''Happy Ending'' is the third album by

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band,

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. It was released in 2007. Band member Richie Singleton described the album as "an attempt to capture how we play live". "Bright Grey", "Bleaching Sun" and "40 Years" were released as singles. The music videos for "Bright Grey" and "40 Years" were directed by

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Track listing

#"Bright Grey" – 5:03 #"Bleaching Sun" – 4:29 #"Slumber Party" – 4:20 #"Gandalf" – 6:02 #"40 Years" – 4:33 #"Irrelevant Noise" – 3:59 #"A Day In The Sun" – 2:34 #"Pure Joy" – 4:27 #"No One Will Believe Me When I'm Dead" – 3:30 #"Omerta" – 5:30 #"Burning Wreck" – 4:27 #"Sugar" – 2:39

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums The Phoenix Foundation albums Flying Nun Records albums