The Happy Bullets is an indie pop band from
Dallas, Texas
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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 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
The Paper Chase.
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
Stuart Sikes (
Modest Mouse
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,
Cat Power
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Born in ...
,
the Promise Ring
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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
Mates of State
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,
Architecture in Helsinki
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, and
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.
In 2006, the Happy Bullets toured throughout the United States performing in
Austin, Texas
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at the
SXSW Music Festival,
Athens, Georgia
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at the 2006
Athens Popfest
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, and at
CMJ Music Festival in
New York City
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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
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