. Their energetic, headline-worthy set finished far too quickly after the long wait that preceded their set, and it was also hard to follow for Lissy Trullie.