''Rules'' is the second and final album by

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. It was recorded in Punta Burros Nayarit, Mexico, where the band was staying to rest after a long tour. In early 2009, Australian radio station

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named Rules their feature album of the week. The track "1517" was featured in ''

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'', the video game by

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. This would be the last material the members of the band would record together until the 2020 release of the non-album single "Serious".

Track listing

CD sequencing

Vinyl sequencing

The vinyl release of ''Rules'' sports a different track order to the CD release:

Charts

References

2009 albums The Whitest Boy Alive albums Service (record label) albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub