Rules (album)

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Rules
The Whitest Boy Alive-Rules Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Whitest Boy Alive
ReleasedMarch 30, 2009
GenreIndie pop, dream pop
Length44:08
LabelBubbles
ProducerThe Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive chronology
Dreams
(2006) 		Rules
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars link
BBCFavourable link
ClashVery favourable link
Contactmusic.comFavourable link
Gigwise.com2.5/5 stars link
The Guardian2/5 stars link
musicOMH2.5/5 stars link
NME5/10 stars link
Pitchforkmedia6.3/10 link
Popmatters7/10 stars link

Rules is the second and final album by indie pop band The Whitest Boy Alive. It was recorded in Punta Burros Nayarit, Mexico, where the band was staying to rest after a long tour.[1] In early 2009, Australian radio station Triple J named Rules their feature album of the week. The track "1517" was featured in FIFA 10, the video game by EA Sports. This would be the last material the members of the band would record together until the 2020 release of the non-album single "Serious".[2]

Track listing[]

CD sequencing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Keep a Secret"4:08
2."Intentions"3:39
3."Courage"4:23
4."Timebomb"3:44
5."Rollercoaster Ride"2:40
6."High on the Heels"3:20
7."1517"3:41
8."Gravity"3:49
9."Promise Less or Do More"4:18
10."Dead End"3:23
11."Island"7:04

Vinyl sequencing[]

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

No.TitleLength
1."Courage"4:23
2."Gravity"3:49
3."Promise Less or Do More"4:18
4."Island"7:04
5."Rollercoaster Ride"2:40
6."Dead End"3:23
7."Keep a Secret"4:08
8."High on the Heels"3:20
9."Intentions"3:39
10."Timebomb"3:44
11."1517"3:41

References[]

  1. ^ "Rules: triple j music reviews". Abc.net.au. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  2. ^ "The Whitest Boy Alive Reunite & Share "Serious," Their First New Song In 11 Years: Listen". Stereogum. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-07-26.



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