The Happy Bullets is an indie pop band from

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that formed in 2003. The Happy Bullets began when indie songwriters Jason Roberts and

Tim Ruble The Happy Bullets is an indie pop band from Dallas, Texas that formed in 2003. The Happy Bullets began when indie songwriters Jason Roberts and Tim Ruble met while working together at an art gallery in a suburb of Dallas. After a home recordin ...

met while working together at an art gallery in a suburb of Dallas. After a home recording demo was released and played on local radio, Roberts quickly recruited his wife, Andrea to learn bass guitar while lending vocal support to several of the band's more pop-oriented songs. Additional members were later added including Josh McKibben, a landlord, of The Sons of Sound, James Porter from The Tah Dahs and Drawn By Jaymz, and Kris Youmans of

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. 2004 saw the release of The Happy Bullets first record, '' Blue Skies and Umbrellas'' and was quickly followed up in 2005 with '' The Vice and Virtue Ministry'', engineered by

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) and released on the upstart Dallas indie label Undeniable Records. The latter gained the band critical acclaim on the national college radio circuit and led to shared bills with

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, and Of Montreal. In 2006, the Happy Bullets toured throughout the United States performing in

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Discography

*'' Blue Skies and Umbrellas'' (2004) *'' The Vice and Virtue Ministry'' (2005) *'' Hydropanic at the Natatorium'' (2010)

External links

The Happy Bullets Official Website
Indie pop groups from Texas Musical groups from Dallas Musical groups established in 2003 {{US-pop-band-stub